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    This fellow approaches as he speaks。 Mr Weevle softly holds up 

his   finger�察�and   draws  him into  the   passage�察  �and   closes   the   street 

door。   Then�察  �they   go   upstairs�察  �Mr   Weevle   heavily�察  �and   Mr   Guppy 

��for it is he�� very lightly indeed。 When they are shut into the back 

room�察�they speak low。 

    ^I thought you had gone to Jericho at least�察�instead   of  coming 

here�察院�says Tony。 

    ^Why�察�I said about ten。 ̄ 

    ^You said about ten�察院�Tony repeats。 ^Yes�察�so you did say about 

ten。 But�察�according to my count�察�it¨s ten times ten!it¨s a hundred 

o¨clock。 I never had such a night in my life� 院�

    ^What has been the matter�拭院�

    ^That¨s it� 院�says Tony。 ^Nothing has been the matter。 But�察�here 

have I been stewing and fuming in this jolly old crib�察�till I have had 

the horrors falling on me as thick as hail。 There¨s a blessed looking 

candle� 院 �says   Tony�察  �pointing   to   the   heavily   burning   taper   on   his 

table with a great cabbage head and a long winding´sheet。 

    ^That¨s   easily  improved�察院  �Mr  Guppy  observes�察�as   he   takes   the 

snuffers in hand。 

    ^Is it�拭院�returned his friend。 ^Not so easily as you  think。  It  has 

been smouldering like that�察�ever since it was lighted。 ̄ 

    ^Why�察�what¨s the matter with you�察�Tony�拭院�inquires Mr Guppy�察�

looking at him�察�snuffers in hand�察�as he sits down with his elbow on 

the table。 

    ^William Guppy�察院�replies the other�察 �I am in the Downs。 It¨s this 

unbearably       dull�察 �suicidal   room!and        old   Boguey     downstairs�察    �I 

suppose。 ̄  Mr  Weevle moodily pushes   the   snuffers´tray   from   him 

with   his   elbow�察  �leans   his   head   on   his   hand�察  �puts   his   feet   on   the 



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fender�察  �and   looks   at   the   fire。   Mr   Guppy�察  �observing   him�察  �slightly 

tosses his head�察�and sits down on the other side of the table in an 

easy attitude。 

    ^Wasn¨t that Snagsby talking to you�察�Tony�拭院�

    ^Yes�察  �and   he!yes�察  �it   was   Snagsby�察院  �says   Mr   Weevle�察  �altering 

the construction of the sentence。 

    ^On business�拭院�

    ^No。   No   business。   He   was   only   sauntering   by   and   stopped   to 

prose。 ̄ 

    ^I thought it was Snagsby�察院�says Mr Guppy�察 �and thought it as 

well that he shouldn¨t see me�察�so I waited till he was gone。 ̄ 

    ^There we go again�察�William G。� 院�cries Tony�察�looking up for an 

instant。 ^So mysterious and secret� �By George�察�if we were going to 

commit a murder�察�we couldn¨t have more mystery about it� 院�

    Mr  Guppy  affects   to  smile�察  �and   with  the   view   of   changing   the 

conversation�察�looks with an admiration�察  �real   or  pretended�察  �round 

the room at the   Galaxy  gallery  of  British  beauty�察  �terminating  his 

survey with the portrait of Lady Dedlock over the mantel´shelf�察�in 

which   she   is   represented   on   a   terrace�察  �with   a   pedestal   upon   the 

terrace�察  �and   a   vase   upon   the   pedestal�察  �and   her   shawl   upon   the 

vase�察  �and   a   prodigious   piece   of   fur   upon   the   shawl   and   her   arm 

upon the piece of fur�察�and a bracelet on her arm。 

    ^That¨s     very   like   Lady    Dedlock�察院     �says   Mr    Guppy。     ^It¨s  a 

speaking likeness。 ̄ 

    ^I wish it was�察院�growls Tony�察�without changing his position。 ^I 

should have some fashionable conversation here�察�then。 ̄ 

    Finding�察�by this time�察�that his friend is not to be wheedled into a 

more   sociable   humour�察  �Mr   Guppy   puts   about   upon   the   ill´used 

tack�察�and remonstrates with him。 



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    ^Tony�察院�says he�察 �I can make allowances for lowness of spirits�察�

for no man knows what it is when it does come upon a man�察�better 

than I do�察�and no man perhaps has a better right to know it�察�than a 

man   who  has   an   unrequited   image   printed   on   his   art。   But   there 

are    bounds     to  these   things    when    an   unoffending      party    is  in 

question�察�and I will acknowledge to  you�察  �Tony�察  �that  I   don¨t  think 

your     manner     on   the   present    occasion     is  hospitable     or  quite 

gentlemanly。 ̄ 

    ^This is strong language�察�William Guppy�察院�returns Mr Weevle。 

    ^Sir�察�it may be�察院�retorts Mr William Guppy�察 �but I feel strongly 

when I use it。 ̄ 

    Mr Weevle admits that he has been wrong�察�and begs Mr William 

Guppy   to   think   no   more   about   it。   Mr   William   Guppy�察  �however�察�

having  got  the   advantage�察  �cannot   quite   release   it   without   a   little 

