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Chapter 24

           Twicefive;willthatdo?Threetimesfive;willthatdo?Fourtimesfive;willthatdo?"

           IsaidIthoughtthatwoulddohandsomely.

           "Fourtimesfivewilldohandsomely,willit?"saidMr.Jaggers,knittinghisbrows."Now,whatdoyoumakeoffourtimesfive?"

           "WhatdoImakeofit?"

           "Ah!"saidMr.Jaggers;"howmuch?"

           "Isupposeyoumakeittwentypounds,"saidI,smiling.

           "NevermindwhatImakeit,myfriend,"observedMr.Jaggers,withaknowingandcontradictorytossofhishead."Iwanttoknowwhatyoumakeit."

           "Twentypounds,ofcourse."

           "Wemmick!"saidMr.Jaggers,openinghisofficedoor."TakeMr.Pip’swrittenorder,andpayhimtwentypounds."

           Thisstronglymarkedwayofdoingbusinessmadeastronglymarkedimpressiononme,andthatnotofanagreeablekind.Mr.Jaggersneverlaughed;butheworegreatbrightcreakingboots,and,inpoisinghimselfontheseboots,withhislargeheadbentdownandhiseyebrowsjoinedtogether,awaitingananswer,hesometimescausedthebootstocreak,asiftheylaughedinadryandsuspiciousway.Ashehappenedtogooutnow,andasWemmickwasbriskandtalkative,IsaidtoWemmickthatIhardlyknewwhattomakeofMr.Jaggers’smanner.

           "Tellhimthat,andhe’lltakeitasacompliment,"answeredWemmick;"hedon’tmeanthatyoushouldknowwhattomakeofit.

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