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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�
packing the