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Chapter 15

           

           TheoldBatteryoutonthemarsheswasourplaceofstudy,andabrokenslateandashortpieceofslate-pencilwereoureducationalimplements:towhichJoealwaysaddedapipeoftobacco.IneverknewJoetorememberanythingfromoneSundaytoanother,ortoacquire,undermytuition,anypieceofinformationwhatever.YethewouldsmokehispipeattheBatterywithafarmoresagaciousairthananywhereelseevenwithalearnedairasifheconsideredhimselftobeadvancingimmensely.Dearfellow,Ihopehedid.

           Itwaspleasantandquiet,outtherewiththesailsontheriverpassingbeyondtheearthwork,andsometimes,whenthetidewaslow,lookingasiftheybelongedtosunkenshipsthatwerestillsailingonatthebottomofthewater.WheneverIwatchedthevesselsstandingouttoseawiththeirwhitesailsspread,IsomehowthoughtofMissHavishamandEstella;andwheneverthelightstruckaslant,afaroff,uponacloudorsailorgreenhillsideorwater-line,itwasjustthesame.MissHavishamandEstellaandthestrangehouseandthestrangelifeappearedtohavesomethingtodowitheverythingthatwaspicturesque.

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