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^My love察permit me Pray have a moment¨s patience察my dear。 I
do know something of this lad察and in what I know of him察I can¨t
say that there¨s any harm察perhaps on the contrary察constable。 ̄ To
whom the law´stationer relates his Joful and woful experience察
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suppressing the half´crown fact。
^Well 院says the constable察 so far察it seems察he had grounds for
what he said。 When I took him into custody up in Holborn察he said
you knew him。 Upon that察a young man who was in the crowd said
he was acquainted with you察 and you were a respectable
housekeeper察and if I¨d call and make the inquiry he¨d appear。 The
young man don¨t seem inclined to keep his word察but!oh Here is
the young man 院
Enter Mr Guppy察who nods to Mr Snagsby察and touches his hat
with the chivalry of clerkship to the ladies on the stairs。
^I was strolling away from the office just now察when I found this
row going on察院says Mr Guppy to the law´stationer察 and as your
name was mentioned察 I thought it was right the thing should be
looked into。 ̄
^It was very good´natured of you察sir察院says Mr Snagsby察 and I
am obliged to you。 ̄ And Mr Snagsby again relates his experience察
again suppressing the half´crown fact。
^Now察I know where you live察院says the constable察then察 to Jo。
^You live down in Tom´all´Alone¨s。 That¨s a nice innocent place to
live in察ain¨t it拭院
^I can¨t go and live in no nicer place察 sir察院 replies Jo。 ^They
wouldn¨t have nothink to say to me if I was to go to a nice innocent
place fur to live。 Who ud go and let a nice innocent lodging to such
a reg¨lar one as me 院
^You are very poor察ain¨t you拭院says the constable。
^Yes察I am indeed察sir察wery poor in gin¨ral察院replies Jo。
^I leave you to judge now I shook these two half´crowns out of
him察院says the constable察producing them to the company察 in only
putting my hand upon him 院
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^They¨re wot¨s left察Mr Snagsby察院said Jo察 out of a sov¨ring as
wos give me by a lady in a wale as said she wos a servant and as
come to my crossin one night and asked to be showd this ¨ere ouse
and the ouse wot him as you giv the writin to died at察 and the
berrin ground wot he¨s berrid in。 She ses to me she ses `are you
the boy at the Inkwhich拭 she ses。 I ses `yes¨ I ses。 She ses to me
she ses `can you show me all them places拭 I ses `yes I can¨ I ses。
And she ses to me `do it¨ and I dun it and she giv me a sov¨ring and
hooked it。 And I an¨t had much of the sov¨ring neither察院 says Jo察
with dirty tears察 fur I had to pay five bob察 down in Tom´all´
Alone¨s察afore they¨d square it fur to give me change察 and then a
young man he thieved another five while I was asleep and another
boy he thieved ninepence and the landlord he stood drains round
with a lot more on it。 ̄
^You don¨t expect anybody to believe this察 about the lady and
the sovereign察do you拭院says the constable察eyeing him aside with
ineffable disdain。
^I don¨t know as I do察sir察院replies Jo。 ^I don¨t expect nothink at
all察sir察much察but that¨s the true hist¨ry on it。 ̄
^You see what he is 院 the constable observes to the audience。
^Well察Mr Snagsby察if I don¨t lock him up this time察will you engage
for his moving on拭院
^No 院cries Mrs Snagsby from the stairs。
^My little woman 院pleads her husband。 ^Constable察I have no
doubt he¨ll move on。 You know you really must do it察院 says Mr
Snagsby。
^I¨m everyways agreeable察sir察院says the hapless Jo。
^Do it察then察院observes the constable。 ^You know what you have
got to do。 Do it And recollect you won¨t get off so easy next time。
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Catch hold of your money。 Now察 the sooner you¨re five miles off察
the better for all parties。 ̄
With this farewell hint察 and pointing generally to the setting
sun察as a likely place to move on to察the constable bids his auditors
good afternoon察 and makes the echoes of Cook¨s Court perform
slow music for him as he walks away on the shady side察carrying
his iron´bound hat in his hand for a little ventilation。
Now察 Jo¨s improbable story concerning the lady and the
sovereign has awakened more or less the curiosity of all the
company。 Mr Guppy察 who has an inquiring mind in matters of
evidence察and who has been suffering severely from the lassitude
of the long vacation察takes that interest in the case察that he enters
on a regular cross´examination of the witness察 which is found so
interesting by the ladies that Mrs Snagsby politely invites him to
step upstairs察 and drink a cup of tea察 if he will excuse the
disarranged state of the tea´table察 consequent on their previous
exertions。 Mr Guppy yielding his assent to this proposal察 Jo is
requested to follow into the drawing´room doorway察 where Mr
Guppy takes him in hand as a witness察patting him into this shape察
that shape察and the other shape察like a butterman dealing with so
much butter察and worrying him according to the best models。 Nor
is the examination unlike many such model displays察 both in
respect of its eliciting nothing察 and of its being lengthy察 for察 Mr
Guppy is sensible of his talent察 and Mrs Snagsby feels察 not only
that it gratifies her inquisitive disposition察 but that it lifts her
husband¨s establishment higher up in the law。 During the progress
of this keen encounter察 the vessel Chadband察 being merely
engaged in the oil trade察gets aground察and waits to be floated off。
^Well 院 says Mr Guppy察 either this boy sticks to it like
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cobbler¨s wax察or there is something out of the common here that
beats anything that ever came into my way at Kenge and
Carboy¨s。 ̄
Mrs Chadband whispers Mrs Snagsby察 who exclaims察 You
don¨t say so 院
^For years 院replies Mrs Chadband。
^Has known Kenge and Carboy¨s office for years察院Mrs Snagsby
triumphantly explains to Mr Guppy。 ^Mrs Chadband!this
gentleman¨s wife!Reverend Mr Chadband。 ̄
^Oh察indeed 院said Mr Guppy。
^Before I married my present husband察院says Mrs Chadband。
^Was you a party in anything察 ma¨am拭院 says Mr Guppy
transferring his cross´examination。
^No。 ̄
^Not a party in anything察ma¨am拭院says Mr Guppy。
Mrs Chadband shakes her head。
^Perhaps you were acquainted with somebody who was a party
in something察ma¨am拭院 says Mr Guppy察 who likes nothing better
than to m