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Chapter 40

           "

           "Andhowlongdoyouremain?"

           "Howlong?"saidhe,takinghisblackpipefromhismouth,anddroppinghisjawashestaredatme."I’mnotagoingback.I’vecomeforgood."

           "Whereareyoutolive?"saidI."Whatistobedonewithyou?Wherewillyoubesafe?"

           "Dearboy,"hereturned,"there’sdisguisingwigscanbeboughtformoney,andthere’shairpowder,andspectacles,andblackclothesshortsandwhatnot.Othershasdoneitsafeafore,andwhatothershasdoneafore,otherscandoagen.Astothewhereandhowofliving,dearboy,givemeyourownopinionsonit."

           "Youtakeitsmoothlynow,"saidI,"butyouwereveryseriouslastnight,whenyousworeitwasDeath."

           "AndsoIswearitisDeath,"saidhe,puttinghispipebackinhismouth,"andDeathbytherope,intheopenstreetnotfurfromthis,andit’sseriousthatyoushouldfullyunderstandittobeso.Whatthen,whenthat’soncedone?HereIam.Togobacknow’udbeasbadastostandgroundworse.Besides,Pip,I’mhere,becauseI’vemeantitbyyou,yearsandyears.AstowhatIdare,I’maoldbirdnow,ashasdaredallmanneroftrapssincefirsthewasfledged,andI’mnotafeerdtoperchuponascarecrow.Ifthere’sDeathhidinsideofit,thereis,andlethimcomeout,andI’llfacehim,andthenI’llbelieveinhimandnotafore.Andnowletmehavealookatmygentlemanagen.

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