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Chapter 45

           

           "Thenyoucangoaboutyourwork,MaryAnne,"saidWemmicktothelittleservant;"whichleavesustoourselves,don’tyousee,Mr.Pip?"headded,winking,asshedisappeared.

           Ithankedhimforhisfriendshipandcaution,andourdiscourseproceededinalowtone,whileItoastedtheAged’ssausageandhebutteredthecrumboftheAged’sroll.

           "Now,Mr.Pip,youknow,"saidWemmick,"youandIunderstandoneanother.Weareinourprivateandpersonalcapacities,andwehavebeenengagedinaconfidentialtransactionbeforeto-day.Officialsentimentsareonething.Weareextraofficial."

           Icordiallyassented.Iwassoverynervous,thatIhadalreadylightedtheAged’ssausagelikeatorch,andbeenobligedtoblowitout.

           "Iaccidentallyheard,yesterdaymorning,"saidWemmick,"beinginacertainplacewhereIoncetookyouevenbetweenyouandme,it’saswellnottomentionnameswhenavoidable—"

           "Muchbetternot,"saidI."Iunderstandyou."

           "Iheardtherebychance,yesterdaymorning,"saidWemmick,"thatacertainpersonnotaltogetherofuncolonialpursuits,andnotunpossessedofportablepropertyIdon’tknowwhoitmayreallybewewon’tnamethisperson—"

           "Notnecessary,"saidI.

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