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himself察shorn of his hat察that when he holds up The Times to run
his eye over the columns察he seems to have retired for the night察
and to have disappeared under the bed´clothes。
Mr Guppy and Mr Jobling repair to the rag and bottle shop察
where they find Krook still sleeping like one o¨clock察that is to say察
breathing stertorously with his chin upon his breast察 and quite
insensible to any external sounds察 or even to gentle shaking。 On
the table beside him察among the usual lumber察stand an empty gin
bottle and a glass。 The unwholesome air is so stained with this
liquor察that even the green eyes of the cat upon her shelf察as they
open and shut and glimmer on the visitors察look drunk。
^Hold up here 院says Mr Guppy察giving the relaxed figure of the
old man another shake。 ^Mr Krook Halloa察sir 院
But it would seem as easy to wake a bundle of old clothes察with
a spirituous heat smouldering in it。 ^Did you ever see such a
stupor as he falls into察between drink and sleep拭院says Mr Guppy。
^If this is his regular sleep察院 returns Jobling察 rather alarmed察
^it¨ll last a long time one of these days察I am thinking。 ̄
^It¨s always more like a fit than a nap察院says Mr Guppy察shaking
him again。 ^Halloa察your lordship Why he might be robbed察 fifty
times over Open your eyes 院
After much ado察 he opens them察but without appearing to see
his visitors察 or any other objects。 Though he crosses one leg on
another察and folds his hands察and several times closes and opens
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his parched lips察he seems to all intents and purposes as insensible
as before。
^He is alive察 at any rate察院 says Mr Guppy。 ^How are you察 my
Lord Chancellor拭I have brought a friend of mine察 sir察 on a little
matter of business。 ̄
The old man still sits察often smacking his dry lips察 without the
least consciousness。 After some minutes察he makes an attempt to
rise。 They help him up察 and he staggers against the wall察 and
stares at them。
^How do you do察 Mr Krook拭院 says Mr Guppy察 in some
discomfiture。 ^How do you do察sir拭You are looking charming察Mr
Krook。 I hope you are pretty well拭院
The old man察in aiming a purposeless blow at Mr Guppy察or at
nothing察 feebly swings himself round察 and comes with his face
against the wall。 So he remains for a minute or two察 heaped up
against it察and then staggers down the shop to the front door。 The
air察 the movement in the court察 the lapse of time察 or the
combination of these things察recovers him。 He comes back pretty
steadily察adjusting his fur´cap on his head察and looking keenly at
them。
^Your servant察 gentlemen察 I¨ve been dozing。 Hi I am hard to
wake察odd times。 ̄
^Rather so察indeed察sir察院responds Mr Guppy。
^What拭 You¨ve been a´trying to do it察 have you拭院 says the
suspicious Krook。
^Only a little察院Mr Guppy explains。
The old man¨s eye resting on the empty bottle察 he takes it up察
examines it察and slowly tilts it upside down。
^I say 院he cries察like the hobgoblin in the story。 ^Somebody¨s
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been making free here 院
^I assure you we found it so察院says Mr Guppy。 ^Would you allow
me to get it filled for you拭院
^Yes察certainly I would 院cries Krook察in high glee。 ^Certainly I
would Don¨t mention it Get it filled next door!Sol¨s Arms!the
Lord Chancellor¨s fourteenpenny。 Bless you察they know me 院
He so presses the empty bottle upon Mr Guppy察 that that
gentleman察with a nod to his friend察accepts the trust察and hurries
out and hurries in again with the bottle filled。 The old man
receives it in his arms like a beloved grandchild察 and pats it
tenderly。
^But察 I say 院 he whispers察 with his eyes screwed up察 after
tasting it察 this ain¨t the Lord Chancellor¨s fourteenpenny。 This is
eighteenpenny 院
^I thought you might like that better察院says Mr Guppy。
^You¨re a nobleman察 sir察院 returns Krook察 with another taste!
and his hot breath seems to come towards them like a flame。
^You¨re a baron of the land。 ̄
Taking advantage of this auspicious moment察 Mr Guppy
presents his friend under the impromptu name of Mr Weevle察and
states the object of their visit。 Krook with his bottle under his arm
he never gets beyond a certain point of either drunkenness or
sobriety察takes time to survey his proposed lodger察and seems to
approve of him。 ^You¨d like to see the room察young man拭院he says。
^Ah It¨s a good room Been whitewashed。 Been cleaned down
with soft soap and soda。 Hi It¨s worth twice the rent察letting alone
my company when you want it察 and such a cat to keep the mice
away。 ̄
Commending the room after this manner察 the old man takes
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them upstairs察where indeed they do find it cleaner than it used to
be察and also containing some old articles of furniture which he has
dug up from his inexhaustible stores。 The terms are easily
concluded!for the Lord Chancellor cannot be hard on Mr Guppy察
associated as he is with Kenge and Carboy察 Jarndyce and
Jarndyce察 and other famous claims on his professional
consideration!and it is agreed that Mr Weevle shall take
possession on the morrow。 Mr Weevle and Mr Guppy then repair
to Cook¨s Court察Cursitor Street察where the personal introduction
of the former to Mr Snagsby is effected察and more important the
vote and interest of Mrs Snagsby are secured。 They then report
progress to the eminent Smallweed察waiting at the office in his tall
hat for that purpose察 and separate察 Mr Guppy explaining that he
would terminate his little entertainment by standing treat at the
play察but that there are chords in the human mind which would
render it a hollow mockery。
On the morrow察 in the dusk of evening察 Mr Weevle modestly
appears at Krook¨s察by no means incommoded with luggage察 and
establishes himself in his new lodging察where the two eyes in the
shutters stare at him in his sleep察as if they were full of wonder。 On
the following day Mr Weevle察 who is a handy good´for´nothing
kind of young fellow察 borrows a needle and thread of Miss Flite察
and a hammer of his landlord察and goes to work devising apologies
for window´curtains察and knocking up apologies for shelves察 and
hanging up his two teacups察milkpot察and crockery sundries on a
penny´worth of little hooks察like a shipwrecked sailor making the
best of it。
But what Mr Weevle prizes most察 of all his