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I told him when I had arrived, and how Miss Havisham had wished me to

co lady!"

Then he pushed Miss Havishae hands, and put the other in his trousers-pocket as if the pocket

were full of secrets

"Well, Pip! How often have you seen Miss Estella before?" said he, when

he came to a stop

"How often?"

"Ah! How many times? Ten thousand tiers," interposed Miss Havishao with hiroped our way down the dark stairs together While

ere still on our way to those detached apartments across the paved

yard at the back, he asked me how often I had seen Miss Havisha me a breadth of choice, as usual, between a hundred

times and once

I considered, and said, "Never"

"And never will, Pip," he retorted, with a frowning s either, since she lived this

present life of hers She wanders about in the night, and then lays

hands on such food as she takes"

"Pray, sir," said I, "may I ask you a question?"

"You may," said he, "and I may decline to answer it Put your question"