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Chapter 49

           Somethingthatyouwouldlikedone,isitnot?"

           "SomethingthatIwouldlikedoneverymuch."

           "Whatisit?"

           Ibeganexplainingtoherthatsecrethistoryofthepartnership.Ihadnotgotfarintoit,whenIjudgedfromherlooksthatshewasthinkinginadiscursivewayofme,ratherthanofwhatIsaid.Itseemedtobeso;for,whenIstoppedspeaking,manymomentspassedbeforesheshowedthatshewasconsciousofthefact.

           "Doyoubreakoff,"sheaskedthen,withherformerairofbeingafraidofme,"becauseyouhatemetoomuchtobeartospeaktome?"

           "No,no,"Ianswered,"howcanyouthinkso,MissHavisham!IstoppedbecauseIthoughtyouwerenotfollowingwhatIsaid."

           "PerhapsIwasnot,"sheanswered,puttingahandtoherhead."Beginagain,andletmelookatsomethingelse.Stay!Nowtellme."

           Shesetherhanduponherstickintheresolutewaythatsometimeswashabitualtoher,andlookedatthefirewithastrongexpressionofforcingherselftoattend.Iwentonwithmyexplanation,andtoldherhowIhadhopedtocompletethetransactionoutofmymeans,buthowinthisIwasdisappointed.Thatpartofthesubject(Iremindedher)involvedmatterswhichcouldformnopartofmyexplanation,fortheyweretheweightysecretsofanother.

           "So!"saidshe,assentingwithherhead,butnotlookingatme.

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