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Chapter 46

           Heexpressednoalarm,andseemedtofeelnonethatwasworthmentioning;butitstruckmethathewassoftenedindefinably,forIcouldnothavesaidhow,andcouldneverafterwardsrecallhowwhenItried,butcertainly.

           Theopportunitythattheday’sresthadgivenmeforreflectionhadresultedinmyfullydeterminingtosaynothingtohimrespectingCompeyson.ForanythingIknew,hisanimositytowardsthemanmightotherwiseleadtohisseekinghimoutandrushingonhisowndestruction.Therefore,whenHerbertandIsatdownwithhimbyhisfire,IaskedhimfirstofallwhetherhereliedonWemmick’sjudgmentandsourcesofinformation?

           "Ay,ay,dearboy!"heanswered,withagravenod,"Jaggersknows."

           "Then,IhavetalkedwithWemmick,"saidI,"andhavecometotellyouwhatcautionhegavemeandwhatadvice."

           ThisIdidaccurately,withthereservationjustmentioned;andItoldhimhowWemmickhadheard,inNewgateprison(whetherfromofficersorprisonersIcouldnotsay),thathewasundersomesuspicion,andthatmychambershadbeenwatched;howWemmickhadrecommendedhiskeepingcloseforatime,andmykeepingawayfromhim;andwhatWemmickhadsaidaboutgettinghimabroad.Iadded,thatofcourse,whenthetimecame,Ishouldgowithhim,orshouldfollowcloseuponhim,asmightbesafestinWemmick’sjudgment.

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