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Chapter 25

           "Hesays,andgivesitoutpublicly,"Iwanttoseethemanwho’llrobme."Lordblessyou,Ihaveheardhim,ahundredtimes,ifIhaveheardhimonce,saytoregularcracksmeninourfrontoffice,"YouknowwhereIlive;now,noboltiseverdrawnthere;whydon’tyoudoastrokeofbusinesswithme?Come;can’tItemptyou?"Notamanofthem,sir,wouldbeboldenoughtotryiton,forloveormoney."

           "Theydreadhimsomuch?"saidI.

           "Dreadhim,"saidWemmick."Ibelieveyoutheydreadhim.Notbutwhathe’sartful,eveninhisdefianceofthem.Nosilver,sir.Britanniametal,everyspoon."

           "Sotheywouldn’thavemuch,"Iobserved,"evenifthey"

           "Ah!Buthewouldhavemuch,"saidWemmick,cuttingmeshort,"andtheyknowit.He’dhavetheirlives,andthelivesofscoresof’em.He’dhaveallhecouldget.Andit’simpossibletosaywhathecouldn’tget,ifhegavehismindtoit."

           Iwasfallingintomeditationonmyguardian’sgreatness,whenWemmickremarked:

           "Astotheabsenceofplate,that’sonlyhisnaturaldepth,youknow.Ariver’sitsnaturaldepth,andhe’shisnaturaldepth.Lookathiswatch-chain.That’srealenough."

           "It’sverymassive,"saidI.

           "Massive?"repeatedWemmick."Ithinkso.Andhiswatchisagoldrepeater,andworthahundredpoundifit’sworthapenny.Mr.

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