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Chapter 24

           Thehousewasdarkandshabby,andthegreasyshouldersthathadlefttheirmarkinMr.Jaggers’sroomseemedtohavebeenshufflingupanddownthestaircaseforyears.Inthefrontfirstfloor,aclerkwholookedsomethingbetweenapublicanandarat-catcheralargepale,puffed,swollenmanwasattentivelyengagedwiththreeorfourpeopleofshabbyappearance,whomhetreatedasunceremoniouslyaseverybodyseemedtobetreatedwhocontributedtoMr.Jaggers’scoffers."Gettingevidencetogether,"saidMr.Wemmick,aswecameout,"fortheBailey."Intheroomoverthat,alittleflabbyterrierofaclerkwithdanglinghair(hiscroppingseemedtohavebeenforgottenwhenhewasapuppy)wassimilarlyengagedwithamanwithweakeyes,whomMr.Wemmickpresentedtomeasasmelterwhokepthispotalwaysboiling,andwhowouldmeltmeanythingIpleasedandwhowasinanexcessivewhite-perspiration,asifhehadbeentryinghisartonhimself.Inabackroom,ahigh-shoulderedmanwithaface-achetiedupindirtyflannel,whowasdressedinoldblackclothesthatboretheappearanceofhavingbeenwaxed,wasstoopingoverhisworkofmakingfaircopiesofthenotesoftheothertwogentlemen,forMr.Jaggers’sownuse.

           Thiswasalltheestablishment.Whenwewentdownstairsagain,Wemmickledmeintomyguardian’sroom,andsaid,"Thisyou’veseenalready.

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