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^My love�察�permit me� �Pray have a moment¨s patience�察�my dear。 I 

do know something of this lad�察�and in what I know of him�察�I can¨t 

say that there¨s any harm�察�perhaps on the contrary�察�constable。 ̄ To 

whom   the   law´stationer   relates   his   Joful   and      woful   experience�察�



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suppressing the half´crown fact。 

    ^Well� 院�says the constable�察 �so far�察�it seems�察�he had grounds for 

what he said。 When I took him into custody up in Holborn�察�he said 

you knew him。 Upon that�察�a young man who was in the crowd said 

he    was    acquainted     with    you�察  �and    you   were    a   respectable 

housekeeper�察�and if I¨d call and make the inquiry he¨d appear。 The 

young man don¨t seem inclined to keep his word�察�but!oh� �Here is 

the young man� 院�

   Enter Mr Guppy�察�who nods to Mr Snagsby�察�and touches his hat 

with the chivalry of clerkship to the ladies on the stairs。 

    ^I was strolling away from the office just now�察�when I found this 

row going on�察院�says Mr Guppy to the law´stationer�察 �and as   your 

name   was mentioned�察 �I   thought  it   was   right   the   thing   should   be 

looked into。 ̄ 

    ^It was very good´natured of you�察�sir�察院�says Mr Snagsby�察 �and I 

am obliged to you。 ̄ And Mr Snagsby again relates his experience�察�

again suppressing the half´crown fact。 

    ^Now�察�I know where you live�察院�says the constable�察�then�察  �to  Jo。 

^You live down in Tom´all´Alone¨s。 That¨s a nice innocent place to 

live in�察�ain¨t it�拭院�

    ^I   can¨t   go   and   live   in   no   nicer   place�察  �sir�察院  �replies   Jo。   ^They 

wouldn¨t have nothink to say to me if I was to go to a nice innocent 

place fur to live。 Who ud go and let a nice innocent lodging to such 

a reg¨lar one as me� 院�

    ^You are very poor�察�ain¨t you�拭院�says the constable。 

    ^Yes�察�I am indeed�察�sir�察�wery poor in gin¨ral�察院�replies Jo。 

    ^I leave you to judge now� �I shook these two half´crowns out of 

him�察院�says the constable�察�producing them to the company�察 �in only 

putting my hand upon him� 院�



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    ^They¨re wot¨s left�察�Mr Snagsby�察院�said Jo�察 �out of a sov¨ring as 

wos give me by a lady in a wale as said she wos a servant and as 

come to my crossin one night and asked to be showd this ¨ere ouse 

and   the   ouse   wot   him   as   you   giv   the   writin   to   died   at�察  �and   the 

berrin ground wot  he¨s   berrid in。 She   ses   to  me   she ses   `are   you 

the boy at the Inkwhich�拭� she ses。 I ses `yes¨ I ses。 She ses to me 

she ses `can you show me all them places�拭� I ses `yes I can¨ I ses。 

And she ses to me `do it¨ and I dun it and she giv me a sov¨ring and 

hooked it。 And  I   an¨t  had   much  of  the  sov¨ring neither�察院  �says   Jo�察�

with   dirty   tears�察   �fur   I  had  to  pay   five  bob�察  �down     in  Tom´all´ 

Alone¨s�察�afore they¨d square it fur  to  give   me   change�察  �and  then   a 

young man he thieved another five while I was asleep and another 

boy he thieved ninepence and the landlord he stood drains round 

with a lot more on it。 ̄ 

    ^You don¨t expect anybody  to  believe   this�察  �about  the   lady  and 

the sovereign�察�do you�拭院�says the constable�察�eyeing him aside with 

ineffable disdain。 

    ^I don¨t know as I do�察�sir�察院�replies Jo。 ^I don¨t expect nothink at 

all�察�sir�察�much�察�but that¨s the true hist¨ry on it。 ̄ 

    ^You   see   what  he   is� 院  �the   constable   observes   to   the   audience。 

^Well�察�Mr Snagsby�察�if I don¨t lock him up this time�察�will you engage 

for his moving on�拭院�

    ^No� 院�cries Mrs Snagsby from the stairs。 

    ^My little woman� 院�pleads her husband。 ^Constable�察�I have no 

doubt   he¨ll   move   on。   You   know   you   really   must   do   it�察院  �says   Mr 

