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Chapter 29

           

           "Ishechanged?"MissHavishamaskedher.

           "Verymuch,"saidEstella,lookingatme.

           "Lesscoarseandcommon?"saidMissHavisham,playingwithEstella’shair.

           Estellalaughed,andlookedattheshoeinherhand,andlaughedagain,andlookedatme,andputtheshoedown.Shetreatedmeasaboystill,butsheluredmeon.

           Wesatinthedreamyroomamongtheoldstrangeinfluenceswhichhadsowroughtuponme,andIlearntthatshehadbutjustcomehomefromFrance,andthatshewasgoingtoLondon.Proudandwilfulasofold,shehadbroughtthosequalitiesintosuchsubjectiontoherbeautythatitwasimpossibleandoutofnatureorIthoughtsotoseparatethemfromherbeauty.Trulyitwasimpossibletodissociateherpresencefromallthosewretchedhankeringsaftermoneyandgentilitythathaddisturbedmyboyhood,fromallthoseill-regulatedaspirationsthathadfirstmademeashamedofhomeandJoefromallthosevisionsthathadraisedherfaceintheglowingfire,struckitoutoftheironontheanvil,extracteditfromthedarknessofnighttolookinatthewoodenwindowoftheforge,andflitaway.Inaword,itwasimpossibleformetoseparateher,inthepastorinthepresent,fromtheinnermostlifeofmylife.

           ItwassettledthatIshouldstaytherealltherestoftheday,andreturntothehotelatnight,andtoLondonto-morrow.

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