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'Mr Pancks, not to trespass on your grounds of mystery, I will be as

plain with you as I can Let ht!' said Pancks, holding up his dirty forefinger with his

broken nail 'I see! "What's yourto do with my proprietor; not

stateable at present, ridiculous to state at present; but good

Desiring to serve young person, naer still up as a caution 'Better adood' 'Secondly, and lastly, what do you want to know?' Mr Pancks fished up his note-book before the question was put, and

buttoning it with care in an inner breast-pocket, and looking straight

at Clennam all the time, replied with a pause and a puff, 'I want

supplementary information of any sort'

Clenna, so

useful to that unwieldy ship, the Casby, waited on and watched hi in and rifling him of all he

wanted before he could resist its erness, too, which awakenedspeculations

in his mind After a little consideration, he resolved to supply Mr

Pancks with such leading infor that Mr Pancks, if he failed in his present research,