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Chapter 29

           

           MissHavishamhadseenhimassoonasI,andwas(likeeverybodyelse)afraidofhim.Shemadeastrongattempttocomposeherself,andstammeredthathewasaspunctualasever.

           "Aspunctualasever,"herepeated,cominguptous."(Howdoyoudo,Pip?ShallIgiveyouaride,MissHavisham?Onceround?)Andsoyouarehere,Pip?"

           ItoldhimwhenIhadarrived,andhowMissHavishamhadwishedmetocomeandseeEstella.Towhichhereplied,"Ah!Veryfineyounglady!"ThenhepushedMissHavishaminherchairbeforehim,withoneofhislargehands,andputtheotherinhistrousers-pocketasifthepocketwerefullofsecrets.

           "Well,Pip!HowoftenhaveyouseenMissEstellabefore?"saidhe,whenhecametoastop.

           "Howoften?"

           "Ah!Howmanytimes?Tenthousandtimes?"

           "Oh!Certainlynotsomany."

           "Twice?"

           "Jaggers,"interposedMissHavisham,muchtomyrelief,"leavemyPipalone,andgowithhimtoyourdinner."

           Hecomplied,andwegropedourwaydownthedarkstairstogether.Whilewewerestillonourwaytothosedetachedapartmentsacrossthepavedyardattheback,heaskedmehowoftenIhadseenMissHavishameatanddrink;offeringmeabreadthofchoice,asusual,betweenahundredtimesandonce.

           Iconsidered,andsaid,"Never."

           "Andneverwill,Pip,"heretorted,withafrowningsmile.

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