40 I entered the room slowly. Here too the
daylight was completely shut out, and the
room had an airless smell. There was a fire
in the old-fashioned fireplace, but it did not
want to bum, and the smoke that hung in
the room seemed colder than the clearer air.
Some wintry branches of candles on the wall
shone a weak light into the darkness of the
room. It had probably once been beautiful,
but everything in it was covered with dust and
There was a long table with a tablecloth on
it as it a big meal was being prepared when
the house and the clocks all stopped. A large
object stood in the centre of this table, so
heavily covered in cobwebs that I could not
see its shape, it seemed to grow out of the
yellow cloth like a black fungus, and I saw
spiders with fat bodies running out of it and
running home to
I was watching these creatures from a
distance when Miss Havisham put her hand
on my shoulder. In her other hand she had
a stick which she was leaning on, and she
looked like a witch from my story books.
What do you think that is? she asked me,
pointing with her stick. That, where those
CooWebs are?
I can't guess what it is, ma'am.
It's a great cake. A wedding cake. Minel​

40 I entered the room slowly. Here too the daylight was completely shut out, and the room had an airless smell. There was a fire in the old-fashioned fireplace, but it did not want to burn, and the smoke that hung in the room seemed colder than the clearer air. Some wintry branches of candles on the wall shone a weak light into the darkness of the room.

Explanation: The speaker is describing a room that is very dark, with no natural light coming in and a stale smell. There is a fire in the fireplace, but it is not burning properly and the smoke is making the room feel even colder. The only light comes from a few dim candles on the wall.

It had probably once been beautiful, but everything in it was covered with dust and cobwebs.

Explanation: The room used to be beautiful in the past, but now it is covered in dust and cobwebs. This suggests that it has been neglected and not cleaned for a long time.

There was a long table with a tablecloth on it as if a big meal was being prepared when the house and the clocks all stopped.

Explanation: There is a long table in the room, covered with a tablecloth. It gives the impression that a big meal was being prepared, but everything stopped suddenly, as if time or the functioning of the house came to a halt.

A large object stood in the center of this table, so heavily covered in cobwebs that I could not see its shape. It seemed to grow out of the yellow cloth like a black fungus, and I saw spiders with fat bodies running out of it and running home to...

Explanation: On the table, there is a large object that is covered in thick cobwebs, making it difficult to see its shape. The object is described as growing out of the yellow tablecloth like a black fungus. The speaker also notices spiders with fat bodies crawling out of the object and then going back into it.

I was watching these creatures from a distance when Miss Havisham put her hand on my shoulder. In her other hand, she had a stick which she was leaning on, and she looked like a witch from my storybooks.

Explanation: While the speaker is observing the spiders and the object, Miss Havisham, a character in the story, approaches him and places her hand on his shoulder. She is described as using a stick to support herself and having a resemblance to a witch from storybooks.

"What do you think that is?" she asked me, pointing with her stick. "That, where those cobwebs are?"

Explanation: Miss Havisham asks the speaker a question about the mysterious object covered in cobwebs. She points to it with her stick, seeking the speaker's opinion.

"I can't guess what it is, ma'am."

Explanation: The speaker admits to Miss Havisham that he cannot guess what the object is.

"It's a great cake. A wedding cake."

Explanation: Miss Havisham reveals that the mysterious object is actually a large wedding cake.