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<v Speaker 1>Great expectations by Charles Dickens, chapter fifty five. He was

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<v Speaker 1>taken to the police court next day and would have

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<v Speaker 1>been immediately committed for trial, but that it was necessary

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<v Speaker 1>to send down for an old officer of the prison

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<v Speaker 1>ship from which he had once escaped to speak to

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<v Speaker 1>his identity. Nobody doubted it, but Copyson, who had meant

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<v Speaker 1>to depose to it, was tumbling on the tides dead.

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<v Speaker 1>And it happened that there was not at that time

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<v Speaker 1>any prison officer in London who could give the required evidence.

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<v Speaker 1>I had gone direct to mister Jaggers at his private

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<v Speaker 1>house on my arrival over night to retain his assistance,

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<v Speaker 1>and mister Jaggers, on the prisoner's behalf, would admit nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the sole resource for He told me that

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<v Speaker 1>the case must be over in five minutes when the

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<v Speaker 1>witness was there, and that no power on earth could

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<v Speaker 1>prevent its going against us. I imparted to mister Jaggers

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<v Speaker 1>my desire of keeping him in ignorance of the fate

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<v Speaker 1>of his wealth. Mister Jaggers was querulous and angry with

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<v Speaker 1>me for having let it slip through my fingers, and

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<v Speaker 1>said we must memorialize by and by and try at

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<v Speaker 1>all events for some of it. But he did not

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<v Speaker 1>conceal from me that although there might be many cases

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<v Speaker 1>in which the forfeiture could not be exacted, there were

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<v Speaker 1>no circumstances in this case to make it one of them.

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<v Speaker 1>I understood that very well I was not related to

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<v Speaker 1>the outlaw, or connected with him by any recognizable tie.

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<v Speaker 1>He had put his hand to no writing or settlement

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<v Speaker 1>in my favor before his apprehension, and to do so

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<v Speaker 1>now would be idle. I had no claim, And I

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<v Speaker 1>finally resolved, and ever afterwards abided by the resolution that

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<v Speaker 1>my heart should never be sickened with the hopeless task

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<v Speaker 1>of attempting to establish one. There appeared to be reason

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<v Speaker 1>for supposing that the drowned informer had hoped for a

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<v Speaker 1>reward out of this forfeiture, and had obtained some accurate

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<v Speaker 1>knowledge of Magwitch's affairs. When his body was found many

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<v Speaker 1>miles from the scene of his death, and so horribly

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<v Speaker 1>disfigured that he was only recognizable by the contents of

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<v Speaker 1>his pockets. Notes were still legible folded in a case

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<v Speaker 1>he carried. Among these were the name of a banking

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<v Speaker 1>house in New South Wales, where a sum of money

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<v Speaker 1>was and the designation of certain lands of considerable value.

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<v Speaker 1>Both these heads of information were in a list that Magwitch,

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<v Speaker 1>while in prison, gave to mister Jaggers of the possessions

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<v Speaker 1>he supposed I should inherit his ignorance. Poor fellow at

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<v Speaker 1>last served him. He never mistrusted, but that my inheritance

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<v Speaker 1>was quite safe with mister Jagger's aid. After three days delay,

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<v Speaker 1>during which the Crown prosecution stood over for the production

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<v Speaker 1>of the witness from the prison ship, the witness came

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<v Speaker 1>and completed the easy case, committed to take his trial

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<v Speaker 1>at the next sessions, which would come on in a month.

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<v Speaker 1>It was at this dark time of my life that

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<v Speaker 1>Herbert returned home one evening a good deal, cast down,

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<v Speaker 1>and said, my dear Handel, I fear I shall soon

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<v Speaker 1>have to leave you, his partner having prepared me for that,

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<v Speaker 1>I was less surprised than he thought. We shall lose

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<v Speaker 1>a fine opportunity if I put off going to Cairo,

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<v Speaker 1>and I am very much afraid I must go Handel

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<v Speaker 1>when you most need me. Herbert, I shall always need you,

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<v Speaker 1>because I shall always love you. But my need is

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<v Speaker 1>no greater now than at another time. You will be

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<v Speaker 1>so lonely. I have not leisure to think of that,

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<v Speaker 1>said I. You know that I am always with him

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<v Speaker 1>to the full extent of the time allowed, and that

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<v Speaker 1>I should be with him all day long if I could.

