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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

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