Большие ожидания

Chapter 29

           "

           "Well?"

           TheladywhomIhadneverseenbefore,lifteduphereyesandlookedarchlyatme,andthenIsawthattheeyeswereEstella’seyes.Butshewassomuchchanged,wassomuchmorebeautiful,somuchmorewomanly,inallthingswinningadmiration,hadmadesuchwonderfuladvance,thatIseemedtohavemadenone.Ifancied,asIlookedather,thatIslippedhopelesslybackintothecoarseandcommonboyagain.Othesenseofdistanceanddisparitythatcameuponme,andtheinaccessibilitythatcameabouther!

           Shegavemeherhand.IstammeredsomethingaboutthepleasureIfeltinseeingheragain,andaboutmyhavinglookedforwardtoit,foralong,longtime.

           "Doyoufindhermuchchanged,Pip?"askedMissHavisham,withhergreedylook,andstrikingherstickuponachairthatstoodbetweenthem,asasigntometositdownthere.

           "WhenIcamein,MissHavisham,IthoughttherewasnothingofEstellainthefaceorfigure;butnowitallsettlesdownsocuriouslyintotheold"

           "What?YouarenotgoingtosayintotheoldEstella?"MissHavishaminterrupted."Shewasproudandinsulting,andyouwantedtogoawayfromher.Don’tyouremember?"

           Isaidconfusedlythatthatwaslongago,andthatIknewnobetterthen,andthelike.Estellasmiledwithperfectcomposure,andsaidshehadnodoubtofmyhavingbeenquiteright,andofherhavingbeenverydisagreeable.

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