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<v Speaker 1>And when I come away from him, you know that

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<v Speaker 1>my thoughts are with him. The dreadful condition to which

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<v Speaker 1>he was brought was so appalling to both of us

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<v Speaker 1>that we could not refer to it in plainer words,

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<v Speaker 1>My dear fellow, said Herbert. Let the near prospect of

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<v Speaker 1>our separation, for it is very near, be my justification

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<v Speaker 1>for troubling you about yourself. Have you thought of your future? No,

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<v Speaker 1>for I have been afraid to think of any future.

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<v Speaker 1>But yours cannot be dismissed. Indeed, my dear dear Handel,

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<v Speaker 1>it must not be dismissed. I wish you would enter

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<v Speaker 1>on it now, as far as a few friendly words

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<v Speaker 1>go with me, I will, said I. In this branch

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<v Speaker 1>house of ours, Handel, we must have a I saw

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<v Speaker 1>that his delicacy was avoiding the right words, So I said,

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<v Speaker 1>a clerk, a clerk, And I hope it is not

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<v Speaker 1>unlikely that he may expand as a clerk of your

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<v Speaker 1>acquaintance has expanded into a partner. Now Handel, in short,

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<v Speaker 1>my dear boy, will you come to me? There was

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<v Speaker 1>something charmingly cordial and engaging in the manner in which,

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<v Speaker 1>after saying now Handel, as if it were the grave

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<v Speaker 1>beginning of a portentous business exordium, he had suddenly given

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<v Speaker 1>up that tone, stretched out his honest hand, and spoken

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<v Speaker 1>like a schoolboy. Clara and I have talked about it

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<v Speaker 1>again and again, Herbert pursued, and the dear little thing

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<v Speaker 1>begged me only this evening, with tears in her eyes,

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<v Speaker 1>to say to you that if you will live with us,

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<v Speaker 1>when we come together, she will do her best to

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<v Speaker 1>make you happy, and to convince her husband's friend that

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<v Speaker 1>he is her friend too. We should get on so

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<v Speaker 1>well Handel. I thanked her heartily, and I thanked him heartily.

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<v Speaker 1>But Siena could not yet make sure of joining him

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<v Speaker 1>as he so kindly offered. Firstly, my mind was too

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<v Speaker 1>preoccupied to be able to take in the subject clearly. Secondly, yes, Secondly,

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<v Speaker 1>there was a vague something lingering in my thoughts that

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<v Speaker 1>will come out very near the end of this slight narrative.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you thought, Herbert that you could without doing

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<v Speaker 1>any injury to your business. Leave the question open for

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<v Speaker 1>a little while. For any while, cried Herbert. Six months

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<v Speaker 1>a year, not so long as that, said I, two

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<v Speaker 1>or three months at most. Herbert was highly delighted when

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<v Speaker 1>we shook hands on this arrangement, and said he could

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<v Speaker 1>now take courage to tell me that he believed he

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<v Speaker 1>must go away at the end of the week. And

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<v Speaker 1>Clara said, I the dear little thing returned. Herbert holds

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<v Speaker 1>dutifully to her father as long as he lasts. But

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<v Speaker 1>he won't last long. Missus Wimple confides to me that

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<v Speaker 1>he is certainly going, not to say an unfeeling thing,

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<v Speaker 1>said I. He cannot do better than go. I am

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<v Speaker 1>afraid that must be admitted, said Herbert. And then I

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<v Speaker 1>shall come back for the dear little thing, and the

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<v Speaker 1>dear little thing, and I will walk quietly into the

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<v Speaker 1>nearest church. Remember the blessed darling comes of no family,

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<v Speaker 1>my dear handel and never looked into the red book

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<v Speaker 1>and hastened a notion about her grandpapa. What a fortune

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<v Speaker 1>for the son of my mother. On the Saturday in

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<v Speaker 1>that same week, I took my leave of Herbert, full

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<v Speaker 1>of bright hope, but sad and sorry to leave me

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<v Speaker 1>as he sat on one of the seaport mail coaches.

