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Chapter 19

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           "No,no,Pip!"saidJoe,inacomfortabletone,"I’msureofthat.Ay,ay,oldchap!Blessyou,itwereonlynecessarytogetitwellroundinaman’smind,tobecertainonit.Butittookabitoftimetogetitwellround,thechangecomesooncommonplump;didn’tit?"

           Somehow,IwasnotbestpleasedwithJoe’sbeingsomightilysecureofme.Ishouldhavelikedhimtohavebetrayedemotion,ortohavesaid,"Itdoesyoucredit,Pip,"orsomethingofthatsort.Therefore,ImadenoremarkonJoe’sfirsthead;merelysayingastohissecond,thatthetidingshadindeedcomesuddenly,butthatIhadalwayswantedtobeagentleman,andhadoftenandoftenspeculatedonwhatIwoulddo,ifIwereone.

           "Haveyouthough?"saidJoe."Astonishing!"

           "It’sapitynow,Joe,"saidI,"thatyoudidnotgetonalittlemore,whenwehadourlessonshere;isn’tit?"

           "Well,Idon’tknow,"returnedJoe."I’msoawfuldull.I’monlymasterofmyowntrade.ItwerealwaysapityasIwassoawfuldull;butit’snomoreofapitynow,thanitwasthisdaytwelvemonthdon’tyousee?"

           WhatIhadmeantwas,thatwhenIcameintomypropertyandwasabletodosomethingforJoe,itwouldhavebeenmuchmoreagreeableifhehadbeenbetterqualifiedforariseinstation.Hewassoperfectlyinnocentofmymeaning,however,thatIthoughtIwouldmentionittoBiddyinpreference.

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