I insensibly fall into a general mention of these journeys as numerous, because it was at once settled that I should return every alternate day at noon for these purposes, and because I am now going to sum up a period of at least eight or ten months.
As we began to be more used to one another, Miss Havisham talked more to me, and asked me such questions as what had I learnt and what was I going to be?
I told her I was going to be apprenticed to Joe, I believed; and I enlarged upon my knowing nothing and wanting to know everything, in the hope that she might offer some help towards that desirable end.

But she did not; on the contrary, she seemed to prefer my being ignorant.

Neither did she ever give me any money,--or anything but my daily dinner,--nor ever stipulate that I should be paid for my services.
Estella was always about, and always let me in and out, but never told me I might kiss her again.

Sometimes, she would coldly tolerate me; sometimes, she would condescend to me; sometimes, she would be quite familiar with me; sometimes, she would tell me energetically that she hated me.

Miss Havisham would often ask me in a whisper, or when we were alone, "Does she grow prettier and prettier, Pip ?" And when I said yes (for indeed she did), would seem to enjoy it greedily.