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Chapter 44

           AndIshouldbefalseandbaseifIdidnottellyou,whetheritisacceptabletoyouorno,andwhetheryouareinclinedtogivecredencetoitorno,thatyoudeeplywrongbothMr.MatthewPocketandhissonHerbert,ifyousupposethemtobeotherwisethangenerous,upright,open,andincapableofanythingdesigningormean."

           "Theyareyourfriends,"saidMissHavisham.

           "Theymadethemselvesmyfriends,"saidI,"whentheysupposedmetohavesupersededthem;andwhenSarahPocket,MissGeorgiana,andMistressCamillawerenotmyfriends,Ithink."

           Thiscontrastingofthemwiththerestseemed,Iwasgladtosee,todothemgoodwithher.Shelookedatmekeenlyforalittlewhile,andthensaidquietly

           "Whatdoyouwantforthem?"

           "Only,"saidI,"thatyouwouldnotconfoundthemwiththeothers.Theymaybeofthesameblood,but,believeme,theyarenotofthesamenature."

           Stilllookingatmekeenly,MissHavishamrepeated

           "Whatdoyouwantforthem?"

           "Iamnotsocunning,yousee,"Isaid,inanswer,consciousthatIreddenedalittle,"asthatIcouldhidefromyou,evenifIdesired,thatIdowantsomething.MissHavisham,ifyouwouldsparethemoneytodomyfriendHerbertalastingserviceinlife,butwhichfromthenatureofthecasemustbedonewithouthisknowledge,Icouldshowyouhow.

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