"Seven ?" "And four ?" "And eight ?" "And six ?" "And two ?" "And ten ?" And so on.

And after each figure was disposed of, it was as much as I could do to get a bite or a sup, before the next came; while he sat at his ease guessing nothing, and eating bacon and hot roll, in (if I may be allowed the expression) a gorging and gormandizing manner.
For such reasons, I was very glad when ten o'clock came and we started for Miss Havisham's; though I was not at all at my ease regarding the manner in which I should acquit myself under that lady's roof.

Within a quarter of an hour we came to Miss Havisham's house, which was of old brick, and dismal, and had a great many iron bars to it.

Some of the windows had been walled up; of those that remained, all the lower were rustily barred.

There was a courtyard in front, and that was barred; so we had to wait, after ringing the bell, until some one should come to open it.