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Chapter 36

           Hehadlefthisdesk,broughtouthistwogreasyofficecandlesticksandstoodtheminlinewiththesnuffersonaslabnearthedoor,readytobeextinguished;hehadrakedhisfirelow,puthishatandgreat-coatready,andwasbeatinghimselfalloverthechestwithhissafe-key,asanathleticexerciseafterbusiness.

           "Mr.Wemmick,"saidI,"Iwanttoaskyouropinion.Iamverydesiroustoserveafriend."

           Wemmicktightenedhispost-officeandshookhishead,asifhisopinionweredeadagainstanyfatalweaknessofthatsort.

           "Thisfriend,"Ipursued,"istryingtogetonincommerciallife,buthasnomoney,andfindsitdifficultanddishearteningtomakeabeginning.NowIwantsomehowtohelphimtoabeginning."

           "Withmoneydown?"saidWemmick,inatonedrierthananysawdust.

           "Withsomemoneydown,"Ireplied,foranuneasyremembranceshotacrossmeofthatsymmetricalbundleofpapersathome"withsomemoneydown,andperhapssomeanticipationofmyexpectations."

           "Mr.Pip,"saidWemmick,"Ishouldlikejusttorunoverwithyouonmyfingers,ifyouplease,thenamesofthevariousbridgesupashighasChelseaReach.Let’ssee;there’sLondon,one;Southwark,two;Blackfriars,three;Waterloo,four;Westminster,five;Vauxhall,six."Hehadcheckedoffeachbridgeinitsturn,withthehandleofhissafe-keyonthepalmofhishand."There’sasmanyassix,yousee,tochoosefrom.

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