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

with their heads very near together�察 �that he told you of his having 



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taken the bundle of letters from his lodger¨s portmanteau�拭院�

    ^That  was   the   time�察  �sir�察院  �answered   Tony�察  �faintly   adjusting   his 

whiskers。      ^Whereupon         I  wrote    a   line   to  my    dear    boy�察   �the 

Honourable William Guppy�察�informing him of the appointment for 

tonight�察    �and   advising     him   not   to  call  before�此   �Boguey     being    a 

Slyboots。 ̄ 

    The    light   vivacious    tone   of  fashionable     life  which    is  usually 

assumed       by   Mr   Weevle�察    �sits  so  ill  upon    him   tonight�察   �that   he 

abandons that and his   whiskers   together�察  �and�察  �after  looking  over 

his   shoulder�察  �appears   to   yield   himself   up�察  �a   prey   to   the   horrors 

again。 

    ^You are to bring the letters to your room to read and compare�察�

and to get yourself into a position to tell him all about them。 That¨s 

the arrangement�察�isn¨t it�察�Tony�拭院�asks Mr Guppy�察�anxiously biting 

his thumbnail。 

    ^You can¨t speak too low。 Yes。 That¨s what he and I agreed。 ̄ 

    ^I tell you what�察�Tony! ̄ 

    ^You   can¨t   speak   too   low�察院  �says   Tony   once   more。   Mr   Guppy 

nods his sagacious head�察  �advances   it  yet  closer�察  �and drops into  a 

whisper。 

    ^I tell you what。 The first thing to be done is�察�to make another 

packet�察�like the real  one�察�so  that�察  �if  he   should   ask   to  see   the   real 

one while it¨s in my possession�察�you can show him the dummy。 ̄ 

    ^And   suppose   he   detects   the   dummy   as   soon   as   he   sees   it! 

which with his biting screw of an eye is about five hundred times 

more likely than not�察院�suggests Tony。 

    ^Then   we¨ll   face   it   out。   They   don¨t   belong   to   him�察  �and   they 

never did。 You found that�察�and   you  placed   them in  my  hands!a 

legal   friend  of  yours!for  security。   If  he   forces   us   to  it�察  �they¨ll be 



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producible�察�won¨t they�拭院�

    ^Ye´es�察院�is Mr Weevle¨s reluctant admission。 

    ^Why�察�Tony�察院�remonstrates his friend�察 �how you look� �You don¨t 

doubt William Guppy�拭�You don¨t suspect any harm�拭院�

    ^I don¨t suspect anything more than I know�察�William�察院�returned 

the other�察�gravely。 

    ^And what do you know�拭院�urges Mr Guppy�察�raising his voice a 

little�察�but on his friend¨s once more warning him�察 �I tell you�察�you 

can¨t speak too low�察院�he repeats his question without any sound at 

all�察�forming with his lips only the words�察 �What do you know�拭院�

    ^I know three things。 First�察�I know that here we are whispering 

in secrecy�察�a pair of conspirators。 ̄ 

    ^Well� 院  �says   Mr   Guppy�察   �and   we   had   better   be   that�察  �than   the 

pair   of   noodles�察  �which   we   should   be�察  �if   we   were   doing   anything 

else�察�for it¨s the only way of doing what we want to do。 Secondly�拭院�

    ^Secondly�察     �it¨s  not   made     out   to  me    how    it¨s  likely   to  be 

profitable�察�after all。 ̄ 

    Mr Guppy casts up his eyes at the portrait of Lady Dedlock over 

the mantel´shelf�察�and replies�察 �Tony�察�you are asked to leave that to 

the   honour   of   your   friend。   Besides   its   being   calculated   to   serve 

that   friend�察  �in  those   chords   of   the   human      mind    which!which 

need     not   be   called    into   agonising     vibration     on   the   present 

occasion!your friend is no fool。 What¨s that�拭院�

    ^It¨s eleven  o¨clock   striking  by  the   bell   of Saint  Paul¨s。   Listen�察�

and you¨ll hear all the bells in the city jangling。 ̄ 

    Both  sit  silent�察  �listening  to  the   metal   voices�察  �near  and   distant�察�

resounding from towers of various heights�察�in tones more various 

than their situations。 When these at length cease�察�all seems more 

mysterious       and   quiet    than   before。    One    disagreeable     result   of 



