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the ground察 looks at the painted ceiling察 and says never a word。
The irascible Mr Smallweed scratches the air。
^The question is察院 says Mr Tulkinghorn in his methodical察
subdued察 uninteresting way察 first察 whether you have any of
Captain Hawdon¨s writing拭院
^First察 whether I have any of Captain Hawdon¨s writing察 sir察院
repeats Mr George。
^Secondly察what will satisfy you for the trouble of producing it。 ̄
^Secondly察what will satisfy me for the trouble of producing it察
sir察院repeats Mr George。
^Thirdly察 you can judge for yourself whether it is at all like
that察院says Mr Tulkinghorn察suddenly handing him some sheets of
written paper tied together。
^Whether it is at all like that察sir。 Just so察院repeats Mr George。
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All three repetitions Mr George pronounces in a mechanical
manner察looking straight at Mr Tulkinghorn察nor does he so much
as glance at the affidavit in Jarndyce and Jarndyce察that has been
given to him for his inspection though he still holds it in his
hand察but continues to look at the lawyer with an air of troubled
meditation。
^Well拭院says Mr Tulkinghorn。 ^What do you say拭院
^Well察 sir察院 replies Mr George察 rising erect and looking
immense察 I would rather察if you¨ll excuse me察have nothing to do
with this。 ̄
Mr Tulkinghorn察outwardly quite undisturbed察demands ^Why
not拭院
^Why察 sir察院 returns the trooper。 ^Except on military
compulsion察 I am not a man of business。 Among civilians I am
what they call in Scotland a ne¨er´do´weel。 I have no head for
papers察 sir。 I can stand any fire better than a fire of cross
questions。 I mentioned to Mr Smallweed察only an hour or so ago察
that when I come into things of this kind I feel as if I was being
smothered。 And this is my sensation察院 says Mr George察 looking
around upon the company察 at the present moment。 ̄
With that察he takes three strides forward察to replace the papers
on the lawyer¨s table察 and three strides backward to resume his
former station此where he stands perfectly upright察now looking at
the ground察and now at the painted ceiling察with his hands behind
him as if to prevent himself from accepting any other document
whatever。
Under this provocation察 Mr Smallweed¨s favourite adjective of
disparagement is so close to his tongue察 that he begins the word
^my dear friend ̄ with the monosyllable ^Brim察院 thus converting
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the possessive pronoun into Brimmy察 and appearing to have an
impediment in his speech。 Once past this difficulty察 however察 he
exhorts his dear friend in the tenderest manner not to be rash察but
to do what so eminent a gentleman requires察and to do it with a
good grace此 confident that it must be unobjectionable as well as
profitable。 Mr Tulkinghorn merely utters an occasional sentence察
as ^You are the best judge of your own interest察serjeant。 ̄
^Take care you do no harm by this。 ̄
^Please yourself察please yourself。 ̄
^If you know what you mean察 that¨s quite enough。 ̄ These he
utters with an appearance of perfect indifference察as he looks over
the papers on his table察and prepares to write a letter。
Mr George looks distrustfully from the painted ceiling to the
ground察from the ground to Mr Smallweed察from Mr Smallweed to
Mr Tulkinghorn察and from Mr Tulkinghorn to the painted ceiling
again察often in his perplexity changing the leg on which he rests。
^I do assure you察sir察院says Mr George察 not to say it offensively察
that between you and Mr Smallweed here察 I really am being
smothered fifty times over。 I really am察 sir。 I am not a match for
you gentlemen。 Will you allow me to ask察why you want to see the
captain¨s hand察in the case that I could find any specimen of it拭院
Mr Tulkinghorn quietly shakes his head。 ^No。 If you were a
man of business察serjeant察you would not need to be informed that
there are confidential reasons察 very harmless in themselves察 for
many such wants察in the profession to which I belong。 But if you
are afraid of doing any injury to Captain Hawdon察 you may set
your mind at rest about that。 ̄
^Ay he is dead察sir。 ̄
^Is he拭院Mr Tulkinghorn quietly sits down to write。
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^Well察sir察院says the trooper察looking into his hat after another
disconcerted pause察 I am sorry not to have given you more
satisfaction。 If it would be any satisfaction to any one察that I should
be confirmed in my judgment that I would rather have nothing to
do with this察 by a friend of mine察 who has a better head for
business than I have察 and who is an old soldier察 I am willing to
consult with him。 I!I really am so completely smothered myself at
present察院says Mr George察passing his hand hopelessly across his
brow察 that I don¨t know but what it might be a satisfaction to me。 ̄
Mr Smallweed察hearing that this authority is an old soldier察so
strongly inculcates the expediency of the trooper¨s taking counsel
with him察and particularly informing him of its being a question of
five guineas or more察that Mr George engages to go and see him。
Mr Tulkinghorn says nothing either way。
^I¨ll consult my friend察 then察 by your leave察 sir察院 says the
trooper察 and I¨ll take the liberty of looking in again with a final
answer in the course of the day。 Mr Smallweed察if you wish to be
carried downstairs! ̄
^In a moment察my dear friend察in a moment。 Will you first let
me speak half a word with this gentleman察in private拭院
^Certainly察 sir。 Don¨t hurry yourself on my account。 ̄ The
trooper retires to a distant part of the room察 and resumes his
curious inspection of the boxes察strong and otherwise。
^If I wasn¨t as weak as a Brimstone Baby察 sir察院 whispers
Grandfather Smallweed察drawing the lawyer down to his level by
the lappel of his coat察and flashing some half´quenched green fire
out of his angry eyes察 I¨d tear the writing away from him。 He¨s got
it buttoned in his breast。 I saw him put it there。 Judy saw him put
it there。 Speak up察 you crabbed image for the sign of a walking´
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stick shop察and say you saw him put it there 院
This vehement conjuration the old gentleman accompanies
with such a thrust at his grand´daughter察that it is too much for his
strength察 and he slips