“Toresume，forthereismoretotellyou。
“Mr。Armadaletohiscredit——Idon’tdenyit，thoughIdon’tlikehimstillsaidNo。HeappearedtobegettingirritatedunderMr。Pedgift’spersistence，andhespokeinasomewhathastyway。’Youpersuadedmeonthelastoccasionwhenwetalkedaboutthis，’hesaid，’todosomethingthatIhavebeensinceheartilyashamedof。Youwon’tsucceedinpersuadingme，Mr。Pedgift，asecondtime。’Thosewerehiswords。Mr。Pedgifttookhimupshort;Mr。Pedgiftseemedtobenettledonhisside。
“’Ifthatisthelightinwhichyouseemyadvice，sir，’hesaid，’thelessyouhaveofitforthefuture，thebetter。YourcharacterandpositionarepubliclyinvolvedinthismatterbetweenyourselfandMissGwilt;andyoupersist，atamostcriticalmoment，intakingacourseofyourown，whichIbelievewillendbadly。AfterwhatIhavealreadysaidanddoneinthisveryseriouscase，Ican’tconsenttogoonwithitwithbothmyhandstied，andIcan’tdropitwithcredittomyselfwhileI
remainpubliclyknownasyoursolicitor。Youleavemenoalternative，sir，buttoresignthehonorofactingasyourlegaladviser。’’Iamsorrytohearit，’saysMr。Armadale，’butIhavesufferedenoughalreadythroughinterferingwithMissGwilt。I
can’tandwon’tstiranyfurtherinthematter。’’_You_maynotstiranyfurtherinit，sir，’saysMr。Pedgift，’and_I_shallnotstiranyfurtherinit，forithasceasedtobeaquestionofprofessionalinteresttome。Butmarkmywords，Mr。Armadale，youarenotattheendofthisbusinessyet。Someotherperson’scuriositymaygoonfromthepointwhereyouandIhavestopped;andsomeotherperson’shandmayletthebroaddaylightinyetonMissGwilt。’