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who has established himself for the occasion at the  corner  of  the 

court察   says   his   brandy´balls      go   off  like  smoke。     What    time    the 

beadle察  hovering   between   the   door   of   Mr   Krook¨s   establishment 



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and the door of the Sol¨s Arms察shows the curiosity in his keeping 

to a few discreet spirits察and accepts the compliment of a glass of 

ale or so in return。 

    At   the   appointed      hour    arrives    the  Coroner察    for   whom      the 

Jurymen are waiting察and who is received with a salute of skittles 

from the good dry skittle´ground attached to the Sol¨s Arms。 The 

Coroner   frequents   more   public´houses   than   any   man   alive。   The 

smell of sawdust察beer察tobacco´smoke察and spirits察is inseparable 

in    his  vocation     from    death    in   its  most    awful    shapes。    He    is 

conducted       by   the   beadle     and    the   landlord    to   the   Harmonic 

Meeting   Room察  where   he   puts   his   hat   on   the   piano察  and   takes   a 

Windsor´chair at the head of a long table察formed of several short 

tables     put   together察   and    ornamented       with    glutinous     rings   in 

endless involutions察made by pots and glasses。 As many of the Jury 

as   can crowd   together  at  the   table   sit   there。   The   rest   get   among 

the    spittoons    and    pipes察  or   lean   against    the   piano。    Over    the 

Coroner¨s   head   is   a   small   iron   garland察  the   pendant   handle   of   a 

bell察which rather gives the Majesty of the Court the appearance of 

going to be hanged。 

    Call    over   and    swear    the    Jury   While     the   ceremony      is  in 

progress察  sensation   is   created   by   the   entrance   of   a   chubby   little 

man in a large shirt´collar察with a moist eye察and an inflamed nose察

who modestly takes a position near the door as one of the general 

public察but seems familiar with the room too。 A whisper circulates 

that this is little Swills。 It is considered not unlikely that he will get 

up an imitation of the Coroner察and make it the principal feature 

of the Harmonic Meeting in the evening。 

    ^Well察gentlemen! ̄ the Coroner begins。 

    ^Silence there察will you 院  says   the   beadle。   Not  to  the   Coroner察



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though it might appear so。 

    ^Well察gentlemen 院resumes the Coroner。 ^You are impanelled 

here察to inquire into the death of a certain man。 Evidence will be 

given   before   you察  as   to   the   circumstances   attending   that   death察

and you will give your verdict according to the skittles察they must 

be   stopped   you   know察  beadle evidence察           and   not   according   to 

anything else。 The first thing to be done察is to view the body。 ̄ 

    ^Make way there 院cries the beadle。 

    So    they   go  out   in   a  loose   procession察    something      after   the 

manner  of  a  straggling  funeral察and   make   their   inspection   in   Mr 

Krook¨s back second floor察from which a few of the Jurymen retire 

pale    and    precipitately。     The    beadle     is  very   careful    that   two 

gentlemen   not   very   neat  about   the   cuffs   and   buttons   for   whose 

accommodation          he  has   provided     a  special   little  table  near    the 

Coroner察in the Harmonic Meeting Room should see all that is to 

be seen。 For they are the public chroniclers of such inquiries察by 

the line察and he is not superior to the universal human infirmity察

but hopes to read in print what ^Mooney察the active and intelligent 

beadle   of  the   district察院  said   and   did察  and   even   aspires   to   see   the 

name of Mooney as familiarly and patronisingly mentioned as the 

name of the Hangman is察according to the latest examples。 

    Little Swills is waiting for the Coroner and Jury on their return。 

Mr Tulkinghorn察also。 Mr Tulkinghorn is received with distinction察

and seated near the Coroner察between that high judicial officer察a 

bagatelle´board察and the coal´box。 The inquiry proceeds。 The Jury 

learn   how   the   subject   of   their   inquiry   died察  and   learn   no   more 

about him。 ^A very eminent solicitor is in attendance察gentlemen察院

says the Coroner察 who察I am informed察was accidentally present察

when discovery of the death was made察but  he   could   only  repeat 



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the    evidence     you    have   already     heard    from    the   surgeon察    the 

landlord察the lodger察and the law´stationer察and it is not necessary 

to   trouble   him。    Is   anybody   in   attendance     who   knows      anything 

more拭院

    Mrs Piper pushed forward by Mrs Perkins。 Mrs Piper sworn。 

   Anastasia Piper察gentlemen。 Married woman。 Now察Mrs Piper! 

what have you got to say about this拭

    Why察Mrs Piper has  a   good deal   to  say察  chiefly  in  parentheses 

and without punctuation察but not much to tell。 Mrs Piper lives in 

the court which her husband is a cabinet´maker and it has long 

been well be´known among the neighbours counting from the day 

next but  one before   the   half baptizing  of  Alexander  James   Piper 

aged eighteen months and four days old on accounts of not being 

expected to live such was the sufferings gentlemen of that child in 

his   gums   as   the   Plaintive!so   Mrs   Piper   insists      on   calling   the 

deceased!was   reported   to   have   sold   himself。   Thinks   it   was   the 

Plaintive¨s air in which that report originatinin。 See the Plaintive 

often察  and   considered   as   his   air   was   feariocious察  and   not   to   be 

allowed   to   go   about   some   children   being   timid   and   if   doubted 

hoping Mrs Perkins may be brought  forward   for  she   is   here   and 

will do credit to her husband and herself and family。 Has seen the 

Plaintive   wexed   and   worrited   by   the   children   for   children   they 

will   ever   be   and   you   cannot   expect   them   specially   if   of   playful 

dispositions to be Methoozellers which you was not yourself。   On 

accounts of this and his dark looks has often dreamed as she see 

him take a pickaxe from his pocket and split Johnny¨s head which 

the child knows not fear and has repeatually called after him close 

at his eels。 Never however see the Plaintive take a pickaxe or any 

other wepping far from it。 Has seen him hurry away when run and 



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called after as if not partial to children and never see him speak to 

neither child nor grown person at any time excepting the boy that 

sweeps the crossing down the lane over the way round the corner 

which   if    he  was    here   would    tell  you   that   he  has   been    seen   a 

speaking to him frequent。 

    Says the Coroner察is that boy here拭Says the beadle察no察sir察he 

is   not  here。    Says   the   Coroner察    go  and    fetch   him   then。   In   the 

absence of the active and intelligent察the   Coroner  converses   with 

Mr Tulkinghorn。 O Here¨s the boy察gentlemen 

    Here he is察very muddy察very hoarse察very ragged。 Now察boy  

But stop a minute。 Caution。 This boy  must be   put  through  a   few 

preliminary paces。 

    Name察     Jo。

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