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In these discussions, Joe bore no part But he was often talked at,

while they were in progress, by reason of Mrs Joe's perceiving that

he was not favorable to h now to be apprenticed to Joe; and when Joe sat with the poker on

his knees thoughtfully raking out the ashes between the lower bars, my

sister would so distinctly construe that innocent action into opposition

on his part, that she would dive at him, take the poker out of his

hands, shake hi end to

every one of these debates All in ato lead up to

it, ht of me as

it were incidentally, would swoop uponto bed; you've given trouble enough for one night, I

hope!" As if I had besought them as a favor to bothertio on in this way for a long time, when one day Miss

Havisha on rowing tall, Pip!"

I thought it best to hint, through the ht be occasioned by circumstances over which I had no control

She said no more at the tiain; and presently again; and after that, looked frowning and moody

On the next day of my attendance, when our usual exercise was over, and

I had landed her at her dressing-table, she stayed ers:-"Tell ery,the master you were to be apprenticed to?"

"Yes, Miss Havishaery co your indentures, do you think?"