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We had ress in the dinner, when I reminded Herbert of his

promise to tell me about Miss Havisham

"True," he replied "I'll redeem it at once Letthat in London it is not the custom to put the

knife in the mouth,--for fear of accidents,--and that while the fork is

reserved for that use, it is not put further in than necessary It is

scarcely worth , only it's as well to do as other people do

Also, the spoon is not generally used over-hand, but under This has

two advantages You get at your mouth better (which after all is the

object), and you save a good deal of the attitude of opening oysters, on

the part of the right elbow"

He offered these friendly suggestions in such a lively way, that we both

laughed and I scarcely blushed

"Now," he pursued, "concerning Miss Havisham Miss Havisham, you must

knoas a spoilt child Her mother died when she was a baby, and her

father denied her nothing Her father was a country gentleman down in

your part of the world, and was a brewer I don't knohy it should

be a crack thing to be a brewer; but it is indisputable that while you