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variety of general practice。 Though a young man�察�I have ferreted
out evidence�察 �got up cases�察 �and seen lots of life。 Blest with your
hand�察 �what means might I not find of advancing your interests�察�
and pushing your fortunes� �What might I not get to know�察�nearly
concerning you�拭�I know nothing now�察�certainly�察�but what might I
not�察�if I had your confidence�察�and you set me on�拭院�
I told him that he addressed my interest�察�or what he supposed
to be my interest�察 �quite as unsuccessfully as he addressed my
inclination�察�and he would now understand that I requested him�察�if
he pleased�察�to go away immediately。
^Cruel miss�察院�said Mr Guppy�察 �hear but another word� �I think
you must have seen that I was struck with those charms�察 �on the
day when I waited at the Whytorseller。 I think you must have
remarked that I could not forbear a tribute to those charms when I
put up the steps of the ¨ackney coach。 It was a feeble tribute to
Thee�察�but it was well meant。 Thy image has ever since been fixed
in my breast。 I have walked up and down�察�of an evening�察�opposite
Jellyby¨s house�察�only to look upon the bricks that once contained
Thee。 This out of today�察 �quite an unnecessary out so far as the
attendance�察�which was its pretended object�察�went�察�was planned by
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me alone for Thee alone。 If I speak of interest�察 �it is only to
recommend myself and my respectful wretchedness。 Love was
before it�察�and is before it。 ̄
^I should be pained�察�Mr Guppy�察院�said I�察�rising and putting my
hand upon the bell´rope�察 �to do you or any one who was sincere�察�
the injustice of slighting any honest feeling�察�however disagreeably
expressed。 If you have really meant to give me a proof of your good
opinion�察 �though ill´timed and misplaced�察 �I feel that I ought to
thank you。 I have very little reason to be proud�察 �and I am not
proud�察�I hope�察院�I think I added�察�without very well knowing what I
said�察 �that you will now go away as if you had never been so
exceedingly foolish�察 �and attend to Messrs。 Kenge and Carboy¨s
business。 ̄
^Half a minute�察�miss� 院 �cried Mr Guppy�察 �checking me as I was
about to ring。 ^This has been without prejudice�拭院�
^I will never mention it�察院 �said I�察 �unless you should give me
future occasion to do so。 ̄
^A quarter of a minute�察�miss� �In case you should think better!
at any time�察 �however distant�察 �that¨s no consequence�察 �for my
feelings can never alter!of anything I have said�察�particularly what
might I not do!Mr William Guppy�察 �eighty´seven�察 �Penton Place�察�
or�察�if removed�察�or dead ��of blighted hopes or anything of that sort���察�
care of Mrs Guppy�察�three hundred and two�察�Old Street Road�察�will
be sufficient。 ̄
I rang the bell�察 �the servant came�察 �and Mr Guppy�察 �laying his
written card upon the table�察�and making a dejected bow�察�departed。
Raising my eyes as he went out�察�I once more saw him looking at
me after he had passed the door。
I sat there for another hour or more�察 �finishing my books and
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payments�察 �and getting through plenty of business。 Then�察 �I
arranged my desk�察�and put everything away�察�and was so composed
and cheerful that I thought I had quite dismissed this unexpected
incident。 But�察�when I went upstairs to my own room�察 �I surprised
myself by beginning to laugh about it�察�and then surprised myself
still more by beginning to cry about it。 In short�察�I was in a flutter
for a little while�察�and felt as if an old chord had been more coarsely
touched than it ever had been since the days of the dear old doll�察�
long buried in the garden。
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Chapter 10
The Law´Writer
n the eastern borders of Chancery Lane�察 �that is to say
more particularly in Cook¨s Court�察 �Cursitor Street�察 �Mr
O
Snagsby�察�Law Stationer�察�pursues his lawful calling。 In the
shade of Cook¨s Court�察 �at most times a shady place�察 �Mr Snagsby
has dealt in all sorts of blank forms of legal process�察�in skins and
