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Chapter 8

           

           "WhenshallIhaveyouhereagain?"saidMissHavisham."Letmethink."

           Iwasbeginningtoremindherthatto-daywasWednesday,whenshecheckedmewithherformerimpatientmovementofthefingersofherrighthand.

           "There,there!Iknownothingofdaysoftheweek;Iknownothingofweeksoftheyear.Comeagainaftersixdays.Youhear?"

           "Yes,ma’am."

           "Estella,takehimdown.Lethimhavesomethingtoeat,andlethimroamandlookabouthimwhileheeats.Go,Pip."

           Ifollowedthecandledown,asIhadfollowedthecandleup,andshestooditintheplacewherewehadfoundit.Untilsheopenedthesideentrance,Ihadfancied,withoutthinkingaboutit,thatitmustnecessarilybenight-time.Therushofthedaylightquiteconfoundedme,andmademefeelasifIhadbeeninthecandlelightofthestrangeroommanyhours.

           "Youaretowaithere,youboy,"saidEstella;anddisappearedandclosedthedoor.

           Itooktheopportunityofbeingaloneinthecourtyardtolookatmycoarsehandsandmycommonboots.Myopinionofthoseaccessorieswasnotfavorable.Theyhadnevertroubledmebefore,buttheytroubledmenow,asvulgarappendages.IdeterminedtoaskJoewhyhehadevertaughtmetocallthosepicture-cardsJacks,whichoughttobecalledknaves.IwishedJoehadbeenrathermoregenteellybroughtup,andthenIshouldhavebeensotoo.

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