"Is my benefactor to be made known to me to-day?"

     "No. Ask another."

     "Is that confidence to be imparted to me soon?"

     "Waive that, a moment," said Mr. Jaggers, "and ask another."

     I looked about me, but there appeared to be now no possible escape from the inquiry, "Have-I--anything to receive, sir?" On that, Mr. Jaggers said, triumphantly, "I thought we should come to it!" and called to Wemmick to give him that piece of paper. Wemmick appeared, handed it in, and disappeared.

     "Now, Mr. Pip," said Mr. Jaggers, "attend, if you please. You have been drawing pretty freely here; your name occurs pretty often in Wemmick's cash-book; but you are in debt, of course?"

     "I am afraid I must say yes, sir."

     "You know you must say yes; don't you?" said Mr. Jaggers.

     "Yes, sir."