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Chapter 51

           Pipcamein?"

           Standingbyforalittle,whiletheywereatwork,Iobservedthattheoddlookstheyhadcastatoneanotherwererepeatedseveraltimes:withthisdifferencenow,thateachofthemseemedsuspicious,nottosayconscious,ofhavingshownhimselfinaweakandunprofessionallighttotheother.Forthisreason,Isuppose,theywerenowinflexiblewithoneanother;Mr.Jaggersbeinghighlydictatorial,andWemmickobstinatelyjustifyinghimselfwhenevertherewasthesmallestpointinabeyanceforamoment.Ihadneverseenthemonsuchillterms;forgenerallytheygotonverywellindeedtogether.

           ButtheywerebothhappilyrelievedbytheopportuneappearanceofMike,theclientwiththefurcapandthehabitofwipinghisnoseonhissleeve,whomIhadseenontheveryfirstdayofmyappearancewithinthosewalls.Thisindividual,who,eitherinhisownpersonorinthatofsomememberofhisfamily,seemedtobealwaysintrouble(whichinthatplacemeantNewgate),calledtoannouncethathiseldestdaughterwastakenuponsuspicionofshoplifting.AsheimpartedthismelancholycircumstancetoWemmick,Mr.Jaggersstandingmagisteriallybeforethefireandtakingnoshareintheproceedings,Mike’seyehappenedtotwinklewithatear.

           "Whatareyouabout?"demandedWemmick,withtheutmostindignation."Whatdoyoucomesnivellingherefor?"

           "Ididn’tgotodoit,Mr.Wemmick."

           "Youdid,"saidWemmick

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