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whispering   is�察  �that   it   seems   to   evoke   an   atmosphere   of   silence�察�

haunted by the ghosts of sound!strange cracks and tickings�察�the 

rustling of garments that have no substance in them�察�and the tread 

of dreadful feet�察�that would leave no mark on the sea´sand or the 

winter snow。 So sensitive the two friends happen to be�察�that the air 

is full of these phantoms�察�and the two look over their shoulders by 

one consent�察�to see that the door is shut。 

    ^Yes�察  �Tony�拭院  �says   Mr   Guppy�察  �drawing  nearer   to   the   fire�察  �and 

biting his unsteady thumbnail。 ^You were going to say�察�thirdly�拭院�

    ^It¨s far from a pleasant thing to be plotting about a dead man 

in the room where he died�察�especially when you happen to live in 

it。 ̄ 

    ^But we are plotting nothing against him�察�Tony。 ̄ 

    ^May be not�察�still I don¨t like it。 Live here by yourself�察�and see 

how you like it。 ̄ 

    ^As    to  dead   men�察   �Tony�察院   �proceeds     Mr   Guppy�察    �evading    this 

proposal�察 �there have been dead men in most rooms。 ̄ 

    ^I   know   there   have�察  �but   in   most   rooms    you   let  them   alone�察�

and!and they let you alone�察院�Tony answers。 

    The two look   at  each  other  again。   Mr  Guppy  makes a   hurried 

remark to the effect that they may be doing the deceased a service�察�

that he hopes so。 There   is   an   oppressive blank�察  �until   Mr  Weevle�察�

by stirring the fire suddenly�察�makes Mr Guppy start as if his heart 

had been stirred instead。 

    ^Fah� �Here¨s more of this hateful soot hanging about�察院�says he。 

^Let us open the window a bit and get  a mouthful   of  air。 It¨s   too 

close。 ̄ 

    He raises the sash�察�and they both rest on the window´sill�察�half in 

and half out of the room。 The neighbouring houses are too near�察�to 



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admit   of   their   seeing   any   sky   without   craning   their   necks   and 

looking up�察�but lights in frowsy windows here and there�察�and the 

rolling of distant carriages�察�and the new expression that there is of 

the stir of men�察�they find to be comfortable。 Mr Guppy�察�noiselessly 

tapping   on     the   window´sill�察    �resumes     his  whispering      in  quite   a 

light´comedy tone。 

    ^By´the´bye�察  �Tony�察  �don¨t   forget   old   Smallweed�察院  �meaning   the 

Younger   of   that   name。   ^I   have   not   let   him   into   this�察  �you   know。 

That grandfather of his is too keen by half。 It runs in the family。 ̄ 

    ^I   remember�察院      �says   Tony。   ^I   am   up   to   all  that ̄  ^And   as   to 

Krook�察院�resumes Mr Guppy。 ^Now�察�do you suppose he really has 

got hold of any other papers of importance�察�as   he  has boasted   to 

you�察�since you have been such allies�拭院�

    Tony shakes his head。   ^I  don¨t  know。   Can¨t  imagine。  If  we  get 

through   this   business   without   rousing   his   suspicions�察  �I   shall   be 

better informed no doubt。 How can   I know  without  seeing  them�察�

when he don¨t know himself�拭�He is always spelling out words from 

them�察  �and   chalking   them   over   the   table   and   the   shop´wall�察  �and 

asking   what   this   is�察  �and   what   that   is�察  �but   his   whole   stock�察  �from 

beginning to end�察�may easily be the waste paper he bought  it  as�察�

for anything I can say。 It¨s a monomania with him�察�to think he is 

possessed of documents。 He has been going to learn to read them 

this   last   quarter   of   a   century�察  �I   should   judge�察  �from   what   he   tells 

me。 ̄ 

    ^How      did   he   first  come     by   that   idea�察  �though�拭     �that¨s   the 

question�察院     �Mr   Guppy   suggests       with   one   eye   shut�察 �after   a  little 

forensic meditation。 ^He may have found papers in some thing he 

bought�察�where papers were not supposed to be�察�and may have got 

it   into  his   shrewd     head�察  �from    the   manner      and   place    of  their 



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concealment�察�that they are worth something。 ̄ 

    ^Or he may have been taken in�察�in some pretended bargain。 Or 

he may have been muddled altogether�察�by long staring at whatever 

he    has   got�察 �and    by   drink�察  �and   by   hanging     about    the   Lord 

Chancellor¨s court and hearing of documents for ever�察院�returns Mr 

Weevle。 

   Mr   Guppy   sitting   on     the  window´sill�察  �nodding      his  head   and 

balancing all these possibilities in his mind�察�continues thoughtfully 

to tap it�察�and clasp it�察�and measure it with his hand�察�until he hastily 

draws his hand away。 

    ^What�察    �in  the  Devil¨s   name�察院   �he  says�察   �is  this�  �Look   at  my 

fingers� 院�

   A   thick�察  �yellow   liquor   defiles   them�察  �which   is   offensive   to   the 

touch    and   sight�察  �and   more    offensive   to  the  smell。   A   stagnant�察�

sickening  oil�察  �with  some natural   repulsion   in   it   that   makes   them 

both shudder。 

    ^What have you been doing here�拭�What have you been pouring 

out of

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