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"Boy of the neighborhood? Hey?" said he

"Yes, sir," said I

"How do you come here?"

"Miss Havisham sent for me, sir," I explained

"Well! Behave yourself I have a pretty large experience of boys, and

you're a bad set of fellows Now er as he frowned at me, "you behave yourself!"

With those words, he released lad of, for his hand

smelt of scented soap--and went his way down stairs I wondered whether

he could be a doctor; but no, I thought; he couldn't be a doctor, or he

would have a quieter and more persuasive manner There was not much time

to consider the subject, for ere soon in Miss Havisha else were just as I had left the near the door, and I stood there until Miss Havisha-table

"So!" she said, without being startled or surprised: "the days have worn

away, have they?"

"Yes, ma'am To-day is--"

"There, there, there!" with the iers "I

don't want to know Are you ready to play?"

I was obliged to answer in soain?" she de look

"Yes, ma'am; I could do that, if I anted"