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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

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