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commonest   business   of  life!diving   through   law   and   equity�察  �and 

through   that   kindred   mystery�察  �the   street   mud�察  �which   is   made   of 

nobody knows what�察�and collects about us nobody knows whence 

or how�此�we only knowing in general that when there is too much of 

it�察�we find it necessary to shovel it away!the lawyer and the law´ 

stationer come to a Rag and Bottle shop�察�and general emporium of 

much disregarded merchandise�察�lying and being in the shadow of 

the wall of Lincoln¨s Inn�察�and kept�察�as is announced in paint�察�to all 

whom it may concern�察�by one Krook。 

   ^This is where he lives�察�sir�察院�says the law´stationer。 

   ^This is where he lives�察�is it�拭院�says   the lawyer  unconcernedly。 

^Thank you。 ̄ 

   ^Are you not going in�察�sir�拭院�

   ^No�察�thank you�察�no�察�I am going on to the Fields at present。 Good 

evening。 Thank you� 院�Mr Snagsby lifts his hat�察�and returns to his 

little woman and his tea。 

   But�察�Mr Tulkinghorn does not go on to the Fields at present。 He 

goes    a  short  way�察  �turns   back�察  �comes    again   to  the  shop   of  Mr 

Krook�察�and enters it straight。 It is dim enough�察�with a blot´headed 

candle or so in the windows�察�and an old man and a cat sitting  in 

the back part by a fire。 The old man rises and comes forward�察�with 

another blot´headed candle in his hand。 

   ^Pray is your lodger within�拭院�

   ^Male or female�察�sir�拭院�says Mr Krook。 

   ^Male。 The person who does copying。 ̄ 

   Mr Krook has eyed his man narrowly。 Knows him by sight。 Has 



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an indistinct impression of his aristocratic repute。 

    ^Did you wish to see him�察�sir�拭院�

    ^Yes。 ̄ 

    ^It¨s   what   I  seldom   do   myself�察院  �says     Mr   Krook     with   a  grin。 

^Shall I call him down�拭�But it¨s a weak chance if he¨d come�察�sir� 院�

    ^I¨ll go up to him�察�then�察院�says Mr Tulkinghorn。 

    ^Second floor�察�sir。 Take the candle。 Up there� 院�Mr Krook�察�with 

his   cat  beside   him�察  �stands   at   the   bottom   of   the   staircase   looking 

after Mr Tulkinghorn。 ^Hi´hi� 院�he says�察�when Mr Tulkinghorn has 

nearly disappeared。 The lawyer looks down over the handrail。 The 

cat expands her wicked mouth�察�and snarls at him。 

    ^Order�察  �Lady   Jane�   �Behave   yourself   to   visitors�察  �my   lady�   �You 

know   what   they   say   of   my   lodger�拭院  �whispers   Krook�察  �going   up   a 

step or two。 

    ^What do they say of him�拭院�

    ^They   say   he   has   sold   himself   to   the   Enemy�察  �but   you   and   I 

know better!he don¨t buy。 I¨ll tell you what�察�though�察�my lodger is 

so black´humoured and gloomy�察�that I believe he¨d as soon make 

that    bargain    as   any   other。   Don¨t    put   him    out�察 �sir。  That¨s    my 

advice� 院�

    Mr Tulkinghorn   with  a nod   goes   on   his  way。   He   comes   to  the 

dark   door   on   the   second   floor。   He   knocks�察  �receives   no   answer�察�

opens it�察�and accidentally extinguishes his candle in doing so。 

    The air of the room is almost bad enough to have extinguished 

it�察  �if   he   had   not。   It   is   a   small   room�察  �nearly   black   with   soot�察  �and 

grease�察  �and   dirt。   In   the   rusty   skeleton   of   a   grate�察  �pinched   at   the 

middle as if Poverty had gripped it�察�a red coke fire burns low。 In 

the corner by the chimney�察�stand a deal table and a broken desk�察�a 

wilderness marked with a rain of ink。 In another corner�察�a ragged 



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old   portmanteau   on   one   of   the   two   chairs�察  �serves   for   cabinet   or 

wardrobe�察�no larger one is needed�察�for it collapses like the cheeks 

of   a  starved    man。    The    floor  is  bare�察  �except    that  one    old  mat�察�

trodden to shreds of rope´yarn�察�lies perishing upon the hearth。 No 

curtain     veils   the   darkness      of  the   night�察  �but    the   discoloured 

shutters     are   drawn    together�察   �and   through   the     two   gaunt   holes 

pierced in them�察�famine might be staring  in!the   Banshee   of  the 

man upon the bed。 

    For    on   a   low   bed    opposite    the   fire�察  �a  confusion     of   dirty 

patchwork�察  �lean´ribbed   ticking�察  �and   coarse   sacking�察  �the   lawyer�察�

hesitating     just   within   the   doorway�察    �sees   a  man。    He   lies  there�察�

