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Chapter 51

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           HewaitedformetodeclarethatIquiteunderstoodthatheexpresslysaidthatheadmittednothing.

           "Now,Pip,"saidMr.Jaggers,"putthiscase.Putthecasethatawoman,undersuchcircumstancesasyouhavementioned,heldherchildconcealed,andwasobligedtocommunicatethefacttoherlegaladviser,onhisrepresentingtoherthathemustknow,withaneyetothelatitudeofhisdefence,howthefactstoodaboutthatchild.Putthecasethat,atthesametimeheheldatrusttofindachildforaneccentricrichladytoadoptandbringup."

           "Ifollowyou,sir."

           "Putthecasethathelivedinanatmosphereofevil,andthatallhesawofchildrenwastheirbeinggeneratedingreatnumbersforcertaindestruction.Putthecasethatheoftensawchildrensolemnlytriedatacriminalbar,wheretheywerehelduptobeseen;putthecasethathehabituallyknewoftheirbeingimprisoned,whipped,transported,neglected,castout,qualifiedinallwaysforthehangman,andgrowinguptobehanged.Putthecasethatprettynighallthechildrenhesawinhisdailybusinesslifehehadreasontolookuponassomuchspawn,todevelopintothefishthatweretocometohisnettobeprosecuted,defended,forsworn,madeorphans,bedevilledsomehow."

           "Ifollowyou,sir.

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