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Chapter 9

           "Pip,oldchap!Thiswon’tdo,oldfellow!Isay!Wheredoyouexpecttogoto?"

           "It’sterrible,Joe;ain’tit?"

           "Terrible?"criedJoe."Awful!Whatpossessedyou?"

           "Idon’tknowwhatpossessedme,Joe,"Ireplied,lettinghisshirtsleevego,andsittingdownintheashesathisfeet,hangingmyhead;"butIwishyouhadn’ttaughtmetocallKnavesatcardsJacks;andIwishmybootsweren’tsothicknormyhandssocoarse."

           AndthenItoldJoethatIfeltverymiserable,andthatIhadn’tbeenabletoexplainmyselftoMrs.JoeandPumblechook,whoweresorudetome,andthattherehadbeenabeautifulyoungladyatMissHavisham’swhowasdreadfullyproud,andthatshehadsaidIwascommon,andthatIknewIwascommon,andthatIwishedIwasnotcommon,andthatthelieshadcomeofitsomehow,thoughIdidn’tknowhow.

           Thiswasacaseofmetaphysics,atleastasdifficultforJoetodealwithasforme.ButJoetookthecasealtogetheroutoftheregionofmetaphysics,andbythatmeansvanquishedit.

           "There’sonethingyoumaybesureof,Pip,"saidJoe,aftersomerumination,"namely,thatliesislies.Howsevertheycome,theydidn’toughttocome,andtheycomefromthefatheroflies,andworkroundtothesame.Don’tyoutellnomoreof’em,Pip.Thatain’tthewaytogetoutofbeingcommon,oldchap.Andastobeingcommon,Idon’tmakeitoutatallclear.Youareoncommoninsomethings.You’reoncommonsmall.

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