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Chapter 37

           "Youhitthenailonthehead.Mr.Pip,I’llputonmyconsidering-cap,andIthinkallyouwanttodomaybedonebydegrees.Skiffins(that’sherbrother)isanaccountantandagent.I’lllookhimupandgotoworkforyou."

           "Ithankyoutenthousandtimes."

           "Onthecontrary,"saidhe,"Ithankyou,forthoughwearestrictlyinourprivateandpersonalcapacity,stillitmaybementionedthatthereareNewgatecobwebsabout,anditbrushesthemaway."

           Afteralittlefurtherconversationtothesameeffect,wereturnedintotheCastlewherewefoundMissSkiffinspreparingtea.TheresponsibledutyofmakingthetoastwasdelegatedtotheAged,andthatexcellentoldgentlemanwassointentuponitthatheseemedtomeinsomedangerofmeltinghiseyes.Itwasnonominalmealthatweweregoingtomake,butavigorousreality.TheAgedpreparedsuchahay-stackofbutteredtoast,thatIcouldscarcelyseehimoveritasitsimmeredonanironstandhookedontothetop-bar;whileMissSkiffinsbrewedsuchajorumoftea,thatthepiginthebackpremisesbecamestronglyexcited,andrepeatedlyexpressedhisdesiretoparticipateintheentertainment.

           Theflaghadbeenstruck,andthegunhadbeenfired,attherightmomentoftime,andIfeltassnuglycutofffromtherestofWalworthasifthemoatwerethirtyfeetwidebyasmanydeep.

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