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thinks not。
^Tony察院says Mr Guppy察as they walk towards the court察 once
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again understand me察 as a friend。 Without entering into further
explanations察I may repeat that the idol is down。 I have no purpose
to serve now察but burial in oblivion。 To that I have pledged myself。
I owe it to myself察and I owe it to the shattered image察 as also to
the circumstances over which I have no control。 If you was to
express to me by a gesture察 by a wink察 that you saw lying
anywhere in your late lodgings察any papers that so much as looked
like the papers in question察I would pitch them into the fire察sir察on
my own responsibility。 ̄
Mr Weevle nods。 Mr Guppy察much elevated in his own opinion
by having delivered these observations察with an air in part forensic
and in part romantic!this gentleman having a passion for
conducting anything in the form of an examination察or delivering
anything in the form of a summing up or a speech!accompanies
his friend with dignity to the court。
Never察since it has been a court察has it had such a Fortunatus¨s
purse of gossip as in the proceedings at the rag and bottle shop。
Regularly察 every morning at eight察 is the elder Mr Smallweed
brought down to the corner and carried in察 accompanied by Mrs
Smallweed察 Judy察 and Bart察 and regularly察 all day察 do they all
remain there until nine at night察 solaced by gypsy dinners察 not
abundant in quantity察 from the cook¨s shop察 rummaging and
searching察digging察delving察and diving among the treasures of the
late lamented。 What those treasures are察they keep so secret察that
the court is maddened。 In its delirium it imagines guineas pouring
out of teapots察 crown´pieces overflowing punch´bowls察 old chairs
and mattresses stuffed with Bank of England notes。 It possesses
itself of the sixpenny history with highly´coloured folding
frontispiece of Mr Daniel Dancer and his sister察 and also of Mr
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Elwes察of Suffolk察and transfers all the facts from those authentic
narratives to Mr Krook。 Twice when the dustman is called in to
carry off a cartload of old paper察 ashes察 and broken bottles察 the
whole court assembles and pries into the baskets as they come
forth。 Many times the two gentlemen who write with the ravenous
little pens on the tissue paper are seen prowling in the
neighbourhood!shy of each other察 their late partnership being
dissolved。 The Sol skilfully carries a vein of the prevailing interest
through the Harmonic nights。 Little Swills察 in what are
professionally known as ^patter ̄ allusions to the subject察 is
received with loud applause察and the same vocalist ^gags ̄ in the
regular business like a man inspired。 Even Miss M。 Melvilleson察in
the revived Caledonian melody of ^We¨re a nodding察院 points the
sentiment that ^the dogs love broo ̄ whatever the nature of that
refreshment may be with such archness察 and such a turn of the
head towards next door察 that she is immediately understood to
mean察Mr Smallweed loves to find money察and is nightly honoured
with a double encore。 For all this察 the court discovers nothing察
and察as Mrs Piper and Mrs Perkins now communicate to the late
lodger whose appearance is the signal for a general rally察 it is in
one continual ferment to discover everything察and more。
Mr Weevle and Mr Guppy察 with every eye in the court¨s head
upon them察knock at the closed door of the late lamented¨s house察
in a high state of popularity。 But察 being contrary to the court¨s
expectation admitted察 they immediately become unpopular察 and
are considered to mean no good。
The shutters are more or less closed all over the house察and the
ground´floor is sufficiently dark to require candles。 Introduced
into the back shop by Mr Smallweed the younger察they察fresh from
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the sunlight察can at first see nothing save darkness and shadows察
but they gradually discern the elder Mr Smallweed察seated in his
chair upon the brink of a well or grave of waste paper察the virtuous
Judy groping therein察like a female sexton察and Mrs Smallweed on
the level ground in the vicinity察 snowed up in a heap of paper
fragments察 print and manuscript察 which would appear to be the
accumulated compliments that have been sent flying at her in the
course of the day。 The whole party察Small included察are blackened
with dust and dirt察and present a fiendish appearance not relieved
by the general aspect of the room。 There is more litter and lumber
in it than of old察and it is dirtier if possible察likewise察it is ghostly
with traces of its dead inhabitant察 and even with his chalked
writing on the wall。
On the entrance of visitors察 Mr Smallweed and Judy
simultaneously fold their arms and stop in their researches。
^Aha 院croaks the old gentleman。 ^How de do察gentlemen察how
de do Come to fetch your property察Mr Weevle拭That¨s well察that¨s
well。 Ha ha We should have been forced to sell you up察sir察to pay
your warehouse room察if you had left it here much longer。 You feel
quite at home here察again察I daresay拭Glad to see you察glad to see
you 院
Mr Weevle察thanking him察casts an eye about。 Mr Guppy¨s eye
follows Mr Weevle¨s eye。 Mr Weevle¨s eye comes back without any
new intelligence in it。 Mr Guppy¨s eye comes back and meets Mr
Smallweed¨s eye。 That engaging old gentleman is still murmuring察
like some wound´up instrument running down察 How de do察sir!
how de!how!。 ̄ And then察 having run down察 he lapses into
grinning silence察 as Mr Guppy starts at seeing Mr Tulkinghorn
standing in the darkness opposite察with his hands behind him。
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^Gentleman so kind as to act as my solicitor察院says Grandfather
Smallweed。 ^I am not the sort of client for a gentleman of such
note察but he is so good 院
Mr Guppy slightly nudging his friend to take another look
makes a shuffling bow to Mr Tulkinghorn察who returns it with an
easy nod。 Mr Tulkinghorn is looking on as if he had nothing else to
do察and were rather amused by the novelty。
^A good deal of property here察 sir察 I should say察院 Mr Guppy
observes to Mr Smallweed。
^Principally rags and rubbish察 my dear friend rags and
rubbish Me and Bart察 and my granddaughter Judy察 are
endeavouring to make out an inventory of what¨s worth anythi