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Chancellor¨s court察院said the old lady察 the vacation is fulfilled察and
the sixth seal察mentioned in the Revelations察again prevails。 Pray
come and see my lodging。 It will be a good omen for me。 Youth察
and hope察and beauty察are very seldom there。 It is a long long time
since I had a visit from either。 ̄
She had taken my hand察 and察 leading me and Miss Jellyby
away察beckoned Richard and Ada to come too。 I did not know how
to excuse myself察 and looked to Richard for aid。 As he was half
amused and half curious察and all in doubt how to get rid of the old
lady without offence察she continued to lead us away察 and he and
Ada continued to follow察our strange conductress informing us all
the time察 with much smiling condescension察 that she lived close
by。
It was quite true察as it soon appeared。 She lived so close by察that
we had not time to have done humouring her for a few moments察
before she was at home。 Slipping us out at a little side gate察the old
lady stopped most unexpectedly in a narrow back street察 part of
some courts and lanes immediately outside the wall of the inn察and
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said察 This is my lodging。 Pray walk up 院
She had stopped at a shop察 over which was written察 KROOK察
RAG AND BOTTLE WAREHOUSE。 Also察 in long thin letters察
KROOK察 DEALER IN MARINE STORES。 In one part of the
window was a picture of a red paper mill察 at which a cart was
unloading a quantity of sacks of old rags。 In another察 was the
inscription察 BONES BOUGHT。 In another察 KITCHEN´STUFF
BOUGHT。 In another察OLD IRON BOUGHT。 In another察WASTE
PAPER BOUGHT。 In another察 LADIES¨ AND GENTLEMEN¨S
WARDROBES BOUGHT。 Everything seemed to be bought察 and
nothing to be sold there。 In all parts of the window were quantities
of dirty bottles此blacking bottles察medicine bottles察ginger´beer and
soda´water bottles察 pickle bottles察 wine bottles察 ink bottles此 I am
reminded by mentioning the latter察 that the shop had察 in several
little particulars察the air of being in a legal neighbourhood察and of
being as it were a dirty hanger´on and disowned relation of the
law。 There were a great many ink bottles。 There was a little
tottering bench of shabby old volumes察outside the door察 labelled
^Law Books察 all at 9d。 ̄ Some of the inscriptions I have
enumerated were written in law´hand察like the papers I had seen
in Kenge and Carboy¨s office察and the letters I had so long received
from the firm。 Among them was one察in the same writing察having
nothing to do with the business of the shop察but announcing that a
respectable man aged forty´five wanted engrossing or copying to
execute with neatness and despatch此Address to Nemo察care of Mr
Krook within。 There were several second´hand bags察blue and red察
hanging up。 A little way within the shop door察 lay heaps of old
crackled parchment scrolls察and discoloured and dog¨s eared law´
papers。 I could have fancied that all the rusty keys察of which there
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must have been hundreds huddled together as old iron察had once
belonged to doors of rooms or strong chests in lawyers¨ offices。
The litter of rags tumbled partly into and partly out of a one´
legged wooden scale察 hanging without any counterpoise from a
beam察 might have been counsellors¨ bands and gowns torn up。
One had only to fancy察as Richard whispered to Ada and me while
we all stood looking in察 that yonder bones in a corner察 piled
together and picked very clean察were the bones of clients察to make
the picture complete。
As it was still foggy and dark察 and as the shop was blinded
besides by the wall of Lincoln¨s Inn察intercepting the light within a
couple of yards察we should not have seen so much but for a lighted
lantern that an old man in spectacles and a hairy cap was carrying
about in the shop。 Turning towards the door察he now caught sight
of us。 He was short察cadaverous察and withered察with his head sunk
sideways between his shoulders察and the breath issuing in visible
smoke from his mouth察 as if he were on fire within。 His throat察
chin察 and eyebrows were so frosted with white hairs察 and so
gnarled with veins and puckered skin察 that he looked from his
breast upward察like some old root in a fall of snow。
^Hi hi 院 said the old man coming to the door。 ^Have you
anything to sell拭院
We naturally drew back and glanced at our conductress察 who
had been trying to open the house door with a key she had taken
from her pocket察and to whom Richard now said察that察as we had
had the pleasure of seeing where she lived察 we would leave her察
being pressed for time。 But she was not to be so easily left。 She
became so fantastically and pressingly earnest in her entreaties
that we would walk up and see her apartment for an instant察and
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was so bent察in her harmless way察on leading me in察as part of the
good omen she desired察that I whatever the others might do saw
nothing for it but to comply。 I suppose we were all more or less
curious察at any rate察when the old man added his persuasions to
hers察and said察 Ay察ay Please her It won¨t take a minute Come
in察 come in Come in through the shop察 if t¨other door¨s out of
order 院 We all went in察 stimulated by Richard¨s laughing
encouragement察and relying on his protection。
^My landlord察Krook察院said the little old lady察condescending to
him from her lofty station察 as she presented him to us。 ^He is
called among the neighbours the Lord Chancellor。 His shop is
called the Court of Chancery。 He is a very eccentric person。 He is
very odd。 Oh察I assure you he is very odd 院
She shook her head a great many times察 and tapped her
forehead with her finger察to express to us that we must have the
goodness to excuse him。 ^For he is a little!you know M! 院said
the old lady察 with great stateliness。 The old man overheard察 and
laughed。
^It¨s true enough察院 he said察 going before us with the lantern察
^that they call me the Lord Chancellor察 and call my shop
Chancery。 And why do you think they call me the Lord
Chancellor察and my shop Chancery拭院
^I don¨t know察I am sure 院said Richard察rather carelessly。
^You see察院 said the old man察 stopping and turning round察
^they!Hi Here¨s lovely hair I have got three sacks of ladies¨ hair
below察 but none so beautiful and fine as