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<v Speaker 1>I went into a coffee house to write a little

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<v Speaker 1>note to Clara, telling her he had gone off, sending

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<v Speaker 1>his love to her over and over again, and then

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<v Speaker 1>went to my lonely home, if it deserves the name,

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<v Speaker 1>for it was now no home to me, and I

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<v Speaker 1>had no home anywhere. On the stairs I encountered Wemmick,

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<v Speaker 1>who was coming down after an unsuccessful application of his

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<v Speaker 1>knuckles to my door. I had not seen him alone

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<v Speaker 1>since the disastrous issue of the attempted flight, and he

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<v Speaker 1>had come in his private and personal capacity to say

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<v Speaker 1>a few words of explanation in reference to that failure.

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<v Speaker 1>The late Compison said Wemmick had, by little and little,

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<v Speaker 1>got at the bottom of half of the regular business

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<v Speaker 1>now transacted. And it was from the talk of some

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<v Speaker 1>of his people in trouble, some of his people being

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<v Speaker 1>always in trouble, that I heard what I did. I

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<v Speaker 1>kept my ears open, seeming to have them shut, until

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<v Speaker 1>I heard that he was absent, and I thought that

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<v Speaker 1>would be the best time for making the attempt. I

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<v Speaker 1>can only suppose now that it was a part of

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<v Speaker 1>his policy, as a very clever man had been itchly

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<v Speaker 1>to deceive his own instruments. You don't blame me, I hope,

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<v Speaker 1>mister Pip. I am sure I tried to serve you

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<v Speaker 1>with all my heart. I am as sure of that,

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<v Speaker 1>Wemmick as you can be. And I thank you most

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<v Speaker 1>earnestly for all your interest and friendship. Thank you, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you very much. It's a bad job, said Wemmick, scratching

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<v Speaker 1>his head. And I assure you I haven't been so

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<v Speaker 1>cut up for a long time. What I look at

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<v Speaker 1>is the sacrifice of so much portable property. Dear me,

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<v Speaker 1>what I think of Wemmick as the poor owner of

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<v Speaker 1>the property. Yes, to be sure, said Wemmick. Of course

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<v Speaker 1>there can be no objection to your being sorry for him,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'd put down a five pound note myself to

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<v Speaker 1>get him out of it. But what I look at

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<v Speaker 1>is this the late Copysin having been beforehand with him,

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<v Speaker 1>in intelligence of his return, and being so determined to

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<v Speaker 1>bring him to book. I do not think he could

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<v Speaker 1>have been saved, whereas the portable property certainly could have

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<v Speaker 1>been saved. That's the difference between the property and the owner,

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<v Speaker 1>don't you see? I invited Wemmick to come upstairs and

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<v Speaker 1>refresh himself with a glass of grog before walking to Walworth.

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<v Speaker 1>He accepted the invitation while he was drinking his moderate allowance.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, with nothing to lead up to it, and

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<v Speaker 1>after having appeared rather fidgety, what do you think of

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<v Speaker 1>my meaning to take a holiday on Monday, mister Pipp?

