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Chapter 48

           "

           ItwasasmuchasIcoulddotoassent.

           "Hah!Heisapromisingfellowinhiswaybuthemaynothaveitallhisownway.Thestrongerwillwinintheend,butthestrongerhastobefoundoutfirst.Ifheshouldturnto,andbeather—"

           "Surely,"Iinterrupted,withaburningfaceandheart,"youdonotseriouslythinkthatheisscoundrelenoughforthat,Mr.Jaggers?"

           "Ididn’tsayso,Pip.Iamputtingacase.Ifheshouldturntoandbeather,hemaypossiblygetthestrengthonhisside;ifitshouldbeaquestionofintellect,hecertainlywillnot.Itwouldbechanceworktogiveanopinionhowafellowofthatsortwillturnoutinsuchcircumstances,becauseit’satoss-upbetweentworesults."

           "MayIaskwhattheyare?"

           "AfellowlikeourfriendtheSpider,"answeredMr.Jaggers,"eitherbeatsorcringes.Hemaycringeandgrowl,orcringeandnotgrowl;butheeitherbeatsorcringes.AskWemmickhisopinion."

           "Eitherbeatsorcringes,"saidWemmick,notatalladdressinghimselftome.

           "Sohere’stoMrs.BentleyDrummle,"saidMr.Jaggers,takingadecanterofchoicerwinefromhisdumb-waiter,andfillingforeachofusandforhimself,"andmaythequestionofsupremacybesettledtothelady’ssatisfaction!Tothesatisfactionoftheladyandthegentleman,itneverwillbe.

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