I won't hear a word." The two men looked at one another as Mr.Jaggers waved them behind again, and humbly fell back and were heard no more.
"And now you!" said Mr.Jaggers, suddenly stopping, and turning on the two women with the shawls, from whom the three men had meekly separated,--"Oh! Amelia, is it ?" "Yes, Mr.Jaggers." "And do you remember," retorted Mr.Jaggers, "that but for me you wouldn't be here and couldn't be here ?" "O yes, sir!" exclaimed both women together.

"Lord bless you, sir, well we knows that!" "Then why," said Mr.Jaggers, "do you come here ?" "My Bill, sir!" the crying woman pleaded.
"Now, I tell you what!" said Mr.Jaggers.

"Once for all.

If you don't know that your Bill's in good hands, I know it.

And if you come here bothering about your Bill, I'll make an example of both your Bill and you, and let him slip through my fingers.