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<v Speaker 1>Why I suppose you have not done such a thing

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<v Speaker 1>these twelve months, these twelve years more likely? Said Wemmick. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to take a holiday. More than that, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to take a walk. More than that, I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to ask you to take a walk with me. I

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<v Speaker 1>was about to excuse myself as being but a bad

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<v Speaker 1>companion just then when Wemmick anticipated me. I know your engagements,

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<v Speaker 1>said he, and I know you were out of sorts,

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<v Speaker 1>mister Pip, but if you could oblige me, I should

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<v Speaker 1>take it as a kindness. It ain't a long walk,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's an early one. Say it might occupy you,

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<v Speaker 1>including breakfast on the walk from eight to twelve. Couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>you stretch a point and manage it? He had done

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<v Speaker 1>so much for me at various times that this was

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<v Speaker 1>very little to do for him. I said I could

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<v Speaker 1>manage it, would manage it. And he was so very

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<v Speaker 1>much pleased by my acquiescence that I was pleased to

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<v Speaker 1>at his particular request. I appointed to call for him

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<v Speaker 1>at the castle at half past eight on Monday morning,

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<v Speaker 1>and so we parted for the time punctual to my appointment.

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<v Speaker 1>I rang at the castle gate on the Monday morning

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<v Speaker 1>and was received by Wemmick himself, who struck me as

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<v Speaker 1>looking tighter than usual and having a sleeker hat on.

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<v Speaker 1>Within there were two glasses of rum and milk prepared,

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<v Speaker 1>and two biscuits. The aged must have been stirring with

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<v Speaker 1>the lark. For glancing into the perspective of his bedroom,

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<v Speaker 1>I observed that his bed was empty. When we had

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<v Speaker 1>fortified ourselves with the rum and milk and biscuits and

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<v Speaker 1>were going out for the walk, with that training preparation

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<v Speaker 1>on us, I was considerably surprised to see Wemmick take

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<v Speaker 1>up a fishing rod and put it over his shoulder.

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<v Speaker 1>Why we are not going fishing, said I, No, replied Wemmick,

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<v Speaker 1>but I like to walk with one. I thought this odd, However,

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<v Speaker 1>I said nothing and we set off. We went towards

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<v Speaker 1>Caberwell Green, and when we were thereabouts, Wemmick said suddenly, Hello,

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<v Speaker 1>here's a church. There was nothing very surprising in that,

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<v Speaker 1>but again I was rather surprised when he said, as

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<v Speaker 1>if he were animated by a brilliant idea, let's go in.

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<v Speaker 1>We went in, Wemmick leaving his fishing rod on the porch,

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<v Speaker 1>and looked all round. In the meantime, Wemmick was diving

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<v Speaker 1>into his coat pockets and getting something out of paper. There,

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<v Speaker 1>Hello said he, here's a couple a pair of gloves.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's put him on. As the gloves were white kid gloves.

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<v Speaker 1>And as the post office was widened to its utmost extent,

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<v Speaker 1>I now began to have my strong suspicions. They were

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<v Speaker 1>strengthened into certainty when I beheld the aged enter at

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<v Speaker 1>a side door escorting a lady. Hello, said Wemmick, here's

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<v Speaker 1>miss s Givens, let's have a wedding. That discreet damsel

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<v Speaker 1>was attired as usual, except that she was now engaged

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<v Speaker 1>in substituting for her green kid gloves a pair of white.

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<v Speaker 1>The aged was likewise die occupied in preparing a similar

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<v Speaker 1>sacrifice for the altar of Hymen. The old gentleman, however,

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<v Speaker 1>experienced so much difficulty in getting his gloves on that

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<v Speaker 1>Wemmick found it necessary to put him with his back

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<v Speaker 1>against a pillar, and then to get behind the pillar

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<v Speaker 1>himself and pull away at them, while I, for my part,

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<v Speaker 1>held the old gentleman round the waist that he might

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<v Speaker 1>present equal and safe resistance. By dint of this ingenious scheme,

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<v Speaker 1>his gloves were got on to perfection. The clerk and clergyman,

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<v Speaker 1>then appearing, we were ranged in order at those fatal rails,

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<v Speaker 1>true to his notion of seeming to do it all

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<v Speaker 1>without preparation, I heard Wemmick say to himself, as he

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<v Speaker 1>took something out of his waistcoat pocket before the service began, Hello,

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<v Speaker 1>here's a ring. I acted in the capacity of backer

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<v Speaker 1>or best man to the bridegroom, while a little limp

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<v Speaker 1>pew opener in a soft bonnet like a baby's made

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<v Speaker 1>a feint of being the bosom friend of miss Skiffin's.

