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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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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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