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Miss Havisham 's family I took upon myself ; intending to communicate with Mr. Matthew Pocket only , and leave him to do as he liked about informing the rest . This I did next day , through Herbert , as soon as I returned to town . There was a stage , that evening , when she spoke collectedly of what had happened , though with a certain terrible vivacity . Towards midnight she began to wander in her speech ; and after that it gradually set in that she said innumerable times in a low solemn voice , `` What have I done ! '' And then , `` When she first came , I meant to save her from misery like mine . '' And then , `` Take the pencil and write under my name , ` I forgive her ! ' '' She never changed the order of these three sentences , but she sometimes left out a word in one or other of them ; never putting in another word , but always leaving a blank and going on to the next word .