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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 anything 

to sell。 But we haven¨t come to much as yet�察�we!haven¨t!come! 

to!hah� 院�

    Mr   Smallweed       has   run   down   again�察    �while   Mr   Weevle¨s     eye�察�

attended by Mr Guppy¨s eye�察�has again gone round the room and 

come back。 

    ^Well�察  �sir�察院  �says   Mr   Weevle。   ^We   won¨t   intrude   any   longer�察  �if 

you¨ll allow us to go upstairs。 ̄ 

    ^Anywhere�察      �my    dear   sir�察 �anywhere�      �You¨re    at  home。     Make 

yourself so�察�pray� 院�

    As   they   go   upstairs�察  �Mr   Guppy   lifts   his   eyebrows   inquiringly�察�

and looks at Tony。 Tony shakes his head。 They find the old room 

very dull and dismal�察�with the ashes of the fire that was burning on 

that   memorable   night   yet   in   the   discoloured   grate。   They   have   a 

great   disinclination   to   touch   any   object�察  �and   carefully   blow   the 

dust   from     it   first。  Nor   are  they   desirous  to   prolong   their   visit�此�

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