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what they call in Scotland a ne¨er´do´weel。 I have no head for
papers�察 �sir。 I can stand any fire better than a fire of cross
questions。 I mentioned to Mr Smallweed�察�only an hour or so ago�察�
that when I come into things of this kind I feel as if I was being
smothered。 And this is my sensation�察院 �says Mr George�察 �looking
around upon the company�察 �at the present moment。 ̄
With that�察�he takes three strides forward�察�to replace the papers
on the lawyer¨s table�察 �and three strides backward to resume his
former station�此�where he stands perfectly upright�察�now looking at
the ground�察�and now at the painted ceiling�察�with his hands behind
him as if to prevent himself from accepting any other document
whatever。
Under this provocation�察 �Mr Smallweed¨s favourite adjective of
disparagement is so close to his tongue�察 �that he begins the word
^my dear friend ̄ with the monosyllable ^Brim�察院 �thus converting
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the possessive pronoun into Brimmy�察 �and appearing to have an
impediment in his speech。 Once past this difficulty�察 �however�察 �he
exhorts his dear friend in the tenderest manner not to be rash�察�but
to do what so eminent a gentleman requires�察�and to do it with a
good grace�此 �confident that it must be unobjectionable as well as
profitable。 Mr Tulkinghorn merely utters an occasional sentence�察�
as ^You are the best judge of your own interest�察�serjeant。 ̄
^Take care you do no harm by this。 ̄
^Please yourself�察�please yourself。 ̄
^If you know what you mean�察 �that¨s quite enough。 ̄ These he
utters with an appearance of perfect indifference�察�as he looks over
the papers on his table�察�and prepares to write a letter。
Mr George looks distrustfully from the painted ceiling to the
ground�察�from the ground to Mr Smallweed�察�from Mr Smallweed to
Mr Tulkinghorn�察�and from Mr Tulkinghorn to the painted ceiling
again�察�often in his perplexity changing the leg on which he rests。
^I do assure you�察�sir�察院�says Mr George�察 �not to say it offensively�察�
that between you and Mr Smallweed here�察 �I really am being
smothered fifty times over。 I really am�察 �sir。 I am not a match for
you gentlemen。 Will you allow me to ask�察�why you want to see the
captain¨s hand�察�in the case that I could find any specimen of it�拭院�
Mr Tulkinghorn quietly shakes his head。 ^No。 If you were a
man of business�察�serjeant�察�you would not need to be informed that
there are confidential reasons�察 �very harmless in themselves�察 �for
many such wants�察�in the profession to which I belong。 But if you
are afraid of doing any injury to Captain Hawdon�察 �you may set
your mind at rest about that。 ̄
^Ay� �he is dead�察�sir。 ̄
^Is he�拭院�Mr Tulkinghorn quietly sits down to write。
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^Well�察�sir�察院�says the trooper�察�looking into his hat after another
disconcerted pause�察 �I am sorry not to have given you more
satisfaction。 If it would be any satisfaction to any one�察�that I should
be confirmed in my judgment that I would rather have nothing to
do with this�察 �by a friend of mine�察 �who has a better head for
business than I have�察 �and who is an old soldier�察 �I am willing to
consult with him。 I!I really am so completely smothered myself at
present�察院�says Mr George�察�passing his hand hopelessly across his
brow�察 �that I don¨t know but what it might be a satisfaction to me。 ̄
Mr Smallweed�察�hearing that this authority is an old soldier�察�so
strongly inculcates the expediency of the trooper¨s taking counsel
with him�察�and particularly informing him of its being a question of
five guineas or more�察�that Mr George engages to go and see him。
Mr Tulkinghorn says nothing either way。
^I¨ll consult my friend�察 �then�察 �by your leave�察 �sir�察院 �says the
trooper�察 �and I¨ll take the liberty of looking in again with a final
answer in the course of the day。 Mr Smallweed�察�if you wish to be
carried downstairs! ̄
^In a moment�察�my dear friend�察�in a moment。 Will you first let
me speak half a word with this gentleman�察�in private�拭院�
^Certainly�察 �sir。 Don¨t hurry yourself on my account。 ̄ The
trooper retires to a distant part of the room�察 �and resumes his
curious inspection of the boxes�察�strong and otherwise。
^If I wasn¨t as weak as a Brimstone Baby�察 �sir�察院 �whispers
Grandfather Smallweed�察�drawing the lawyer down to his level by
the lappel of his coat�察�and flashing some half´quenched green fire
out of his angry eyes�察 �I¨d tear the writing away from him。 He¨s got
it buttoned in his breast。 I saw him put it there。 Judy saw him put
it there。 Speak up�察 �you crabbed image for the sign of a walking´
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stick shop�察�and say you saw him put it there� 院�
This vehement conjuration the old gentleman accompanies
with such a thrust at his grand´daughter�察�that it is too much for his
strength�察 �and he slips away out of his chair�察 �drawing Mr
Tulkinghorn with him�察 �until he is arrested by Judy�察 �and well
shaken。
^Violence will not do for me�察�my friend�察院�Mr Tulkinghorn then
remarks coolly。
^No�察�no�察�I know�察�I know�察�sir。 But it¨s chafing and galling!it¨s!
