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I saw Miss Havisham put her hand to her heart and hold it there, as she

sat looking by turns at Estella and at me

"It seems," said Estella, very calmly, "that there are sentiments,

fancies,--I don't kno to call them,--which I am not able to

comprehend When you say you lovethere I don't care for what you say at all I have tried to

warn you of this; now, have I not?"

I said in a miserable manner, "Yes"

"Yes But you would not be warned, for you thought I did not ht and hoped you could not , untried, and

beautiful, Estella! Surely it is not in Nature"

"It is in my nature," she returned And then she added, with a stress

upon the words, "It is in the nature forreat

difference between you and all other people when I say so much I can do

no more"

"Is it not true," said I, "that Bentley Dru you?"