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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

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