The sun., 1861-08-22
CHAPTER XIV.

had left my boat at the wharf below Bridge
and undecided where TO dine, ! had -trollcd up
into Cheapsde, and was stroling along II, sure
" the most unsettled person in all the busy con-
course, when a large hand was laid upon my
shoulder by some one oyertaking me. 1t was
Mr. Jaggers hand, and he pl'sed it through my
arm.
"As We are going In the same direction, Pip.
We may walk together. Where are you bound |
fori"
''Por the Temple, | think" said T.
"Don't you know" said Mr.. Jaggcrs
"wcll," returned, glad for once to got the
better of him in Nam'nation, ~ do not
know, for | have not made up my mind"
"YOu are going to dine" said Mr. Jaggcrs.
'You don't mind admitting that, suppo,c?"
"No," ! returned, 81 don't mind admitting \
that.
'And are not ciragcd;"
81 don't mind admitting also, that am not
engaged."
'Th,n," said Mr. JaggcrS "come and line
with M"
l was going to axcn,c myself, when he added
"W cmmiCk's COm,ns.'
So ! changed my excuse into an accept
ance.
We went 20 G,irarl street, all three together,
in u hackney coach; and ~ soon ~ we got there
dinner was served. Although should not have
thought d liking, IN that place, the most dis
Ian ref enc lv much A. look 10 Wcm-
micks Wiwor h sentiments, vet hO I'D have
hsd no objection 10 catching his eve now anil
IN In friendly way. But II was not t. bc done
y turned his eyes on hlr. JiggcrS whenever
lkaiscd them from the table, and waA ~ dry and
Nant to me as il there wcrv twin Wcmmck4.
bi this was the wrong one.
"Dh YOU send that note Of Miss IIavisham's
Mr.. Pip, Wemmick?" Mr.. Jaggcrs asked,
von after we began dinner.
"No, sir" returned Wcmmick, ''it was lroing
bhypost when you brought Mr.. Pip into the Office
He handed it to his principal instead of to
me.
sits note of two lines PIP" said Mr.. J,,-
ger, handling it on ''scnt up 10 me hy Miss
Havisham on account Of her not b,in, sum If
your address. She tells me that she wants To-
see You on litte matter Of business. YOU men
TONED To her. You'll go DOWN"
ives, said !, casting my eyes over The note,
which was exactly in those terms
"when do you think Of going DOWN."
81 have an impending ongag, mcnt," said |,
glanclns at WemmiSk, who was putting fish ir-
70 the p,pA-f'frt; that renders me rather ,in-
-tefain Of my time. At once, l think"
''If Mr. Pip has the intention Of going nt
once, said wemmick to Mr.. Jaggers, ''hc
needn't write an answer, you know"
Receiving this as an intimation that II was
best not TO delay, settled that would go to-
morrow, and said 10. Wemmick drank glass
Of wine, and looked with grimly satisfied air at
mr. Jaggers, but not at me.
$50 Pip our friend the Spider" said Mr.. Jag.
gers, "has played his cards. IIs has won the
pool"
II was as much as could do to assent.
"IIal He is promising lellow--in his way
but he may not have it all his own way. The
stronger will win in the end, but tho stronger
has TO lie found out first. II he should turn to,
and beat her"
.'Surely," interrupted with burning face
and heart, ''you do not seriously think that
even he is scoundrel enough for that, Mr.. Jag
gers1"
"l didn't say so, Pip. | am putting a case.
II he should turn TO and heat her, he may po,si-
bly, get the strength on his side; IL 1t should bc
question OF intellect, he certainly will not II
would be chance work 10 give an opinion how
fellow OF that sort will turn out IN such circum-
stances, because its . toss MP between two re.
suits"
''Msy nsk what they arc2"
W fellow like our friend the Spider, a'iswer-
cd Mr.. Jaglcrs, 'either beats or cringps. lie
may cringe AMI growl, or crnge and not growl;
but he either beats or crinsg-. Ak Wrmmck
NJ; .pi,SS, IP1,"pi bent. ., ,rio.... .,,, vv,n,
not nt all addressing limSclftomr.
''So here's 10 Mrs. Bentley Dummle." said
MIR. JGgRers, taking d"rlntcr f chOicor wine
from his dumb waiter and illing for each of us
and for himself, 'and mly the question of su.
premacy lie settled to the hdvs satisfaction
To the satisfaction OF the laly and the gcntlem,n IN
how slow you are toiav."
She was at his elbow when he addressed her,
putting dish upon the table. As she withdrew
her hands from II she fell back step or two
nervGusly muttering somc excuse, AMI certain
action OF her fingers a' She "pokc arrested my
attention.
''what's the mattcrf" said Mr.. Iaggcrs.
Nothing. Only the subject We were speak
ing o. said |, was rather painful To me-
The acton Of her fingers was like the action
OF knitting. She ,t,o! lookiug at her master
not understanding whether he was free to 60
WMhclhcr hr had more 10 -ly 80 her and would
call hrr back if she di go. Her look was very
;ntcut. Sr'clN, lJl ,ecl pNicllv such ewes,
tnd such hands on a memorable occasion very
lately.
Iic di.mis-od her, AMI ,hc did a out or tho
loOn, But She remained b iorc N, as plainly
- If shc w,ro ,tlll there. looked at those
hards, locke at tAo.u cy"., | luOkcd at that
Moving hair; ami ouNI,lryd them with other
hands, other eyes, other hair, that | knew of,
and with what thosc mi ght bc after twenty years
of n brutal husband and a stormy litr | looked
again nj those hands and ewes of the housckecpcr
and thought Of the ineXplicahe feeling that had
come over me when last walked 10 alonc-lr
the ruined garden and through the deserted
brewery.
] thought how the sumo feeling had come back
when ] saw face looking at me, and hand
waving to me from stage coach window anl
how 1t had come bnck again, and had hi,hc |
about mo like Lightning, when | had passed In
n carriage-nOt alone through sudden glare
Of Sht IN dark stree. | thought how one
link OF association had helped that identification
in the theatre, and how such link, wantinl, Ike
fore, had been rivetel for me now, when / Ind
passed by a chance swift from Est,lla, name to
The fngers with their knitting action, AMI th,
attentive eyes. felt absolutely certain that
this woman was Eitelld', mother.
Mr.. Jaggers had seen me with Estclla and wa
not likely 10 have missed the sentiment | had
been at no pains 10 conceal. lie nodded when
said the subject was painful to me, clappsd me OH
the back put round the wine again, and went on
with his dinner.
Only twice more did the house Secper reap
pear, and then her stay in the room was very
short, and Mr.. Jaggcrs was sharp with her. But
her hands were Estella's hands, and her eyes
were Estella's eyes, and ii she had reappeared a
hundred times | could have been neither more
sure nor less SURF that my conviction was tie
truth.
II was a dali evening, for Wcmmicl drew his
wine when IL came round quite as matter Of bu-
aS he might have drawn his salary
when that came rOund-and with his ewes on his
chief, sat in a state Of perpetual readiness for
cnoss examination. As 30 the quantity Of wine,
biz post-Ofce was as Indifferent and ready a. any
other post-Ofice for its quantity of letters. From
nv point Of view he was the wrong twin all tho
lime, and only externally like the Wemmick 0t
VI alwoTth,
TO ID Caatinued.l