dressed in shirt and trousers�察�with bare feet。 He has a yellow look 

in the spectral darkness of a candle that has guttered down�察�until 

the whole length of its wick ��still burning�� has doubled over�察�and 

left a tower of winding sheet above it。 His hair is ragged�察�mingling 

with his whiskers and his beard!the latter ragged too�察�and grown�察�

like the scum and mist around him�察�in neglect。 Foul and filthy as 

the room is�察�foul and filthy as the air�察�it is not easy to perceive what 

fumes those are which most oppress the senses in it�察�but through 

the    general     sickliness    and    faintness�察   �and    the   odour    of   stale 

tobacco�察  �there     comes     into   the  lawyer¨s    mouth   the    bitter�察  �vapid 

taste of opium。 

    ^Hallo�察  �my   friend� 院  �he   cries�察  �and   strikes   his   iron   candlestick 

against the door。 

    He   thinks   he   has   awakened   his   friend。   He   lies   a   little   turned 

away�察�but his eyes are surely open。 

    ^Hallo�察�my friend� 院�he cries again。 ^Hallo� �Hallo� 院�

    As he rattles on the door�察�the candle which has drooped so long�察�

goes   out�察  �and leaves  him in   the   dark�察  �with  the   gaunt   eyes   in   the 



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shutters staring down upon the bed。 



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                                Chapter 11 



                           Our Dear Brother 



           touch on the lawyer¨s wrinkled hand�察�as he stands in the 

Adark   room�察  �irresolute�察  �makes   him   start   and   say�察   �What¨s 

          that�拭院�

    ^It¨s me�察院�returns the old man of the house�察�whose breath is in 

his ear。 ^Can¨t you wake him�拭院�

    ^No。 ̄ 

    ^What have you done with your candle�拭院�

    ^It¨s gone out。 Here it is。 ̄ 

   Krook takes it�察�goes to the fire�察�stoops over the red embers�察�and 

tries to get a light。 The dying ashes have no light to spare�察�and his 

endeavours       are  vain。  Muttering     after  an  ineffectual    call  to  his 

lodger�察�that he will go downstairs and bring a lighted candle from 

the   shop�察  �the   old   man   departs。   Mr   Tulkinghorn�察  �for   some   new 

reason that he has�察�does not await his return in the room�察�but on 

the stairs outside。 

   The welcome light soon shines upon the wall�察�as Krook comes 

slowly up�察�with his green´eyed cat following at his heels。 ^Does the 

man generally sleep like this�拭院�inquires the lawyer�察�in a low voice。 

^Hi�   �I   don¨t   know�察院  �says   Krook�察  �shaking   his   head   and   lifting   his 

eyebrows。   ^I   know   next   to   nothing   of   his   habits�察  �except   that   he 

keeps himself very close。 ̄ 

   Thus whispering�察�they both go in together。 As the light goes in�察�

the great eyes in the shutters�察�darkening�察�seem to close。 Not so the 

eyes upon the bed。 



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    ^God save us� 院�exclaims Mr Tulkinghorn。 ^He is dead� 院�

    Krook drops the heavy hand he has taken up�察�so suddenly that 

the arm swings over the bedside。 

    They look at one another for a moment。 

    ^Send   for   some   doctor�   �Call   for   Miss   Flite   up   the   stairs�察  �sir。 

Here¨s poison by the bed� �Call out for Flite�察�will you�拭院�says Krook�察�

with   his   lean   hands   spread   out   above   the   body   like   a   vampire¨s 

wings。 

    Mr   Tulkinghorn   hurries   to   the   landing�察  �and   calls   ^Miss   Flite� �

Flite�   �Make   haste�察  �here�察  �whoever   you   are�   �Flite� 院  �Krook   follows 

him   with   his   eyes�察  �and�察  �while   he   is   calling�察  �finds   opportunity   to 

steal to the old portmanteau and steal back again。 

    ^Run�察    �Flite�察 �run�   �The    nearest    doctor�    �Run� 院   �So   Mr    Krook 

addresses   a     crazy   little  woman�察    �who   is  his   female   lodger�此   �who 

appears and vanishes in a breath�此�who soon returns�察�accompanied 

by   a   testy   medical   man�察  �brought   from   his   dinner!with   a   broad 

snuffy upper lip�察�and a broad Scotch tongue。 

    ^Ey� �Bless the hearts o¨ ye�察院�says the medical man�察�looking up 

at   them    after   a  moment¨s      examination。      ^He¨s    just  as  dead    as 

Phairy� 院�

    Mr  Tulkinghorn   ��standing by  the   old   portmanteau��  inquires   if 

he has been dead any time�拭�

    ^Any time�察�sir�拭院�says the medical gentleman。 ^It¨s probable he 

wull have been dead aboot three hours。 ̄ 

    ^About that time�察�I should say�察院�observes a dark young man�察�on 

the other side of the bed。 

    ^Air   you   in   the   maydickle   prayfession   yourself�察  �sir�拭院  �inquires 

the first。 

    The dark young man says yes。 



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