Low!

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What does Abel Magwitch mean when he says to Pip, in chapter fourty in Great Expectations, “I forgot myself half a minute ago. What I said was low; that's what it was; low. Look'ee here, Pip. Look over it. I ain't a going to be low.” ?

What does Dickens mean by this? What does it mean to be “low,” and why is Magwitch so insistant on not being such?

Use a quote in support of your response, being certain to include the MLA citation in your answer, i.e.: (Dickens #).