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Chapter 48

           Jaggers’sprivatehouse,tonoticethathousekeeper?"

           "DidI?"hereplied."Ah,IdaresayIdid.Deucetakeme,"headded,suddenly,"IknowIdid.IfindIamnotquiteunscrewedyet."

           "Awildbeasttamed,youcalledher."

           "Andwhatdoyoucallher?"

           "Thesame.HowdidMr.Jaggerstameher,Wemmick?"

           "That’shissecret.Shehasbeenwithhimmanyalongyear."

           "Iwishyouwouldtellmeherstory.Ifeelaparticularinterestinbeingacquaintedwithit.Youknowthatwhatissaidbetweenyouandmegoesnofurther."

           "Well!"Wemmickreplied,"Idon’tknowherstorythatis,Idon’tknowallofit.ButwhatIdoknowI’lltellyou.Weareinourprivateandpersonalcapacities,ofcourse."

           "Ofcourse."

           "Ascoreorsoofyearsago,thatwomanwastriedattheOldBaileyformurder,andwasacquitted.Shewasaveryhandsomeyoungwoman,andIbelievehadsomegypsybloodinher.Anyhow,itwashotenoughwhenitwasup,asyoumaysuppose."

           "Butshewasacquitted."

           "Mr.Jaggerswasforher,"pursuedWemmick,withalookfullofmeaning,"andworkedthecaseinawayquiteastonishing.Itwasadesperatecase,anditwascomparativelyearlydayswithhimthen,andheworkedittogeneraladmiration;infact,itmayalmostbesaidtohavemadehim.

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