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Chapter 38

           Canthecandlehelpit?"

           "No,"Ireturned;"butcannottheEstellahelpit?"

           "Well!"saidshe,laughing,afteramoment,"perhaps.Yes.Anythingyoulike."

           "But,Estella,dohearmespeak.ItmakesmewretchedthatyoushouldencourageamansogenerallydespisedasDrummle.Youknowheisdespised."

           "Well?"saidshe.

           "Youknowheisasungainlywithinaswithout.Adeficient,ill-tempered,lowering,stupidfellow."

           "Well?"saidshe.

           "Youknowhehasnothingtorecommendhimbutmoneyandaridiculousrollofaddle-headedpredecessors;now,don’tyou?"

           "Well?"saidsheagain;andeachtimeshesaidit,sheopenedherlovelyeyesthewider.

           Toovercomethedifficultyofgettingpastthatmonosyllable,Itookitfromher,andsaid,repeatingitwithemphasis,"Well!Then,thatiswhyitmakesmewretched."

           Now,ifIcouldhavebelievedthatshefavoredDrummlewithanyideaofmakingme-mewretched,Ishouldhavebeeninbetterheartaboutit;butinthathabitualwayofhers,sheputmesoentirelyoutofthequestion,thatIcouldbelievenothingofthekind.

           "Pip,"saidEstella,castingherglanceovertheroom,"don’tbefoolishaboutitseffectonyou.Itmayhaveitseffectonothers,andmaybemeanttohave.It’snotworthdiscussing.

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