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unchanging as the great mourning ring on his little finger察or the
brooch察composed of not much diamond and a good deal of setting察
which he wears in his shirt。
When they came at last to Tom´all´Alone¨s察Mr Bucket stops for
a moment at the corner察 and takes a lighted bull¨s´eye from the
constable on duty there察who then accompanies him with his own
particular bull¨s´eye at his waist。 Between his two conductors Mr
Snagsby passes along the middle of a villanous street察undrained察
unventilated察 deep in black mud and corrupt water!though the
roads are dry elsewhere!and reeking with such smells and sights
that he察who has lived in London all his life察can scarce believe his
senses。 Branching from this street and its heap of ruins察are other
streets and courts so infamous that Mr Snagsby sickens in body
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and mind察 and feels as if he were going察 every moment deeper
down察into the infernal gulf。
^Draw off a bit here察 Mr Snagsby察院 says Bucket察 as a kind of
shabby palanquin is borne towards them察 surrounded by a noisy
crowd。 ^Here¨s the fever coming up the street 院
As the unseen wretch goes by察the crowd察leaving that object of
attraction察hovers round the three visitors察like a dream of horrible
faces察and fades away up alleys and into ruins察and behind walls察
and with occasional cries and shrill whistles of warning察
thenceforth flits about them until they leave the place。
^Are those the fever´houses察Darby拭院Mr Bucket coolly asks察as
he turns his bull¨s´eye on a line of stinking ruins。
Darby replies that ^all them are察院 and further that in all察 for
months and months察the people ^have been down by dozens察院and
have been carried out察 dead and dying ^like sheep with the rot。 ̄
Bucket observing to Mr Snagsby as they go on again察that he looks
a little poorly察Mr Snagsby answers that he feels as if he couldn¨t
breathe the dreadful air。
There is inquiry made at various houses察for a boy named Jo。 As
few people are known in Tom´all´Alone¨s by any Christian sign察
there is much reference to Snagsby whether he means Carrots察or
the Colonel察or Gallows察or Young Chisel察or Terrier Tip察or Lanky察
or the Brick。 Mr Snagsby describes over and over again。 There are
conflicting opinions respecting the original of his picture。 Some
think it must be Carrots察 some say the Brick。 The Colonel is
produced察but is not at all near the thing。 Whenever Mr Snagsby
and his conductors are stationary察 the crowd flows round察 and
from its squalid depths obsequious advice heaves up to Mr Bucket。
Whenever they move察 and the angry bull¨s eyes glare察 it fades
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away察 and flits about them up the alleys察 and in the ruins察 and
behind the walls察as before。
At last there is a lair found out where Toughy察 or the Tough
Subject lays him down at night察and it is thought that the Tough
Subject may be Jo。 Comparison of notes between Mr Snagsby and
the proprietress of the house!a drunken face tied up in a black
bundle察 and flaring out of a heap of rags on the floor of a dog´
hutch which is her private apartment!leads to the establishment
of this conclusion。 Toughy has gone to the Doctor¨s to get a bottle
of stuff for a sick woman察but will be here anon。
^And who have we got here tonight拭院says Mr Bucket察opening
another door and glaring in with his bull¨s´eye。 ^Two drunken
men察eh拭And two women拭The men are sound enough察院turning
back each sleeper¨s arm from his face to look at him。 ^Are these
your good men察my dears拭院
^Yes察sir察院returns one of the women。 ^They are our husbands。 ̄
^Brickmakers察eh拭院
^Yes察sir。 ̄
^What are you doing here拭You don¨t belong to London拭院
^No察sir。 We belong to Hertfordshire。 ̄
^Whereabouts in Hertfordshire拭院
^Saint Albans。 ̄
^Come up on the tramp拭院
^We walked up yesterday。 There¨s no work down with us at
present察but we have done no good by coming here察and shall do
none察I expect。 ̄
^That¨s not the way to do much good察院says Mr Bucket察turning
his head in the direction of the unconscious figures on the ground。
^It an¨t indeed察院replies the woman with a sigh。 ^Jenny and me
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knows it full well。 ̄
The room察though two or three feet higher than the door察is so
low that the head of the tallest of the visitors would touch the
blackened ceiling if he stood upright。 It is offensive to every sense察
even the gross candle burns pale and sickly in the polluted air。
There are a couple of benches察and a higher bench by way of table。
The men lie asleep where they stumbled down察but the women sit
by the candle。 Lying in the arms of the woman who has spoken察is
a very young child。
^Why察 what age do you call that little creature拭院 says Bucket。
^It looks as if it was born yesterday。 ̄ He is not at all rough about
it察 and as he turns his light gently on the infant察 Mr Snagsby is
strangely reminded of another infant察encircled with light察that he
has seen in pictures。
^He is not three weeks old yet察sir察院says the woman。
^Is he your child拭院
^Mine。 ̄
The other woman察who was bending over it when they came in察
stoops down again察and kisses it as it lies asleep。
^You seem as fond of it as if you were the mother yourself察院
says Mr Bucket。
^I was the mother of one like it察master察and it died。 ̄
^Ah Jenny察 Jenny 院 says the other woman to her察 better so。
Much better to think of dead than alive察Jenny Much better。 ̄
^Why察 you an¨t such an unnatural woman察 I hope察院 returns
Bucket察sternly察 as to wish your own child dead拭院
^God knows you are right察master察院she returns。 ^I am not。 I¨d
stand between it and death察with my own life if I could察as true as
any pretty lady。 ̄
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^Then don¨t talk in that wrong manner察院 says Mr Bucket察
mollified again。 ^Why do you do it拭院
^It¨s brought into my head察 master察院 returns the woman察 her
eyes filling with tears察 when I look down at the child lying so。 If it
was never to wake no more察you¨d think me mad察I should take on
so。 I know that very well。 I was with Jenny when she lost hers!
warn¨t I察 Jenny拭and I know how she grieved。 But look around
you察at this place。 Look at them察院glancing at the sleepers on the
ground。 ^Look at the boy you¨re waiting for察who¨s gone out to do
me a good turn。 Think of the children that your business lays with
often and often察and that you see gro