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My dear Mr Bergman,

  What you conjecture, you conjecture wisely.  What is Estella if not
something remote, coldly sparkling, and unattainable?   Such at any case she
seemed to Pip for most of "Great Expecations," such indeed she was for most
of the book, such she would have remained had I not changed my mind and
brought them together at the end.


Faithfully yours,


Charles Dickens
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>Dear Mr. Dickens,
>
>      My Grade Ten Honors English students express skepticism when I talk
>about the significance of Estella's name in relation to her character.
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>      When you chose that name for her, did you intend it to have any
>significance?
>
>      Thank you for your time.
>
>
Sincerely,
>
>
David R. Bergman
>
>

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