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regularly continued�察�but soon left off。 There are a few dirty scraps 

of newspapers�察�all referring to Coroners¨ Inquests�察�there is nothing 

else。    They    search    the   cupboard�察     �and    the   drawer     of  the   ink´ 

splashed   table。   There   is   not   a   morsel   of   an   old   letter�察  �or   of   any 

other writing�察�in either。 The young surgeon examines the dress on 

the law writer。 A knife and some odd halfpence are all he finds。 Mr 

Snagsby¨s suggestion is the practical suggestion after all�察�and the 

beadle must be called in。 

    So the little crazy lodger goes for the beadle�察�and the rest come 

out   of   the   room。   ^Don¨t   leave   the   cat   there� 院  �says   the   surgeon�此�

^that   won¨t   do� 院  �Mr   Krook   therefore   drives   her   out   before   him�察�

and     she   goes   furtively    downstairs�察    �winding      her   lithe  tail  and 

licking her lips。 

    ^Good night� 院�says Mr Tulkinghorn�察�and goes home to Allegory 



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and meditation。 

    By   this   time   the  news    has   got   into   the  court。  Groups     of   its 

inhabitants assemble to discuss the thing�察�and the outposts of the 

army  of  observation  ��principally  boys��  are   pushed   forward   to   Mr 

Krook¨s      window�察    �which     they   closely    invest。   A  policeman      has 

already   walked   up   to   the   room�察  �and   walked   down   again   to   the 

door�察�where he stands like a tower�察�only condescending to see the 

boys at his base occasionally�察�but whenever he does see them�察�they 

quail and fall back。 Mrs Perkins�察�who has not been for some weeks 

on     speaking     terms     with    Mrs    Piper�察   �in  consequence        of   an 

unpleasantness        originating     in  young     Perkins    having     ^fetched ̄ 

young   Piper   ^a   crack�察院  �renews   her   friendly   intercourse   on   this 

auspicious occasion。 The potboy at the corner�察�who is a privileged 

amateur�察  �as   possessing   official   knowledge   of   life�察  �and   having   to 

deal     with   drunken      men     occasionally�察    �exchanges       confidential 

communications with the policeman�察�and has the appearance of an 

impregnable youth�察�unassailable by truncheons and unconfinable 

in station´houses。 People talk across the court out of window�察�and 

bare´headed        scouts   come     hurrying    in   from   Chancery      Lane    to 

know what¨s the matter。 The general feeling seems to be that it¨s a 

blessing   Mr   Krook   warn¨t   made   away   with   first�察  �mingled   with   a 

little natural disappointment that he was not。 In the midst of this 

sensation�察�the beadle arrives。 

    The beadle�察�though generally understood in the neighbourhood 

to be a ridiculous institution�察�is not without a certain popularity for 

the moment�察�if it were only as a man who is going to see the body。 

The   policeman   considers   him   an   imbecile   civilian�察  �a   remnant   of 

the    barbarous      watchmen´times�察        �but   gives    him    admission�察    �as 

something that must be borne with until Government shall abolish 



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him。     The   sensation     is  heightened�察     �as   the   tidings   spread     from 

mouth to mouth that the beadle is on the ground�察�and has gone in。 

    By´and´by   the   beadle   comes   out�察  �once   more   intensifying   the 

sensation�察     �which     has   rather    languished      in  the   interval。   He    is 

understood to be in want of witnesses�察�for the   inquest  tomorrow�察�

who can tell the Coroner and Jury  anything  whatever  respecting 

the deceased。 Is immediately referred to innumerable people who 

can     tell  nothing     whatever。     Is   made     more     imbecile     by   being 

constantly       informed     that   Mrs     Green¨s    son    ^was    a   law´writer 

hisself�察�and knowed him better than anybody ̄!which son of Mrs 

Green¨s   appears�察  �on   inquiry�察  �to   be   at   the   present   time   aboard   a 

vessel     bound      for   China�察   �three     months      out�察  �but    considered 

accessible      by   telegraph�察     �on   application      to  the   Lords     of   the 

Admiralty。        Beadle     goes     into    various     shops     and     parlours�察�

examining the inhabitants�察�always shutting the door first�察  �and by 

exclusion�察     �delay�察  �and    general    idiotcy�察   �exasperating      the   public。 

Policeman        seen   to  smile    to  potboy。    Public    loses    interest�察  �and 

undergoes   reaction。   Taunts   the   beadle�察  �in   shrill   youthful   voices�察�

with having boiled a boy�察�choruses fragments of a popular song to 

that effect�察�and importing that the boy was made into soup for the 

workhouse。 Policeman at last finds it necessary to support the law�察�

and seize a vocalist�察�who is released upon the flight of the rest�察�on 

condition   of   his   getting   out   of   this   then�察  �come�  �and   cutting   it!a 

condition   he   immediately   observes。   So   the   sensation   dies   off   for 

the   time�察  �and   the   unmoved   policeman   ��to   whom   a   little   opium�察�

more or less�察�is nothing���察�with his shining hat�察�stiff stock�察�inflexible 

greatcoat�察�stout belt and bracelet�察�and all things fitting�察�pursues his 

lounging  way  with  a   heavy  tread�此  �beating  the   palms   of   his   white 

gloves   one   against   the   other�察  �and   stopping   now   and   then�察  �at   a 



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street´corner�察  �to   look   casually   about   for   anything   between   a   lost 

child and a murder。 

    Under      cover    of  the   night�察  �the   feeble´minded       beadle     comes 

flitting about Chancery Lane with his summonses�察�in which every 

Juror¨s name is wrongly spelt�察�and nothing is rightly spelt but the 

beadle¨s own name�察�which nobody can read or wants to know。 The 

summonses served�察�and his witnesses forewarned�察�the beadle goes 

to   Mr   Krook¨s�察  �to   keep   a   small   appointment   he   has   made   with 

certain paupers�察  �who�察  �presently  arriving�察�are   conducted   upstairs�察�

where they leave   the   great  eyes   in   the   shutter  something  new  to 

stare   at�察  �in   that   last   shape  which   earthly   lodgings      take   for   No 

one!and for Every one。 

    And�察    �all  that    night�察   �the   coffin    stands    ready     by   the    old 

portmanteau�察�and the lonely figure on the bed�察�whose path in life 

has    lain   through    five´and´forty      years�察  �lies  there�察  �with   no   more 

track behind him�察�that any one can trace�察�than a deserted infant。 

    Next   day   the   court   is   all   alive!is   like   a   fair�察  �as   Mrs   Perkins�察�

more than reconciled to Mrs Piper�察�says�察�in amicable conversation 

with that excellent woman。   The   coroner  is   to  sit  in  the   first´floor 

room at the Sol¨s Arms�察�where the Harmonic Meetings take place 

twice    a´week�察    �and   where     the  chair   is  filled  by   a  gentleman      of 

professional   celebrity�察      �faced   by   little   Swills�察 �the  comic    vocalist�察�

who   hopes   ��according   to   the   bill   in   the   window��   that   his   friends 

will rally round him�察�and support first´rate talent。 The Sol¨s Arms 

does a brisk stroke of business all the morning。 Even children so 

require   sustaining�察  �under   the   general   excitement�察  �that   a   pieman 

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

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