Chapter 22

           ThepaleyounggentlemanandIstoodcontemplatingoneanotherinBarnard’sInn,untilwebothburstoutlaughing."Theideaofitsbeingyou!"saidhe."Theideaofitsbeingyou!"saidI.Andthenwecontemplatedoneanotherafresh,andlaughedagain."Well!"saidthepaleyounggentleman,reachingouthishandgood-humoredly,"it’sallovernow,Ihope,anditwillbemagnanimousinyouifyou’llforgivemeforhavingknockedyouaboutso."

           IderivedfromthisspeechthatMr.HerbertPocket(forHerbertwasthepaleyounggentleman’sname)stillratherconfoundedhisintentionwithhisexecution.ButImadeamodestreply,andweshookhandswarmly.

           "Youhadn’tcomeintoyourgoodfortuneatthattime?"saidHerbertPocket.

           "No,"saidI.

           "No,"heacquiesced:"Iheardithadhappenedverylately.Iwasratheronthelookoutforgoodfortunethen."

           "Indeed?"

           "Yes.MissHavishamhadsentforme,toseeifshecouldtakeafancytome.Butshecouldn’tatallevents,shedidn’t."

           IthoughtitpolitetoremarkthatIwassurprisedtohearthat.

           "Badtaste,"saidHerbert,laughing,"butafact.Yes,shehadsentformeonatrialvisit,andifIhadcomeoutofitsuccessfully,IsupposeIshouldhavebeenprovidedfor;perhapsIshouldhavebeenwhat-you-may-calledittoEstella."

           "What’sthat?"Iasked,withsuddengravity.

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