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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。