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^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 credit of
the profession。 ̄
^Thank you察Mr Guppy 院
Mr Guppy sneaks away。 Mr Tulkinghorn察such a foil in his old´
fashioned rusty black to Lady Dedlock¨s brightness察 hands her
down the staircase to her carriage。 He returns rubbing his chin察
and rubs it a good deal in the course of the evening。
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Chapter 34
A Turn Of The Screw
ow察what察院says Mr George察 may this be拭Is it blank
cartridge察or ball拭A flash in the pan察or a shot拭院
^N An open letter is the subject of the trooper¨s
speculations察and it seems to perplex him mightily。 He looks at it
at arm¨s length察brings it close to him察 holds it in his right hand察
holds it in his left hand察reads it with his head on this side察with his
head on that side察 contracts his eyebrows察 elevates them察 still察
cannot satisfy himself。 He smooths it out upon the table with his
heavy palm察 and thoughtfully walking up and down the gallery察
makes a halt before it every now and then察to come upon it with a
fresh eye。 Even that won¨t do。 ^Is it察院 Mr George muses察 blank
cartridge or ball拭院
Phil Squod察with the aid of a brush and paint´pot察is employed
in the distance whitening the targets察 softly whistling察 in quick´
march time察 and in drum´and´fife manner察 that he must and he
will go back again to the girl he left behind him。
^Phil 院The trooper beckons as he calls him。
Phil approaches in his usual way察sidling off at first as if he were
going anywhere else察and then bearing down upon his commander
like a bayonet´charge。 Certain splashes of white show in high
relief upon his dirty face察and he scrapes his one eyebrow with the
handle of his brush。
^Attention察Phil Listen to this。 ̄
^Steady察commander察steady。 ̄
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^`Sir。 Allow me to remind you though there is no legal
necessity for my doing so察 as you are aware that the bill at two
months¨ date察 drawn on yourself by Mr Matthew Bagnet察 and by
you accepted察 for the sum of ninety´seven pounds four shillings
and ninepence察will become due tomorrow察 when you will please
be prepared to take up the same on presentation。 Yours察JOSHUA
SMALLWEED。¨!What do you make of that察Phil拭院
^Mischief察guv¨ner。 ̄
^Why拭院
^I think察院 replies Phil察 after pensively tracing out a cross´
wrinkle in his forehead with the brush handle察 that mischeevious
consequences is always meant when money¨s asked for。 ̄
^Lookye察Phil察院says the trooper察sitting on the table。 ^First and
last察I have paid察I may say察half as much again as this principal察in
interest and one thing and another。 ̄
Phil intimates察 by sidling back a pace or two察 with a very
unaccountable wrench of his wry face察that he does not regard the
transaction as being made more promising by this incident。
^And lookye further察 Phil察院 says the trooper察 staying his
premature conclusions with a wave of his hand。 ^There has always
been an understanding that this bill was to be what they call
Renewed。 And it has been renewed察no end of times。 What do you
say now拭院
^I say that I think the times is come to a end at last。 ̄
^You do拭Humph I am much of the same mind myself。 ̄
^Joshua Smallweed is him that was brought here in a chair拭院
^The same。 ̄
^Guv¨ner察院says Phil察with exceeding gravity察 he¨s a leech in his
dispositions察he¨s a screw and a wice in his actions察a snake in his
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twistings察and a lobster in his claws。 ̄
Having thus expressively uttered his sentiments察 Mr Squod察
after waiting a little to ascertain if any further remark be expected
of him察gets back察by his usual series of movements察to the target
he has in hand察 and vigorously signifies察 through his former
musical medium察 that he must and he will return to that ideal
young lady。 George having folded the letter察 walks in that
direction。
^There is a way察 commander察院 says Phil察 looking cunningly at
him察 of settling this。 ̄
^Paying the money察I suppose拭I wish I could。 ̄
Phil shakes his head。 ^No察guv¨ner察no察not so bad as that。 There
is a way察院says Phil察with a highly artistic turn of his brush!^what
I¨m a doing at present。 ̄
^Whitewashing。 ̄
Phil nods。
^A pretty way that would be Do you know what would become
of the Bagnets in that case拭Do you know they would be ruined to
pay off my old scores拭You¨re a moral character察院says the trooper察
eyeing him in his large way with no small indignation察 upon my
life you are察Phil 院
Phil察 on one knee at the target察 is in course of protesting
earnestly察 though not without many allegorical scoops of his
brush察and smoothings of the white surface round the rim with his
thumb察that he had forgotten the Bagnet responsibility察and would
not so much as injure a hair of the head of any member of that
worthy family察when steps are audible in the long passage without察
and a cheerful voice is heard to wonder whether George is at
home。 Phil察with a look at his master察hobbles up察saying察 Here¨s
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the guv¨ner察 Mrs Bagnet Here he is 院 and the old girl herself察
accompanied by Mr Bagnet察appears。
The old girl never appears in walking trim察in any season of the
year察without a grey cloth cloak察coarse and much worn but very
clean察 which is察 undoubtedly察 the identical garment rendered so
interesting to Mr Bagnet by having made its way home to Europe
from another quarter of the globe察 in company with Mrs Bagnet
and an umbrella。 The latter faithful appendage is also invariably a
part of the old girl¨s presence out of doors。 It is of no colour known
in this life察and has a corrugated wooden crook for a handle察with a
metallic object let into its prow or beak察resembling a little model
of a fan´light over a street door察or one of the oval glasses out of a
pair of spectacles此which ornamental object has not that tenacious
capacity of sticking to its post that might be desired in an article
long associated with the British army。 The old girl¨s umbrella is of
a flabby habit of waist察 and seems to be in need of stays!an
appearance that is possibly referable to its having served察through
a series of years察 at home as a cupboard察 and on journeys