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Chapter 32

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           "Yah!"criedWemmick,suddenlyhittingoutattheturnkeyinafacetiousway,"you’redumbasoneofyourownkeyswhenyouhavetodowithmyprincipal,youknowyouare.Letusout,youoldfox,orI’llgethimtobringanactionagainstyouforfalseimprisonment."

           Theturnkeylaughed,andgaveusgoodday,andstoodlaughingatusoverthespikesofthewicketwhenwedescendedthestepsintothestreet.

           "Mindyou,Mr.Pip,"saidWemmick,gravelyinmyear,ashetookmyarmtobemoreconfidential;"Idon’tknowthatMr.Jaggersdoesabetterthingthanthewayinwhichhekeepshimselfsohigh.He’salwayssohigh.Hisconstantheightisofapiecewithhisimmenseabilities.ThatColoneldurstnomoretakeleaveofhim,thanthatturnkeydurstaskhimhisintentionsrespectingacase.Then,betweenhisheightandthem,heslipsinhissubordinatedon’tyousee?andsohehas’em,soulandbody."

           Iwasverymuchimpressed,andnotforthefirsttime,bymyguardian’ssubtlety.Toconfessthetruth,Iveryheartilywished,andnotforthefirsttime,thatIhadhadsomeotherguardianofminorabilities.

           Mr.WemmickandIpartedattheofficeinLittleBritain,wheresuppliantsforMr.Jaggers’snoticewerelingeringaboutasusual,andIreturnedtomywatchinthestreetofthecoach-office,withsomethreehoursonhand

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