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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。  Nothing   else    that   he  knows     on。   Don¨t   know     that 

everybody has two names。 Never heerd of sich a think。 Don¨t know 

that Jo is short for a longer name。 Thinks it long enough for him。 

He   don¨t   find   no   fault   with   it。   Spell   it�拭  �No。  He   can¨t   spell   it。   No 

father�察�no mother�察�no friends。 Never been to school。 What¨s home�拭�

Knows a broom¨s a broom�察�and knows it¨s wicked to tell a lie。 Don¨t 

recollect   who   told     him   about    the   broom�察    �or  about    the  lie�察 �but 

knows   both。   Can¨t   exactly   say   what¨ll   be   done   to   him   arter   he¨s 

dead   if   he   tells   a   lie   to   the   gentlemen�察  �here�察  �but   believes   it¨ll   be 

something wery bad to punish  him�察  �and serve   him   right!and   so 

he¨ll tell the truth。 

    ^This     won¨t     do�察  �gentlemen� 院       �says    the   Coroner�察     �with    a 

melancholy shake of the head。 

    ^Don¨t   you   think   you   can   receive   his   evidence�察  �sir�拭院  �asks   an 

attentive Juryman。 

    ^Out  of  the  question�察院  �says   the  Coroner。   ^You  have   heard   the 

boy。 `Can¨t exactly say¨ won¨t do�察�you know。 We can¨t take that�察�in a 



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Court   of   Justice�察  �gentlemen。   It¨s   terrible   depravity。   Put   the   boy 

aside。 ̄ 

    Boy    put    aside�察  �to  the   great   edification     of  the   audience�察� 

especially of Little Swills�察�the Comic Vocalist。 

    Now。 Is there any other witness�拭�No other witness。 

    Very well�察�gentlemen� �Here¨s a man   unknown�察  �proved   to  have 

been in the habit of taking opium in large quantities for a year and 

a half�察�found dead of too much opium。 If you think you have any 

evidence to lead you to the conclusion that he commit

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