rolls of parchment�察�in paper!foolscap�察�brief�察�draft�察�brown�察�white�察�
whitey´brown�察 �and blotting�察 �in stamps�察 �in office´quills�察 �pens�察 �ink�察�
India´rubber�察 �pounce�察 �pins�察 �pencils�察 �sealing´wax�察 �and wafers�察 �in
red tape�察 �and green ferret�察 �in pocket´books�察 �almanacks�察 �diaries�察�
and law lists�察�in string boxes�察�rulers�察�inkstands!glass and leaden�察�
penknives�察 �scissors�察 �bodkins�察 �and other small office cutlery�察 �in
short�察�in articles too numerous to mention�察�ever since he was out
of his time�察 �and went into partnership with Peffer。 On that
occasion�察�Cook¨s Court was in a manner revolutionised by the new
inscription in fresh paint�察�PEFFER and SNAGSBY�察�displacing the
time´ honoured and not easily to be deciphered legend�察�PEFFER
only。 For smoke�察�which is the London ivy�察�had so wreathed itself
round Peffer¨s name�察 �and clung to his dwelling´place�察 �that the
affectionate parasite quite overpowered the parent tree。
Peffer is never seen in Cook¨s Court now。 He is not expected
there�察�for he has been recumbent this quarter of a century in the
churchyard of St。 Andrew¨s�察 �Holborn�察 �with the wagons and
hackney´coaches roaring past him�察�all the day and half the night�察�
like one great dragon。 If he ever steal forth when the dragon is at
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rest�察 �to air himself again in Cook¨s Court�察 �until admonished to
return by the crowning of the sanguine cock in the cellar at the
little dairy in Cursitor Street�察�whose ideas of daylight it would be
curious to ascertain�察�since he knows from his personal observation
next to nothing about it!if Peffer ever do revisit the pale glimpses
of Cook¨s Court�察�which no law´stationer in the trade can positively
deny�察�he comes invisibly�察�and no one is the worse or wiser。
In his lifetime�察�and likewise in the period of Snagsby¨s ^time ̄ of
seven long years�察 �there dwelt with Peffer�察 �in the same law´
stationering premises�察�a niece!a short�察 �shrewd niece�察�something
too violently compressed about the waist�察 �and with a sharp nose
like a sharp autumn evening�察 �inclining to be frosty towards the
end。 The Cook¨s´Courtiers had a rumour flying among them�察�that
the mother of this niece did�察�in her daughter¨s childhood�察�moved
by too jealous a solicitude that her figure should approach
perfection�察 �lace her up every morning with her maternal foot�察�
against the bed´post for a stronger hold and purchase�察�and further�察�
that she exhibited internally pints of vinegar and lemon´juice�此�
which acids�察�they held�察�had mounted to the nose and temper of the
patient。 With whichsoever of the many tongues of Rumour this
frothy report originated�察 �it either never reached�察 �or never
influenced�察 �the ears of young Snagsby�察 �who�察 �having wooed and
won its fair subject on his arrival at man¨s estate�察�entered into two
partnerships at once。 So now�察�in Cook¨s Court�察�Cursitor Street�察�Mr
Snagsby and the niece are one�察 �and the niece still cherishes her
figure!which�察�however tastes may differ�察�is unquestionably so far
precious�察�that there is mighty little of it。
Mr and Mrs Snagsby are not only one bone and one flesh�察�but�察�
to the neighbours¨ thinking�察 �one voice too。 That voice�察 �appearing
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to proceed from Mrs Snagsby alone�察�is heard in Cook¨s Court very
often。 Mr Snagsby�察�otherwise than as he finds expression through
these dulcet tones�察�is rarely heard。 He is a mild�察�bald�察�timid man�察�
with a shining head�察 �and a scrubby clump of black hair sticking
out at the back。 He tends to meekness and obesity。 As he stands at
his door in Cook¨s Court�察 �in his grey shop´coat and black calico
sleeves�察�looking up at the clouds�察 �or stands behind a desk in his
dark shop�察 �with a heavy flat ruler�察 �snipping and slicing at
sheepskin�察�in company with his two ¨prentices�察�he is emphatically
a retiring and unassuming man。 From beneath his feet�察 �at such
times�察�as from a shrill ghost unquiet in its grave�察�there frequently
arise complainings an