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<v Speaker 1>The responsibility of giving the lady away devolved upon the aged,

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<v Speaker 1>which led to the clergyman's being unintentionally scandalized. And it

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<v Speaker 1>happened thus When he said, who giveth this woman to

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<v Speaker 1>be married to this man? The old gentleman, not in

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<v Speaker 1>the least knowing what point of the ceremony we had

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<v Speaker 1>arrived at, stood most amiably beaming at the Ten Commandments,

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<v Speaker 1>upon which the clergyman said again, who giveth this woman

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<v Speaker 1>to be married to this man? The old gentleman, being

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<v Speaker 1>still in a state of most estimable unconsciousness. The bridegroom

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<v Speaker 1>cried out in his accustomed voice, now, aged, p you

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<v Speaker 1>know who giveth, to which the aged replied with great briskness,

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<v Speaker 1>before saying that he gave all right, Joan, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>my boy, And the clergyman came to so gloomy a

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<v Speaker 1>pause upon it, that I had doubts for the moment

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<v Speaker 1>whether we should get completely married that day. It was

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<v Speaker 1>completely done, however, and when we were going out of church,

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<v Speaker 1>Wemmick took the cover off the font and put his

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<v Speaker 1>white gloves in it, and put the cover on again.

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<v Speaker 1>Missus Wemmick, more heedful of the future, put her white

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<v Speaker 1>gloves in her pocket and assumed her green. Now, mister Pip,

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<v Speaker 1>said Wemmick, triumphantly shouldering the fishing rod as we came

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<v Speaker 1>out let me ask you whether anybody would suppose this

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<v Speaker 1>to be a wedding party. Breakfast had been ordered at

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<v Speaker 1>a pleasant little tavern a mile or so away, upon

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<v Speaker 1>the rising ground beyond the green, and there was a

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<v Speaker 1>bagatelle board in the room in case we should desire

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<v Speaker 1>to unbend our minds after the solemnity. It was pleasant

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<v Speaker 1>to observe that missus Wemmick no longer unwound Wemmick's arm

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<v Speaker 1>when it adapted itself to her figure, but sat in

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<v Speaker 1>a high backed chair against the wall, like a violincello

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<v Speaker 1>in its case, and submitted to be embraced as that

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<v Speaker 1>melodious instrument might have done. We had an excellent breakfast,

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<v Speaker 1>and when any one declined anything on table, Wemmick said,

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<v Speaker 1>provided by contract, you know, don't be afraid of it.

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<v Speaker 1>I drank to the new couple, drank to the aged,

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<v Speaker 1>drank to the castle, saluted the bride at parting, and

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<v Speaker 1>made myself as agreeable as I could. Wemmick came down

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<v Speaker 1>to the door with me, and I again shook hands

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<v Speaker 1>with him and wished him joy. Think'ee, said Wemmick, rubbing

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<v Speaker 1>his hands. She's sech a manager of fowls. You have

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<v Speaker 1>no idea. You shall have some eggs and judge for yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>I say, mister Pip, calling me back and speaking low.

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<v Speaker 1>This is altogether a woeworth sentiment. Please, I understand not

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<v Speaker 1>to be mentioned in Little Britain, said I. Wemmick nodded.

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<v Speaker 1>After what you let out the other day, mister Jaggers

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<v Speaker 1>may as well not know of it. He might think

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<v Speaker 1>my brain was softening, or something of the kind. End

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<v Speaker 1>of chapter