more injured remonstrance。 

    ^No� �Dash it�察�Tony�察院�says that gentleman�察 �you really ought to 

be    careful   how   you   wound     the   feelings   of   a   man�察 �who   has   an 

unrequited image imprinted on his art�察�and who is not altogether 

happy   in   those   chords   which   vibrate   to   the   tenderest   emotions。 

You�察�Tony�察�possess in yourself all that is   calculated   to  charm   the 

eye�察�and allure the taste。 It is not!happily for you�察�perhaps�察�and I 

may   wish   that   I   could   say   the   same!it   is   not   your   character   to 

hover around one flower。 The ¨ole garden is open to you�察�and your 

airy pinions carry you through it。 Still�察�Tony�察�far be it from me�察�I 

am sure�察�to wound even your feelings without a cause� 院�

    Tony again entreats that the subject may be no longer pursued�察�

saying      emphatically�察      �William     Guppy�察    �drop     it� 院 �Mr    Guppy 

acquiesces�察�with the reply�察 �I never should have taken it up�察�Tony�察�

of my own accord。 ̄ 



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    ^And   now�察院  �says   Tony�察  �stirring   the   fire�察   �touching   this   same 

bundle of letters。 Isn¨t it an extraordinary thing of Krook to have 

appointed twelve o¨clock tonight to hand ¨em over to me�拭院�

    ^Very。 What did he do it for�拭院�

    ^What does he do anything for�拭�He don¨t know。 Said�察�today was 

his   birthday�察  �and   he¨d   hand   ¨em   over   tonight   at   twelve   o¨clock。 

He¨ll have drunk himself blind by that time。 He has been at it all 

day。 ̄ 

    ^He hasn¨t forgotten the appointment�察�I hope�拭院�

    ^Forgotten�拭  �Trust   him   for   that。   He   never   forgets   anything。   I 

saw  him   tonight�察  �about   eight!helped   him   to   shut   up   his   shop! 

and he had got the letters then in   his  hairy  cap。   He pulled   it  off�察�

and showed ¨em me。 When the shop was closed�察�he took them out 

of his cap�察�hung his cap on the chair´back�察�and stood turning them 

over before the fire。 I heard him a little while afterwards through 

the floor here�察�humming�察�like the wind�察�the only song he knows! 

about Bibo�察�and old Charon�察�and Bibo being drunk when he died�察�

or something or other。 He has   been as   quiet�察  �since�察  �as   an   old   rat 

asleep in his hole。 ̄ 

    ^And you are to go down at twelve�拭院�

    ^At twelve。 And�察�as I tell you�察�when you came it seemed to me a 

hundred。 ̄ 

    ^Tony�察院�says Mr Guppy�察�after considering a little   with  his   legs 

crossed�察 �he can¨t read yet�察�can he�拭院�

    ^Read� �He¨ll never read。 He can make all the letters separately�察�

and he knows most of them separately when he sees them�察�he has 

got on that much�察�under me�察�but he can¨t put them together。 He¨s 

too old to acquire the knack of it now!and too drunk。 ̄ 

    ^Tony�察院  �says    Mr   Guppy�察    �uncrossing   and    recrossing   his   legs�察�



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^how do you suppose he spelt out that name of Hawdon�拭院�

    ^He never spelt it out。 You know what a curious power  of  eye 

he  has�察  �and   how  he  has   been   used   to   employ   himself   in   copying 

things by eye alone。 He imitated it!evidently from the direction of 

a letter�察�and asked me what it meant。 ̄ 

    ^Tony�察院    �said  Mr   Guppy�察    �uncrossing     and   recrossing    his  legs 

again�察 �should you say that the original was a man¨s writing or a 

woman¨s�拭院�

    ^A woman¨s。 Fifty to one a lady¨s!slopes a good deal�察�and the 

end of the letter `n�察� long and hasty。 ̄ 

   Mr Guppy has been biting his thumbnail during this dialogue�察�

generally  changing  the   thumb   when   he   has changed   the   crossed 

leg。 As he is going to do so again�察�he happens to look at his coat´ 

sleeve。 It takes his attention。 He stares at it�察�aghast。 

    ^Why�察�Tony�察�what on earth is going on in this house tonight�拭�Is 

there a chimney on fire�拭院�

    ^Chimney on fire� 院�

    ^Ah� 院�returns Mr Guppy。 ^See how the soot¨s falling。 See here�察�

on   my   arm�   �See   again�察  �on   the   table   here�   �Confound   the   stuff�察  �it 

won¨t blow off!smears�察�like black fat� 院�

   They look at one another�察�and Tony goes listening to the door�察�

and a little way upstairs�察�and a little way downstairs。 Comes back�察�

and   says   it¨s   all   right�察  �and   all   quiet�察  �and   quotes   the   remark   he 

lately made to Mr Snagsby�察�about their cooking chops at the Sol¨s 

Arms。 

    ^And     it  was  then�察院   �resumes    Mr    Guppy�察   �still  glancing    with 

remarkable       aversion    at   his  coat´sleeve�察   �as  they    pursue    their 

conversation before the fire�察�leaning on opposite sides of the 

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