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^And now察院 says Tony察 stirring the fire察 touching this same
bundle of letters。 Isn¨t it an extraordinary thing of Krook to have
appointed twelve o¨clock tonight to hand ¨em over to me拭院
^Very。 What did he do it for拭院
^What does he do anything for拭He don¨t know。 Said察today was
his birthday察 and he¨d hand ¨em over tonight at twelve o¨clock。
He¨ll have drunk himself blind by that time。 He has been at it all
day。 ̄
^He hasn¨t forgotten the appointment察I hope拭院
^Forgotten拭 Trust him for that。 He never forgets anything。 I
saw him tonight察 about eight!helped him to shut up his shop!
and he had got the letters then in his hairy cap。 He pulled it off察
and showed ¨em me。 When the shop was closed察he took them out
of his cap察hung his cap on the chair´back察and stood turning them
over before the fire。 I heard him a little while afterwards through
the floor here察humming察like the wind察the only song he knows!
about Bibo察and old Charon察and Bibo being drunk when he died察
or something or other。 He has been as quiet察 since察 as an old rat
asleep in his hole。 ̄
^And you are to go down at twelve拭院
^At twelve。 And察as I tell you察when you came it seemed to me a
hundred。 ̄
^Tony察院says Mr Guppy察after considering a little with his legs
crossed察 he can¨t read yet察can he拭院
^Read He¨ll never read。 He can make all the letters separately察
and he knows most of them separately when he sees them察he has
got on that much察under me察but he can¨t put them together。 He¨s
too old to acquire the knack of it now!and too drunk。 ̄
^Tony察院 says Mr Guppy察 uncrossing and recrossing his legs察
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^how do you suppose he spelt out that name of Hawdon拭院
^He never spelt it out。 You know what a curious power of eye
he has察 and how he has been used to employ himself in copying
things by eye alone。 He imitated it!evidently from the direction of
a letter察and asked me what it meant。 ̄
^Tony察院 said Mr Guppy察 uncrossing and recrossing his legs
again察 should you say that the original was a man¨s writing or a
woman¨s拭院
^A woman¨s。 Fifty to one a lady¨s!slopes a good deal察and the
end of the letter `n察 long and hasty。 ̄
Mr Guppy has been biting his thumbnail during this dialogue察
generally changing the thumb when he has changed the crossed
leg。 As he is going to do so again察he happens to look at his coat´
sleeve。 It takes his attention。 He stares at it察aghast。
^Why察Tony察what on earth is going on in this house tonight拭Is
there a chimney on fire拭院
^Chimney on fire 院
^Ah 院returns Mr Guppy。 ^See how the soot¨s falling。 See here察
on my arm See again察 on the table here Confound the stuff察 it
won¨t blow off!smears察like black fat 院
They look at one another察and Tony goes listening to the door察
and a little way upstairs察and a little way downstairs。 Comes back察
and says it¨s all right察 and all quiet察 and quotes the remark he
lately made to Mr Snagsby察about their cooking chops at the Sol¨s
Arms。
^And it was then察院 resumes Mr Guppy察 still glancing with
remarkable aversion at his coat´sleeve察 as they pursue their
conversation before the fire察leaning on opposite sides of the table察
with their heads very near together察 that he told you of his having
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taken the bundle of letters from his lodger¨s portmanteau拭院
^That was the time察 sir察院 answered Tony察 faintly adjusting his
whiskers。 ^Whereupon I wrote a line to my dear boy察 the
Honourable William Guppy察informing him of the appointment for
tonight察 and advising him not to call before此 Boguey being a
Slyboots。 ̄
The light vivacious tone of fashionable life which is usually
assumed by Mr Weevle察 sits so ill upon him tonight察 that he
abandons that and his whiskers together察 and察 after looking over
his shoulder察 appears to yield himself up察 a prey to the horrors
again。
^You are to bring the letters to your room to read and compare察
and to get yourself into a position to tell him all about them。 That¨s
the arrangement察isn¨t it察Tony拭院asks Mr Guppy察anxiously biting
his thumbnail。
^You can¨t speak too low。 Yes。 That¨s what he and I agreed。 ̄
^I tell you what察Tony! ̄
^You can¨t speak too low察院 says Tony once more。 Mr Guppy
nods his sagacious head察 advances it yet closer察 and drops into a
whisper。
^I tell you what。 The first thing to be done is察to make another
packet察like the real one察so that察 if he should ask to see the real
one while it¨s in my possession察you can show him the dummy。 ̄
^And suppose he detects the dummy as soon as he sees it!
which with his biting screw of an eye is about five hundred times
more likely than not察院suggests Tony。
^Then we¨ll face it out。 They don¨t belong to him察 and they
never did。 You found that察and you placed them in my hands!a
legal friend of yours!for security。 If he forces us to it察 they¨ll be
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producible察won¨t they拭院
^Ye´es察院is Mr Weevle¨s reluctant admission。
^Why察Tony察院remonstrates his friend察 how you look You don¨t
doubt William Guppy拭You don¨t suspect any harm拭院
^I don¨t suspect anything more than I know察William察院returned
the other察gravely。
^And what do you know拭院urges Mr Guppy察raising his voice a
little察but on his friend¨s once more warning him察 I tell you察you
can¨t speak too low察院he repeats his question without any sound at
all察forming with his lips only the words察 What do you know拭院
^I know three things。 First察I know that here we are whispering
in secrecy察a pair of conspirators。 ̄
^Well 院 says Mr Guppy察 and we had better be that察 than the
pair of noodles察 which we should be察 if we were doing anything
else察for it¨s the only way of doing what we want to do。 Secondly拭院
^Secondly察 it¨s not made out to me how it¨s likely to be
profitable察after all。 ̄
Mr Guppy casts up his eyes at the portrait of Lady Dedlock over
the mantel´shelf察and replies察 Tony察you are asked to leave that to
the honour of your friend。 Besides its being calculated to serve
that friend察 in those chords of the human mind which!which
need not be called into agonising vibration on the present
occasion!your friend is no fool。 What¨s that拭院
^It¨s eleven o¨clock striking by the bell of Saint Paul¨s。 Liste