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Chapter 24

           Itdon’tsignifytoyouwithyourbrilliantlookout,butastomyself,myguiding-staralwaysis,"Getholdofportableproperty"."

           WhenIhadrenderedhomagetothislight,hewentontosay,inafriendlymanner:

           "Ifatanyoddtimewhenyouhavenothingbettertodo,youwouldn’tmindcomingovertoseemeatWalworth,Icouldofferyouabed,andIshouldconsideritanhonor.Ihavenotmuchtoshowyou;butsuchtwoorthreecuriositiesasIhavegotyoumightliketolookover;andIamfondofabitofgardenandasummer-house."

           IsaidIshouldbedelightedtoaccepthishospitality.

           "Thankee,"saidhe;"thenwe’llconsiderthatit’stocomeoff,whenconvenienttoyou.HaveyoudinedwithMr.Jaggersyet?"

           "Notyet."

           "Well,"saidWemmick,"he’llgiveyouwine,andgoodwine.I’llgiveyoupunch,andnotbadpunch.AndnowI’lltellyousomething.WhenyougotodinewithMr.Jaggers,lookathishousekeeper."

           "ShallIseesomethingveryuncommon?"

           "Well,"saidWemmick,"you’llseeawildbeasttamed.Notsoveryuncommon,you’lltellme.Ireply,thatdependsontheoriginalwildnessofthebeast,andtheamountoftaming.Itwon’tloweryouropinionofMr.Jaggers’spowers.Keepyoureyeonit."

           ItoldhimIwoulddoso,withalltheinterestandcuriositythathispreparationawakened

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