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In vain should I attempt to describe the astonishment and disquiet

of Herbert, when he and I and Provis sat down before the fire, and I

recounted the whole of the secret Enough, that I saw s

reflected in Herbert's face, and not least anance

towards the man who had done so much for me

What would alone have set a division between thatcircu his troubleso been "low' on one occasion since

his return,--on which point he began to hold forth to Herbert, the

moment my revelation was finished,--he had no perception of the

possibility of ood fortune His boast that

he had entleman, and that he had come to see me support the

character on his ample resources, was made for reeable boast to both of us,

and that we must both be very proud of it, was a conclusion quite

established in his own h, look'ee here, Pip's co

discoursed for some time, "I know very well that once since I come

back--for half a minute--I've been low I said to Pip, I knowed as I had

been low But don't you fret yourself on that score I ain't entleman, not fur me not