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Chapter 48

           "SoIchangedmyexcuseintoanacceptancethefewwordsIhaduttered,servingforthebeginningofeitherandwewentalongCheapsideandslantedofftoLittleBritain,whilethelightswerespringingupbrilliantlyintheshopwindows,andthestreetlamp-lighters,scarcelyfindinggroundenoughtoplanttheirladdersoninthemidstoftheafternoon’sbustle,wereskippingupanddownandrunninginandout,openingmoreredeyesinthegatheringfogthanmyrushlighttowerattheHummumshadopenedwhiteeyesintheghostlywall.

           AttheofficeinLittleBritaintherewastheusualletter-writing,hand-washing,candle-snuffing,andsafe-locking,thatclosedthebusinessoftheday.AsIstoodidlebyMr.Jaggers’sfire,itsrisingandfallingflamemadethetwocastsontheshelflookasiftheywereplayingadiabolicalgameatbo-peepwithme;whilethepairofcoarse,fatofficecandlesthatdimlylightedMr.Jaggersashewroteinacornerweredecoratedwithdirtywinding-sheets,asifinremembranceofahostofhangedclients.

           WewenttoGerrardStreet,allthreetogether,inahackney-coach:And,assoonaswegotthere,dinnerwasserved.AlthoughIshouldnothavethoughtofmaking,inthatplace,themostdistantreferencebysomuchasalooktoWemmick’sWalworthsentiments,yetIshouldhavehadnoobjectiontocatchinghiseyenowandtheninafriendlyway.Butitwasnottobedone.HeturnedhiseyesonMr.

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