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Chapter 25

           IremindedhimofitwhenIboughtthefowl,andIsaid,"Pickusoutagoodone,oldBriton,becauseifwehadchosentokeepyouintheboxanotherdayortwo,wecouldeasilyhavedoneit."Hesaidtothat,"Letmemakeyouapresentofthebestfowlintheshop."Ilethim,ofcourse.Asfarasitgoes,it’spropertyandportable.Youdon’tobjecttoanagedparent,Ihope?"

           Ireallythoughthewasstillspeakingofthefowl,untilheadded,"BecauseIhavegotanagedparentatmyplace."Ithensaidwhatpolitenessrequired.

           "So,youhaven’tdinedwithMr.Jaggersyet?"hepursued,aswewalkedalong.

           "Notyet."

           "Hetoldmesothisafternoonwhenheheardyouwerecoming.Iexpectyou’llhaveaninvitationto-morrow.He’sgoingtoaskyourpals,too.Threeof’em;ain’tthere?"

           AlthoughIwasnotinthehabitofcountingDrummleasoneofmyintimateassociates,Ianswered,"Yes."

           "Well,he’sgoingtoaskthewholegang,"—Ihardlyfeltcomplimentedbytheword"andwhateverhegivesyou,he’llgiveyougood.Don’tlookforwardtovariety,butyou’llhaveexcellence.Andthere’sanotherrumthinginhishouse,"proceededWemmick,afteramoment’spause,asiftheremarkfollowedonthehousekeeperunderstood;"heneverletsadoororwindowbefastenedatnight."

           "Isheneverrobbed?"

           "That’sit!"returnedWemmick.

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