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respiration�察 �he fulfils his share of the porterage�察 �and the
benevolent old gentleman is deposited by his own desire in the
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parlour of the Sol¨s Arms。
^O Lord� 院�gasps Mr Smallweed�察�looking about him�察�breathless�察�
from an armchair。 ^O dear me� �O my bones and back� �O my aches
and pains� �Sit down�察 �you dancing�察 �prancing�察 �shambling�察�
scrambling poll parrot� �Sit down� 院�
This little apostrophe to Mrs Smallweed is occasioned by a
propensity on the part of that unlucky old lady�察 �whenever she
finds herself on her feet�察 �to amble about�察 �and ^set ̄ to inanimate
objects�察 �accompanying herself with a chattering noise�察 �as in a
witch dance。 A nervous affection has probably as much to do with
these demonstrations�察 �as any imbecile intention in the poor old
woman�察�but on the present occasion they are so particularly lively
in connection with the Windsor armchair�察�fellow to that in which
Mr Smallweed is seated�察 �that she only quite desists when her
grandchildren have held her down in it�此�her lord in the meanwhile
bestowing upon her�察�with great volubility�察�the endearing epithet of
^a pigheaded Jackdaw�察院�repeated a surprising number of times。
^My dear sir�察院 �Grandfather Smallweed then proceeds�察�
addressing Mr Guppy�察 �there has been a calamity here。 Have you
heard of it�察�either of you�拭院�
^Heard of it�察�sir� �Why�察�we discovered it。 ̄
^You discovered it。 You two discovered it� �Bart�察�they discovered
it� 院�
The two discoverers stare at the Smallweeds�察 �who return the
compliment。
^My dear friends�察院�whines Grandfather Smallweed�察�putting out
both his hands�察 �I owe you a thousand thanks for discharging the
melancholy office of discovering the ashes of Mrs Smallweed¨s
brother。 ̄
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^Eh�拭院�says Mr Guppy。
^Mrs Smallweed¨s brother�察 �my dear friend!her only relation。
We were not on terms�察�which is to be deplored now�察�but he never
would be on terms。 He was not fond of us。 He was eccentric!he
was very eccentric。 Unless he has left a will ��which is not at all
likely�� I shall take out letters of administration。 I have come down
to look after the property�察 �it must be sealed up�察 �it must be
protected。 I have come down�察院 �repeats Grandfather Smallweed�察�
hooking the air towards him with all his ten fingers at once�察 �to
look after the property。 ̄
^I think�察 �Small�察院 �says the disconsolate Mr Guppy�察 �you might
have mentioned that the old man was your uncle。 ̄
^You two were so close about him that I thought you would like
me to be the same�察院�returns that old bird�察�with a secretly glistening
eye。 ^Besides�察�I wasn¨t proud of him。 ̄
^Besides which�察 �it was nothing to you�察 �you know�察 �whether he
was or not�察院�says Judy。 Also with a secretly glistening eye。
^He never saw me in his life�察�to know me�察院�observed Small�察 �I
don¨t know why I should introduce him�察�I am sure� 院�
^No�察 �he never communicated with us!which is to be
deplored�察院�the old gentleman strikes in�察 �but I have come to look
after the property!to look over the papers�察�and to look after the
property。 We shall make good our title。 It is in the hands of my
solicitor。 Mr Tulkinghorn�察 �of Lincoln¨s Inn Fields�察 �over the way
there�察 �is so good as to act as my solicitor�察 �and grass don¨t grow
under his feet�察 �I can tell ye。 Krook was Mrs Smallweed¨s only
brother�察�she had no relation but Krook�察�and Krook had no relation
but Mrs Smallweed。 I am speaking of your brother�察�you brimstone
black´beetle�察�that was seventy´six years of age。 ̄
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Mrs Smallweed instantly begins to shake her head�察�and pipe up�察�
^Seventy´six pound seven and sevenpence� �Seventy´six thousand
bags of money� �Seventy´six hundred thousand million of parcels of
banknotes� 院�
^Will somebody give me a quart pot�拭院�exclaims her exasperated
husband�察 �looking helplessly about him�察 �and finding no missile
within his reach。 ^Will somebody obleege me with a spittoon�拭�Will
somebody hand me anything hard and bruising to pelt at her�拭�You
hag�察 �you cat�察 �you dog�察 �you brimstone barker� 院 �Here Mr
Smallweed�察�wrought up to the highest pitch by his own eloquence�察�
actually throws Judy at her grandmother in default of anything
else�察�by butting that young virgin at the old lady with such force as
he can muster�察�and then dropping into his chair in a heap。
^Shake me up�察�somebody�察 �if you¨ll be so good�察院 �says the voice
from within the faintly struggling bundle into which he has
collapsed。 ^I have come to look after the property。 Shake me up�察�
and call in the police on duty at the next house�察�to be explained to
about the property。 My solicitor will be here presently to protect
the property。 Transportation or the gallows for anybody who shall
touch the property� 院 �As his dutiful grandchildren set him up�察�
panting�察�and putting him through the usual restorative process of
shaking and punching�察 �he still repeats like an echo�察 �the!the
property� �The property� �property� 院�
Mr Weevle and Mr Guppy look at each other�察 �the former as
having relinquished the whole affair�察�the latter with a discomfited
countenance�察 �as having entertained some lingering expectations
yet。 But there is nothing to be done in opposition to the
Smallweed interest。 Mr Tulkinghorn¨s clerk comes down from his
official pew in the chambers�察 �to mention to the police that Mr
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Tulkinghorn is answerable for its being all correct about the next
of kin�察 �and that the papers and effects will be formally taken
possession of in due time and course。 Mr Smallweed is at once
permitted so far to assert his supremacy as to be carried on a visit
of sentiment into the next house�察 �and upstairs into Miss Flite¨s
deserted room�察�where he looks like a hideous bird of prey newly
added to her aviary。
The arrival of this unexpected heir soon taking wind in the
court�察 �still makes good for the Sol�察 �and keeps the court upon its
mettle。 Mrs Piper and Mrs Perkins think it hard upon the young
man if there really is no will�察 �and consider that a handsome
present ought to be made him out of the estate。 Young Piper and
Young Perkins�察�as members of that restless juvenile circle which is
the terror of the foot´passengers in Chancery Lane�察 �crumble into
ashes behind the pump and under the archway�察 �all day long�察�
where wild yells and hootings take place over their remains。 Little
Swills and Miss M。 Melvilleson entered into affable conversation
with their patrons�察�feeling that these unusual occurrences level the
barriers between professionals and non´professionals。 Mr Bogsby
puts up ^The popular song of KING DEATH� �with chorus by the
whole strength of the company�察院�as the great harmonic feature of
the week�察�and announces in the bill that ^J。 G。 B。 is induced to do
so at a considerable extra expense�察�in consequence of a wish which
has been very generally expressed at the bar by a large body of
respectable individuals and in homage to a late melancholy event
which has aroused so much sensation。 ̄ There is one point
connected with the deceased�察�upon which the court is particularly
anxious�察 �namely�察 �that the fiction of a full´sized coffin should be
preserved�察 �though there is so little to put in it。 Upon the
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undertaker¨s stating in the Sol¨s bar in the course of the day�察�that
he has received orders to construct ^a six´footer�察院 �the general
solicitude is much relieved�察 �and it is considered that Mr
Smallweed¨s conduct does him great honour。
Out of the court�察�and a long way out of it�察�there is considerable
excitement too�察 �for men of science and philosophy come to look�察�
and carriages set down doctors at the corner who arrive with the
same intent�察 �and there is more learned talk about inflammable
gases and phosphuretted hydrogen tha