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Chapter 18

           "Recollectyourself!"

           Notrecollectingmyself,IbeganagainthatIwasmuchobligedtohimforhisrecommendation

           "No,myyoungfriend,"heinterrupted,shakinghisheadandfrowningandsmilingbothatonce"no,no,no;it’sverywelldone,butitwon’tdo;youaretooyoungtofixmewithit.Recommendationisnottheword,Mr.Pip.Tryanother."

           Correctingmyself,IsaidthatIwasmuchobligedtohimforhismentionofMr.MatthewPocket

           "That’smorelikeit!"criedMr.Jaggers.

           And(Iadded),Iwouldgladlytrythatgentleman.

           "Good.Youhadbettertryhiminhisownhouse.Thewayshallbepreparedforyou,andyoucanseehissonfirst,whoisinLondon.WhenwillyoucometoLondon?"

           Isaid(glancingatJoe,whostoodlookingon,motionless),thatIsupposedIcouldcomedirectly.

           "First,"saidMr.Jaggers,"youshouldhavesomenewclothestocomein,andtheyshouldnotbeworking-clothes.Saythisdayweek.You’llwantsomemoney.ShallIleaveyoutwentyguineas?"

           Heproducedalongpurse,withthegreatestcoolness,andcountedthemoutonthetableandpushedthemovertome.Thiswasthefirsttimehehadtakenhislegfromthechair.Hesatastrideofthechairwhenhehadpushedthemoneyover,andsatswinginghispurseandeyeingJoe.

           "Well,JosephGargery?Youlookdumbfoundered?"

           "Iam!"saidJoe,inaverydecidedmanner.

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