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Chapter 22

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           "YouknowheisMissHavisham’smanofbusinessandsolicitor,andhasherconfidencewhennobodyelsehas?"

           Thiswasbringingme(Ifelt)towardsdangerousground.IansweredwithaconstraintImadenoattempttodisguise,thatIhadseenMr.JaggersinMissHavisham’shouseontheverydayofourcombat,butneveratanyothertime,andthatIbelievedhehadnorecollectionofhavingeverseenmethere.

           "Hewassoobligingastosuggestmyfatherforyourtutor,andhecalledonmyfathertoproposeit.OfcourseheknewaboutmyfatherfromhisconnectionwithMissHavisham.MyfatherisMissHavisham’scousin;notthatthatimpliesfamiliarintercoursebetweenthem,forheisabadcourtierandwillnotpropitiateher."

           HerbertPockethadafrankandeasywaywithhimthatwasverytaking.Ihadneverseenanyonethen,andIhaveneverseenanyonesince,whomorestronglyexpressedtome,ineverylookandtone,anaturalincapacitytodoanythingsecretandmean.Therewassomethingwonderfullyhopefulabouthisgeneralair,andsomethingthatatthesametimewhisperedtomehewouldneverbeverysuccessfulorrich.Idon’tknowhowthiswas.Ibecameimbuedwiththenotiononthatfirstoccasionbeforewesatdowntodinner,butIcannotdefinebywhatmeans.

           Hewasstillapaleyounggentleman,andhadacertainconqueredlanguorabouthiminthemidstofhisspiritsandbriskness,thatdidnotseemindicativeofnaturalstrength.

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