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Chapter 24

           Oh!"forIlookedsurprised,"it’snotpersonal;it’sprofessional:onlyprofessional."

           Wemmickwasathisdesk,lunchingandcrunchingonadryhardbiscuit;piecesofwhichhethrewfromtimetotimeintohisslitofamouth,asifhewerepostingthem.

           "Alwaysseemstome,"saidWemmick,"asifhehadsetaman-trapandwaswatchingit.Suddenly-clickyou’recaught!"

           Withoutremarkingthatman-trapswerenotamongtheamenitiesoflife,IsaidIsupposedhewasveryskilful?

           "Deep,"saidWemmick,"asAustralia."Pointingwithhispenattheofficefloor,toexpressthatAustraliawasunderstood,forthepurposesofthefigure,tobesymmetricallyontheoppositespotoftheglobe."Iftherewasanythingdeeper,"addedWemmick,bringinghispentopaper,"he’dbeit."

           Then,IsaidIsupposedhehadafinebusiness,andWemmicksaid,"Ca-pi-tal!"ThenIaskedifthereweremanyclerks?towhichhereplied

           "Wedon’trunmuchintoclerks,becausethere’sonlyoneJaggers,andpeoplewon’thavehimatsecondhand.Thereareonlyfourofus.Wouldyouliketosee’em?Youareoneofus,asImaysay."

           Iacceptedtheoffer.WhenMr.Wemmickhadputallthebiscuitintothepost,andhadpaidmemymoneyfromacash-boxinasafe,thekeyofwhichsafehekeptsomewheredownhisbackandproducedfromhiscoat-collarlikeaniron-pigtail,wewentupstairs.

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