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Chapter 53

           Hisuneasinessincreasinginsteadofsubsiding,afteraquarterofanhour’sconsideration,hesetoffforthecoach-officewithStartop,whovolunteeredhiscompany,tomakeinquirywhenthenextcoachwentdown.Findingthattheafternooncoachwasgone,andfindingthathisuneasinessgrewintopositivealarm,asobstaclescameinhisway,heresolvedtofollowinapost-chaise.SoheandStartoparrivedattheBlueBoar,fullyexpectingtheretofindme,ortidingsofme;but,findingneither,wentontoMissHavisham’s,wheretheylostme.Hereupontheywentbacktothehotel(doubtlessataboutthetimewhenIwashearingthepopularlocalversionofmyownstory)torefreshthemselvesandtogetsomeonetoguidethemoutuponthemarshes.AmongtheloungersundertheBoar’sarchwayhappenedtobeTrabb’sBoytruetohisancienthabitofhappeningtobeeverywherewherehehadnobusinessandTrabb’sboyhadseenmepassingfromMissHavisham’sinthedirectionofmydining-place.ThusTrabb’sboybecametheirguide,andwithhimtheywentouttothesluice-house,thoughbythetownwaytothemarshes,whichIhadavoided.Now,astheywentalong,Herbertreflected,thatImight,afterall,havebeenbroughtthereonsomegenuineandserviceableerrandtendingtoProvis’ssafety,and,bethinkinghimselfthatinthatcaseinterruptionmustbemischievous,lefthisguideandStartopontheedgeofthequarry,andwentonbyhimself,andstoleroundthehousetwoorthreetimes,endeavouringtoascertainwhetherallwasrightwithin.

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