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The General's first thought was for Estella's comfort, and he utilised the long hill which they had to ascend on leaving the town to make such arrangements as space would allow for their common ease. 'You must sleep, my child, he said. 'We cannot hope to reach Ciudad Real before midday to-morrow, and it is as likely as not that we shall have but a few hours' rest there.
Estella's suffering found vent in a burst of anger. "You needn't do anything of the sort!" she cried. "It's all nonsense about Spencer it was my fault and anyhow, if he is so easily led away as that, I am sure I don't want him! I wish to goodness, Aunt, you'd leave me alone!" "Oh, very well!" returned Mrs. Bowes in an offended tone. "It was for your own good I spoke. You know best, I suppose.
It was the time for fishing, and Estella's relatives came to take her with them on their annual excursion, when for a time she was happy trying to forget the white man's neglect. It was better than his abuse and curses which she had meekly borne; but which still sorely rankled in her bosom. Her parents did not upbraid her.
And Horace was there; it was down in the ice-cream parlor where Frank Harper had taken her really, he was getting perfectly awful he called so often and Horace spoke up and said he bet his Aunt Jarvis would just like jolly well to see Beth, and he'd a good mind to drive out and fetch her in; and Madeline looked crosser than ever. And so now, here was Estella's plan.
"I determined not to betray Frederika, and so I replied: "'It must have been by accident, your lordship; and, moreover, Estella is of a very quiet, retiring disposition, and has kept her room a great part of the time since she came here. "'Go to her and bring her here, he said. "There was no help for it; so I proceeded to Estella's room. "'Miss Washington, I said, 'I have bad news for you.
"She has never allowed herself to be seen doing either, since she lived this present life of hers. She wanders about in the night, and then lays hands on such food as she takes." "Pray, sir," said I, "may I ask you a question?" "You may," said he, "and I may decline to answer it. Put your question." "Estella's name. Is it Havisham or ?" I had nothing to add. "Or what?" said he. "Is it Havisham?"
'Now that I think of it, said Conyngham after a pause, 'what I give is nothing. Estella's face wore a queer little smile, as of a deeper knowledge. 'Nothing at all, continued the Englishman. 'For I have nothing to give, and you know nothing of me. 'Three months ago, answered Estella, 'we had never heard of you and you had never seen me, she added, with a little laugh.
Her successor was a leisurely young lady with an elaborate dressing of hair, who could not have got dinner a minute earlier than six o'clock in the afternoon in any case, and the Coulsons were now fashionable and uncomfortable. During the week preceding Estella's reception, the young lady visited Elizabeth frequently to report progress.
"I heard, Miss Havisham," said I, rather at a loss, "that you were so kind as to wish me to come and see you, and I came directly." "Well?" The lady whom I had never seen before, lifted up her eyes and looked archly at me, and then I saw that the eyes were Estella's eyes.
I really do not know whether I felt that I did this for Estella's sake, or whether I was glad to transfer to the man in whose preservation I was so much concerned some rays of the romantic interest that had so long surrounded me. Perhaps the latter possibility may be the nearer to the truth. Any way, I could scarcely be withheld from going out to Gerrard Street that night.