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Chapter 36

           Jaggers,wavinghisforefingertostopmeasImadeashowofprotesting:"it’slikelyenoughthatyouthinkyouwouldn’t,butyouwould.You’llexcuseme,butIknowbetterthanyou.Now,takethispieceofpaperinyourhand.Youhavegotit?Verygood.Now,unfolditandtellmewhatitis."

           "Thisisabank-note,"saidI,"forfivehundredpounds."

           "Thatisabank-note,"repeatedMr.Jaggers,"forfivehundredpounds.Andaveryhandsomesumofmoneytoo,Ithink.Youconsideritso?"

           "HowcouldIdootherwise!"

           "Ah!Butanswerthequestion,"saidMr.Jaggers.

           "Undoubtedly."

           "Youconsiderit,undoubtedly,ahandsomesumofmoney.Now,thathandsomesumofmoney,Pip,isyourown.Itisapresenttoyouonthisday,inearnestofyourexpectations.Andattherateofthathandsomesumofmoneyperannum,andatnohigherrate,youaretoliveuntilthedonorofthewholeappears.Thatistosay,youwillnowtakeyourmoneyaffairsentirelyintoyourownhands,andyouwilldrawfromWemmickonehundredandtwenty-fivepoundsperquarter,untilyouareincommunicationwiththefountain-head,andnolongerwiththemereagent.AsIhavetoldyoubefore,Iamthemereagent.Iexecutemyinstructions,andIampaidfordoingso.Ithinktheminjudicious,butIamnotpaidforgivinganyopinionontheirmerits."

           IwasbeginningtoexpressmygratitudetomybenefactorforthegreatliberalitywithwhichIwastreated,whenMr.

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