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Chapter 40

           

           "Iamnotsounreasonable,sir,astothinkyouatallresponsibleformymistakesandwrongconclusions;butIalwayssupposeditwasMissHavisham."

           "Asyousay,Pip,"returnedMr.Jaggers,turninghiseyesuponmecoolly,andtakingabiteathisforefinger,"Iamnotatallresponsibleforthat."

           "Andyetitlookedsolikeit,sir,"Ipleadedwithadowncastheart.

           "Notaparticleofevidence,Pip,"saidMr.Jaggers,shakinghisheadandgatheringuphisskirts."Takenothingonitslooks;takeeverythingonevidence.There’snobetterrule."

           "Ihavenomoretosay,"saidI,withasigh,afterstandingsilentforalittlewhile."Ihaveverifiedmyinformation,andthere’sanend."

           "AndMagwitchinNewSouthWaleshavingatlastdisclosedhimself,"saidMr.Jaggers,"youwillcomprehend,Pip,howrigidlythroughoutmycommunicationwithyou,Ihavealwaysadheredtothestrictlineoffact.Therehasneverbeentheleastdeparturefromthestrictlineoffact.Youarequiteawareofthat?"

           "Quite,sir."

           "IcommunicatedtoMagwitchinNewSouthWaleswhenhefirstwrotetomefromNewSouthWalesthecautionthathemustnotexpectmeevertodeviatefromthestrictlineoffact.Ialsocommunicatedtohimanothercaution.HeappearedtometohaveobscurelyhintedinhisletteratsomedistantideahehadofseeingyouinEnglandhere.

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