Chapter 15

           AsIwasgettingtoobigforMr.Wopsle’sgreat-aunt’sroom,myeducationunderthatpreposterousfemaleterminated.Not,however,untilBiddyhadimpartedtomeeverythingsheknew,fromthelittlecatalogueofprices,toacomicsongshehadonceboughtforahalf-penny.Althoughtheonlycoherentpartofthelatterpieceofliteratureweretheopeninglines,

           WhenIwenttoLunnontownsirs,ToorulloorulToorulloorulWasn’tIdoneverybrownsirs?ToorulloorulToorulloorul

           still,inmydesiretobewiser,Igotthiscompositionbyheartwiththeutmostgravity;nordoIrecollectthatIquestioneditsmerit,exceptthatIthought(asIstilldo)theamountofToorulsomewhatinexcessofthepoetry.Inmyhungerforinformation,ImadeproposalstoMr.Wopsletobestowsomeintellectualcrumbsuponme,withwhichhekindlycomplied.Asitturnedout,however,thatheonlywantedmeforadramaticlay-figure,tobecontradictedandembracedandweptoverandbulliedandclutchedandstabbedandknockedaboutinavarietyofways,Isoondeclinedthatcourseofinstruction;thoughnotuntilMr.Wopsleinhispoeticfuryhadseverelymauledme.

           WhateverIacquired,ItriedtoimparttoJoe.Thisstatementsoundssowell,thatIcannotinmyconscienceletitpassunexplained.IwantedtomakeJoelessignorantandcommon,thathemightbeworthierofmysocietyandlessopentoEstella’sreproach.

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