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Chapter 9

           Likewiseyou’reaoncommonscholar."

           "No,Iamignorantandbackward,Joe."

           "Why,seewhataletteryouwrotelastnight!Wroteinprinteven!I’veseenlettersAh!andfromgentlefolks!thatI’llswearweren’twroteinprint,"saidJoe.

           "Ihavelearntnexttonothing,Joe.Youthinkmuchofme.It’sonlythat."

           "Well,Pip,"saidJoe,"beitsoorbeitson’t,youmustbeacommonscholaraforeyoucanbeaoncommonone,Ishouldhope!Thekinguponhisthrone,withhiscrownuponhised,can’tsitandwritehisactsofParliamentinprint,withouthavingbegun,whenhewereaunpromotedPrince,withthealphabet.Ah!"addedJoe,withashakeoftheheadthatwasfullofmeaning,"andbegunatA.too,andworkedhiswaytoZ.AndIknowwhatthatistodo,thoughIcan’tsayI’veexactlydoneit."

           Therewassomehopeinthispieceofwisdom,anditratherencouragedme.

           "Whethercommononesastocallingsandearnings,"pursuedJoe,reflectively,"mightn’tbethebetterofcontinuingfortokeepcompanywithcommonones,insteadofgoingouttoplaywithoncommononeswhichremindsmetohopethattherewereaflag,perhaps?"

           "No,Joe."

           "(I’msorrythereweren’taflag,Pip).Whetherthatmightbeormightn’tbe,isathingascan’tbelookedintonow,withoutputtingyoursisterontheRampage;andthat’sathingnottobethoughtofasbeingdoneintentional.

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