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Chapter 20

           

           Ihadscarcelyhadtimetoenjoythecoachandtothinkhowlikeastraw-yarditwas,andyethowlikearag-shop,andtowonderwhythehorses’nose-bagswerekeptinside,whenIobservedthecoachmanbeginningtogetdown,asifweweregoingtostoppresently.Andstopwepresentlydid,inagloomystreet,atcertainofficeswithanopendoor,whereonwaspaintedMR.JAGGERS.

           "Howmuch?"Iaskedthecoachman.

           Thecoachmananswered,"Ashillingunlessyouwishtomakeitmore."

           InaturallysaidIhadnowishtomakeitmore.

           "Thenitmustbeashilling,"observedthecoachman."Idon’twanttogetintotrouble.Iknowhim!"HedarklyclosedaneyeatMr.Jaggers’sname,andshookhishead.

           Whenhehadgothisshilling,andhadincourseoftimecompletedtheascenttohisbox,andhadgotaway(whichappearedtorelievehismind),Iwentintothefrontofficewithmylittleportmanteauinmyhandandasked,WasMr.Jaggersathome?

           "Heisnot,"returnedtheclerk."HeisinCourtatpresent.AmIaddressingMr.Pip?"

           IsignifiedthathewasaddressingMr.Pip.

           "Mr.Jaggersleftword,wouldyouwaitinhisroom.Hecouldn’tsayhowlonghemightbe,havingacaseon.Butitstandstoreason,histimebeingvaluable,thathewon’tbelongerthanhecanhelp."

           Withthosewords,theclerkopenedadoor,andusheredmeintoaninnerchamberattheback.

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