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Chapter 40

           Ithenwentfromshoptoshop,makingsuchpurchasesaswerenecessarytothechangeinhisappearance.Thisbusinesstransacted,Iturnedmyface,onmyownaccount,toLittleBritain.Mr.Jaggerswasathisdesk,but,seeingmeenter,gotupimmediatelyandstoodbeforehisfire.

           "Now,Pip,"saidhe,"becareful."

           "Iwill,sir,"Ireturned.For,comingalongIhadthoughtwellofwhatIwasgoingtosay.

           "Don’tcommityourself,"saidMr.Jaggers,"anddon’tcommitanyone.Youunderstandanyone.Don’ttellmeanything:Idon’twanttoknowanything;Iamnotcurious."

           OfcourseIsawthatheknewthemanwascome.

           "Imerelywant,Mr.Jaggers,"saidI,"toassuremyselfthatwhatIhavebeentoldistrue.Ihavenohopeofitsbeinguntrue,butatleastImayverifyit."

           Mr.Jaggersnodded."Butdidyousay‘told’or‘informed’?"heaskedme,withhisheadononeside,andnotlookingatme,butlookinginalisteningwayatthefloor."Toldwouldseemtoimplyverbalcommunication.Youcan’thaveverbalcommunicationwithamaninNewSouthWales,youknow."

           "Iwillsay,informed,Mr.Jaggers."

           "Good."

           "IhavebeeninformedbyapersonnamedAbelMagwitch,thatheisthebenefactorsolongunknowntome."

           "Thatistheman,"saidMr.Jaggers,"inNewSouthWales."

           "Andonlyhe?"saidI.

           "Andonlyhe,"saidMr.Jaggers.

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