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"I areat expense, with a lady there,

who has the power--or says she has--of takingpeople to lad of variety and admiration?"

"Yes, I suppose so"

She answered so carelessly, that I said, "You speak of yourself as if

you were some one else"

"Where did you learn how I speak of others? Come, come," said Estella,

so to school to you; I

must talk in my oay How do you thrive with Mr Pocket?"

"I live quite pleasantly there; at least--" It appeared toa chance

"At least?" repeated Estella

"As pleasantly as I could anywhere, away from you"

"You silly boy," said Estella, quite composedly, "how can you talk such

nonsense? Your friend Mr Matthew, I believe, is superior to the rest of

his family?"

"Very superior indeed He is nobody's enemy--" --"Don't add but his