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wreck on the Cornish coast to a review in Hyde Park察or a meeting 

at   Manchester察and            in  Mrs    Perkins¨s      own    room察    memorable 

evermore察he then and there throws in upon the block察Mr Krook¨s 

house察as large   as   life察  in   fact  considerably larger察  making  a  very 

temple of it。 Similarly察being permitted to look in at the door of the 

fatal   chamber察  he   depicts   that   apartment   as   three   quarters   of   a 

mile   long察  by   fifty   yards   high察  at   which   the   court   is   particularly 

charmed。 All this time察the two gentlemen before   mentioned   pop 

in    and    out   of   every    house察    and    assist    at   the   philosophical 

disputations!go   everywhere察  and   listen   to   everybody察and   yet 

are    always     diving   into   the   Sol¨s   parlour察   and    writing    with    the 

ravenous little pens on the tissue´paper。 

    At last come the coroner and his inquiry察like as before察except 

that  the   coroner  cherishes   this   case as being  out   of   the   common 

way察  and   tells   the   gentlemen   of  the   Jury察  in   his   private   capacity察

that    ^that    would      seem     to  be    an   unlucky      house     next    door察

gentlemen察  a   destined   house察  but   so   we   sometimes   find   it察  and 

these   are   mysteries   we   can¨t   account   for 院  After   which   the   six´ 

footer comes into action察and is much admired。 

    In all these proceedings Mr Guppy has so slight a part察except 

when   he   gives   his   evidence察  that   he   is   moved   on   like   a   private 

individual察  and   can   only   haunt   the   secret   house   on   the   outside察

where       he    has    the    mortification       of   seeing     Mr     Smallweed 

padlocking the door。 But before these proceedings draw to a close察

that is to say察  on   the night  next  after  the   catastrophe察  Mr  Guppy 

has a thing to say that must be said to Lady Dedlock。 

    For which reason察with a sinking heart察and with that hang´dog 

sense   of   guilt   upon   him察  which  dread   and   watching察  enfolded   in 



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the   Sol¨s   Arms察  have   produced察  the   young   man   of   the   name   of 

Guppy       presents    himself     at  the   town    mansion      at  about    seven 

o¨clock in the evening察and requests to see her ladyship。 Mercury 

replies that she is going out to dinner察don¨t he see the carriage at 

the door拭Yes察he does see the carriage at the door察but he wants 

to see my lady too。 

    Mercury   is   disposed察  as   he   will   presently   declare   to   a   fellow 

gentleman       in   waiting察    to  pitch   into   the   young    man察院    but   his 

instructions   are   positive。   Therefore   he   sulkily   supposes   that   the 

young   man   must   come   up   into   the   library。   There   he   leaves   the 

young man in a large room察not overlight察while he makes report of 

him。 

    Mr   Guppy   looks   into   the   shade   in   all   directions察  discovering 

everywhere a certain charred and   whitened little   heap   of  coal   or 

wood。 Presently he hears a rustling。 Is it !拭No察it¨s no ghost察but 

fair flesh and blood察most brilliantly dressed。 

    ^I   have   to   beg   your   ladyship¨s   pardon察院  Mr   Guppy   stammers察

very downcast。 ^This is an inconvenient time! ̄ 

     ^I   told   you察  you   could   come   at   any   time。 ̄   She   takes   a   chair察

looking straight at him as on the last occasion。 

    ^Thank your ladyship。 Your ladyship is very affable。 ̄ 

    ^You can sit down。 ̄ There is not much affability in her tone。 

    ^I   don¨t   know察  your   ladyship察  that   it¨s   worth   while   my   sitting 

down   and   detaining   you察  for   I!I   have   not   got   the   letters   that   I 

mentioned when I had the honour of waiting on your ladyship。 ̄ 

    ^Have you come merely to say so拭院

    ^Merely   to     say   so察 your   ladyship。 ̄     Mr   Guppy     besides     being 

depressed察       disappointed察      and    uneasy察     is  put    at   a   further 

disadvantage by the splendour and beauty of her appearance。 She 



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knows its influence perfectly察has studied it too well to miss a grain 

of its effect on any one。 As she looks at him so steadily and coldly察

he    not  only   feels   conscious     that   he  has   no   guide察  in  the   least 

perception   of   what   is   really   the   complexion   of   her   thoughts察  but 

also   that   he   is   being   every   moment察  as   it   were察  removed   further 

and further from her。 

    She will not speak it is plain。 So he must。 

    ^In    short察  your    ladyship察院    says   Mr    Guppy察    like   a   meanly 

penitent   thief察   the   person   I   was   to   have   had   the   letters   of察  has 

come   to   a   sudden   end察  and! ̄       He   stops。   Lady   Dedlock       calmly 

finishes the sentence。 

    ^And the letters are destroyed with the person拭院

    Mr Guppy would say no察if he could!as he is unable to hide。 

    ^I believe so察your ladyship。 ̄ 

    If he could see the least sparkle of relief in her face now拭No察he 

could see no such thing察even if that brave outside did not utterly 

put him away察and he were not looking beyond it and about it。 

    He falters an awkward excuse or two for his failure。 

    ^Is   this   all   you   have   to   say拭院  inquires   Lady   Dedlock察  having 

heard him out!or as nearly out as he can stumble。 

    Mr Guppy thinks that¨s all。 

    ^You had better be sure that you  wish  to  say  nothing more   to 

me察this being the last time you will have the opportunity。 ̄ 

    Mr   Guppy   is   quite   sure。   And   indeed   he   has   no   such   wish   at 

present察by any means。 

    ^That is enough。 I will dispense with excuses。 Good evening to 

you 院  and   she   rings   for   Mercury   to   show   the   young   man   of   the 

name of Guppy out。 

    But in that house察in that same moment察there happens to be an 



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old   man  of   the   name   of   Tulkinghorn。   And   that   old   man察  coming 

with his quiet footstep to the library察has his hand at that moment 

on the handle of the door!comes in!and comes face to face with 

the young man as he is leaving the room。 

   One     glance   between     the  old  man    and   the   lady察 and   for  an 

instant the blind that is always down flies up。 Suspicion察eager and 

sharp察looks out。 Another instant察close again。 

   ^I    beg   your   pardon察   Lady    Dedlock。     I  beg   your   pardon     a 

thousand times。 It is so very unusual to find you here at this hour。 

I supposed the room was empty。 I beg your pardon 院

   ^Stay 院She negligently calls him back。 ^Remain here察I beg。   I 

am going out to dinner。 I have nothing more to say to this young 

man 院

   The     disconcerted      young    man    bows察   as  he   goes    out察 and 

cringingly hopes that Mr Tulkinghorn of the Fields is well。 

   ^Ay察ay拭院says the lawyer察looking at him from under his   bent 

brows察though he has no need to look again!not he。 ^From Kenge 

and Carboy¨s察surely拭院

   ^Kenge and Carboy¨s察Mr Tulkinghorn。 Name of Guppy察sir。 ̄ 

   ^To be sure。 Why察thank you察Mr Guppy察I am very well 院

   ^Happy to hear it察sir。 You can¨t be too well察sir察for the c

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