it¨s worse than your smattering chattering Magpie of a
grandmother�察院 �to the imperturbable Judy�察 �who only looks at the
fire�察 �to know he has got what¨s wanted�察�and won¨t give it up。 He�察�
not to give it up� �He� �A vagabond� �But never mind�察�sir�察�never mind。
At the most he has only his own way for a little while。 I have him
periodically in a vice。 I¨ll twist him�察 �sir。 I¨ll screw him�察 �sir。 If he
won¨t do it with a good grace�察�I¨ll make him do it with a bad one�察�
sir� �Now�察 �my dear Mr George�察院 �says Grandfather Smallweed�察�
winking at the lawyer hideously�察�as he releases him�察 �I am ready
for your kind assistance�察�my excellent friend� 院�
Mr Tulkinghorn�察 �with some shadowy sign of amusement
manifesting itself through his self´possession�察 �stands on the
hearth´rug with his back to the fire�察�watching the disappearance of
Mr Smallweed�察 �and acknowledging the trooper¨s parting salute
with one slight nod。
It is more difficult to get rid of the old gentleman�察 �Mr George
finds�察�than to bear a hand in carrying him upstairs�察�for�察�when he is
replaced in his conveyance�察 �he is so loquacious on the subject of
the guineas�察�and retains such an affectionate hold of his button!
having�察 �in truth�察 �a secret longing to rip his coat open�察 �and rob
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him!that some degree of force is necessary on the trooper¨s part
to effect a separation。 It is accomplished at last�察�and he proceeds
alone in quest of his adviser。
By the cloisterly Temple�察�and by Whitefriars ��there�察�not without
a glance at Hanging´Sword Alley�察 �which would seem to be
something in his way���察�and by Blackfriars bridge�察�and Blackfriars
road�察�Mr George sedately marches to a street of little shops lying
somewhere in that ganglion of roads from Kent and Surrey�察�and of
streets from the bridges of London�察 �centring in the far´famed
Elephant who has lost his castle formed of a thousand four´horse
coaches�察 �to a stronger iron monster than he�察 �ready to chop him
into mince´meat any day he dares。 To one of the little shops in this
street�察 �which is a musician¨s shop�察 �having a few fiddles in the
window�察�and some Pan¨s pipes and a tambourine�察�and a triangle�察�
and certain elongated scraps of music�察 �Mr George directs his
massive tread。 And halting at a few paces from it�察 �as he sees a
soldierly´looking woman�察 �with her outer skirts tucked up�察 �come
forth with a small wooden tub�察 �and in that tub commence a
whisking and a splashing on the margin of the pavement�察 �Mr
George says to himself ^She¨s as usual�察 �washing greens。 I never
saw her�察�except upon a baggage´waggon�察�when she wasn¨t washing
greens� 院�
The subject of this reflection is at all events so occupied in
washing greens at present�察 �that she remains unsuspicious of Mr
George¨s approach�察 �until�察�lifting up herself and her tub together�察�
when she has poured the water off into the gutter�察�she finds him
standing