'clockintheparlorbehindtheshop, 'sideathatamortifyingandpenitentialcharacteroughttobeimpartedtomydiet,—besidesgivingmeasmuchcrumbaspossibleincombinationwithaslittlebutter, andputtingsuchaquantityofwarmwaterintomymilkthatitwouldhavebeenmorecandidtohaveleftthemilkoutaltogether,—, hesaid, pompously, "Seventimesnine, boy?" AndhowshouldIbeabletoanswer, dodgedinthatway, inastrangeplace, onanemptystomach! Iwashungry, butbeforeIhadswallowedamorsel, hebeganarunningsumthatlastedallthroughthebreakfast."Seven?" "Andfour?" "Andeight?" "Andsix?" "Andtwo?" "Andten?" , itwasasmuchasIcoulddotogetabiteorasup, beforethenextcame; whilehesatathiseaseguessingnothing, andeatingbaconandhotroll, in (ifImaybeallowedtheexpression) agorgingandgormandizingmanner.
Forsuchreasons, Iwasverygladwhenteno'clockcameandwestartedforMissHavisham's; thoughIwasnotatallatmyeaseregardingthemannerinwhichIshouldacquitmyselfunderthatlady''shouse, whichwasofoldbrick, anddismal, ; ofthosethatremained, , andthatwasbarred; sowehadtowait, afterringingthebell, , Ipeepedin (, "Andfourteen?" butIpretendednottohearhim), , andnoneseemedtohavegoneonforalonglongtime.
Awindowwasraised, andaclearvoicedemanded "Whatname?" Towhichmyconductorreplied, "Pumblechook." Thevoicereturned, "Quiteright," andthewindowwasshutagain, andayoungladycameacrossthecourt-yard, withkeysinherhand.
"This," , "isPip."
"ThisisPip, isit?" returnedtheyounglady, whowasveryprettyandseemedveryproud; "comein, Pip."
, whenshestoppedhimwiththegate.
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