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pipe for two months察we shall save the cost of one next time。 Good
evening察Mr Smallweed 院
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^My dear friend 院The old man gives him both his hands。
^So you think your friend in the city will be hard upon me察if I
fail in a payment拭院says the trooper察looking down upon him like a
giant。
^My dear friend察 I am afraid he will察院 returns the old man察
looking up at him like a pigmy。
Mr George laughs察 and with a glance at Mr Smallweed察and a
parting salutation to the scornful Judy察strides out of the parlour察
clashing imaginary sabres and other metallic appurtenances as he
goes。
^You¨re a damned rogue察院 says the old gentleman察 making a
hideous grimace at the door as shuts it。 ^But I¨ll lime you察you dog察
I¨ll lime you 院
After this amiable remark察his spirit soars into those enchanting
regions of reflection which its education and pursuits have opened
to it察and again he and Mrs Smallweed wile away the rosy hours察
two unrelieved sentinels forgotten as aforesaid by the Black
Serjeant。
While the twain are faithful to their post察 Mr George strides
through the streets with a massive kind of swagger and a grave´
enough face。 It is eight o¨clock now察and the day is fast drawing in。
He stops hard by Waterloo Bridge察and reads a play´bill察decides to
go to Astley¨s Theatre。 Being there察 is much delighted with the
horses and the feats of strength察 looks at the weapons with a
critical eye察 disapproves of the combats察 as giving evidences of
unskillful swordsmanship察but is touched home by the sentiments。
In the last scene察when the Emperor of Tartary gets up into a cart
and condescends to bless the united lovers by hovering over them
with the Union Jack察his eyelashes are moistened with emotion。
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The theatre over察Mr George comes across the water again察and
makes his way to that curious region lying about the Haymarket
and Leicester Square察which is a centre of attraction to indifferent
foreign hotels and indifferent foreigners察 racket´courts察 fighting´
men察 swordsmen察 footguards察 old china察 gaming houses察
exhibitions察and a large medley of shabbiness and shrinking out of
sight。 Penetrating to the heart of this region察he arrives察by a court
and a long whitewashed passage察 at a great brick building察
composed of bare walls察 floors察 roof´rafters察 and skylights察 on the
front of which察 if it can be said to have any front察 is painted
GEORGE¨S SHOOTING GALLERY察etc。
Into George¨s Shooting Gallery察etc。察he goes察and in it there are
gaslights partly turned off now察 and two whitened targets for
rifle´shooting察 and archery accommodation察 and fencing
appliances察and all necessaries for the British art of boxing。 None
of these sports or exercises are being pursued in George¨s
Shooting Gallery tonight察 which is so devoid of company察 that a
little grotesque man察 with a large head察 has it all to himself察 and
lies asleep upon the floor。
The little man is dressed something like a gunsmith察in a green
baize apron and cap察 and his face and hands are dirty with
gunpowder察and begrimed with the loading of guns。 As he lies in
the light察before a glaring white target察the black upon him shines
again。 Not far off察is the strong察rough察primitive table察with a vice
upon it察at which he has been working。 He is a little man with a
face all crushed together察 who appears察 from a certain blue and
speckled appearance that one of his cheeks presents察to have been
blown up察in the way of business察at some odd time or times。
^Phil 院says the trooper察in a quiet voice。
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^All right 院cries Phil察scrambling to his feet。
^Anything been doing 院
^Flat as ever so much swipes察院says Phil。 ^Five dozen rifle and a
dozen pistol。 As to aim 院Phil gives a howl at the recollection。
^Shut up shop察Phil 院
As Phil moves about to execute this order察it appears that he is
lame察 though able to move very quickly。 On the speckled side of
his face he has no eyebrow察and on the other side he has a bushy
black one察which want of uniformity gives him a very singular and
rather sinister appearance。 Everything seems to have happened to
his hands that could possibly take place察 consistently with the
retention of all the fingers察for they are notched察and seamed察and
crumpled all over。 He appears to be very strong察 and lifts heavy
benches about as if he had no idea what weight was。 He has a
curious way of limping round the gallery with his shoulder against
the wall察and tacking off at objects he wants to lay hold of察instead
of going straight to them察which has left a smear all round the four
walls察conventionally called ^Phil¨s mark。 ̄
This custodian of George¨s Gallery in George¨s absence
concludes his proceedings察 when he has locked the great doors察
and turned out all the lights but one察which he leaves to glimmer察
by dragging out from a wooden cabin in a corner two mattresses
and bedding。 These being drawn to opposite ends of the gallery察
the trooper makes his own bed察and Phil makes his。
^Phil 院says the master察walking towards him without his coat
and waistcoat察and looking more soldierly than ever in his braces。
^You were found in a doorway察weren¨t you拭院
^Gutter察院says Phil。 ^Watchman tumbled over me。 ̄
^Then察 vagabondising came natural to you察 from the
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beginning。 ̄
^As nat¨ral as possible察院says Phil。
^Good´night 院
^Good´night察guv¨ner。 ̄
Phil cannot even go straight to bed察 but finds it necessary to
shoulder round two sides of the gallery察 and then tack off at his
mattress。 The trooper察 after taking a turn or two in the rifle´
distance察 and looking up at the moon now shining through the
skylights察strides to his own mattress by a shorter route察and goes
to bed too。
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Chapter 22
Mr Bucket
llegory looks pretty cool in Lincoln¨s Inn Fields察 though
Athe evening is hot察 for察 both Mr Tulkinghorn¨s windows
are wide open察and the room is lofty察 gusty察 and gloomy。
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