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Chapter 43

           Itoccurredtomethen,andasIafterwardsfoundtoHerbertalso,thathemightbebestgotawayacrossthewater,onthatpretenceas,tomakepurchases,orthelike.

           HavingthusclearedthewayformyexpeditiontoMissHavisham’s,Isetoffbytheearlymorningcoachbeforeitwasyetlight,andwasoutontheopencountryroadwhenthedaycamecreepingon,haltingandwhimperingandshivering,andwrappedinpatchesofcloudandragsofmist,likeabeggar.WhenwedroveuptotheBlueBoarafteradrizzlyride,whomshouldIseecomeoutunderthegateway,toothpickinhand,tolookatthecoach,butBentleyDrummle!

           Ashepretendednottoseeme,Ipretendednottoseehim.Itwasaverylamepretenceonbothsides;thelamer,becausewebothwentintothecoffee-room,wherehehadjustfinishedhisbreakfast,andwhereIorderedmine.Itwaspoisonoustometoseehiminthetown,forIverywellknewwhyhehadcomethere.

           Pretendingtoreadasmearynewspaperlongoutofdate,whichhadnothinghalfsolegibleinitslocalnews,astheforeignmatterofcoffee,pickles,fishsauces,gravy,meltedbutter,andwinewithwhichitwassprinkledallover,asifithadtakenthemeaslesinahighlyirregularform,Isatatmytablewhilehestoodbeforethefire.Bydegreesitbecameanenormousinjurytomethathestoodbeforethefire.AndIgotup,determinedtohavemyshareofit.

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