Snagsby。 

    ^I¨m everyways agreeable�察�sir�察院�says the hapless Jo。 

    ^Do it�察�then�察院�observes the constable。 ^You know what you have 

got to do。 Do it� �And recollect you won¨t get off so easy next time。 



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Catch hold of your money。 Now�察  �the  sooner  you¨re  five  miles   off�察�

the better for all parties。 ̄ 

    With   this   farewell   hint�察  �and   pointing   generally   to   the   setting 

sun�察�as a likely place to move on to�察�the constable bids his auditors 

good   afternoon�察  �and   makes   the   echoes   of   Cook¨s   Court   perform 

slow music for him as he walks away on the shady side�察�carrying 

his iron´bound hat in his hand for a little ventilation。 

    Now�察     �Jo¨s   improbable       story    concerning       the   lady    and    the 

sovereign      has    awakened       more    or   less  the   curiosity     of  all  the 

company。   Mr   Guppy�察  �who   has   an   inquiring   mind   in   matters   of 

evidence�察�and who has been suffering severely from the lassitude 

of the long vacation�察�takes that interest in the case�察�that he enters 

on   a   regular  cross´examination  of  the   witness�察  �which  is   found   so 

interesting by the ladies that Mrs Snagsby politely invites him   to 

step    upstairs�察    �and   drink    a   cup    of  tea�察  �if  he  will   excuse     the 

disarranged   state   of   the   tea´table�察  �consequent   on   their   previous 

exertions。   Mr   Guppy   yielding   his   assent   to   this        proposal�察  �Jo   is 

requested       to   follow   into   the  drawing´room        doorway�察    �where     Mr 

Guppy takes him in hand as a witness�察�patting him into this shape�察�

that shape�察�and the other shape�察�like a butterman dealing with so 

much butter�察�and worrying him according to the best models。 Nor 

is   the   examination       unlike    many     such    model    displays�察    �both   in 

respect   of   its   eliciting   nothing�察  �and   of   its   being   lengthy�察  �for�察  �Mr 

Guppy   is   sensible   of   his   talent�察  �and   Mrs   Snagsby   feels�察  �not   only 

that    it  gratifies   her   inquisitive    disposition�察    �but   that  it  lifts  her 

husband¨s establishment higher up in the law。 During the progress 

of    this   keen    encounter�察     �the    vessel    Chadband�察      �being     merely 

engaged in the oil trade�察�gets aground�察�and waits to be floated off。 

    ^Well� 院    �says    Mr    Guppy�察      �either    this   boy   sticks    to  it  like 



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cobbler¨s wax�察�or there is something out of the common here that 

beats    anything     that  ever   came     into  my    way   at   Kenge    and 

Carboy¨s。 ̄ 

   Mrs     Chadband      whispers    Mrs   Snagsby�察   �who    exclaims�察    �You 

don¨t say so� 院�

   ^For years� 院�replies Mrs Chadband。 

   ^Has known Kenge and Carboy¨s office for years�察院�Mrs Snagsby 

triumphantly       explains     to  Mr    Guppy。     ^Mrs    Chadband!this 

gentleman¨s wife!Reverend Mr Chadband。 ̄ 

   ^Oh�察�indeed� 院�said Mr Guppy。 

   ^Before I married my present husband�察院�says Mrs Chadband。 

   ^Was      you   a  party   in  anything�察    �ma¨am�拭院    �says   Mr    Guppy 

transferring his cross´examination。 

   ^No。 ̄ 

   ^Not a party in anything�察�ma¨am�拭院�says Mr Guppy。 

   Mrs Chadband shakes her head。 

   ^Perhaps you were acquainted with somebody who was a party 

in something�察�ma¨am�拭院  �says   Mr  Guppy�察  �who  likes   nothing  better 

than to model his conversation on forensic principles。 

   ^Not   exactly   that�察  �either�察院  �replies   Mrs   Chadband�察  �humouring 

the joke with a hard´favoured smile。 

   ^Not exactly that�察�either� 院�repeats Mr Guppy。 ^Very good。 Pray�察�

ma¨am�察     �was   it  a  lady   of  your   acquaintance      who    had    some 

transactions   ��we   will   not   at   present   say   what   transactions��   with 

Kenge      and   Carboy¨s     office�察 �or  was    it  a  gentleman     of  your 

acquaintance�拭  �Take   time�察  �ma¨am。   We   shall   come   to   it   presently。 

Man or woman�察�ma¨am�拭院�

   ^Neither�察院�says Mrs Chadband�察�as before。 

   ^Oh� �A child� 院  �says   Mr  Guppy�察  �throwing  on   the   admiring  Mrs 



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Snagsby   the   regular   acute   professional   eye   which   is   thrown   on 

British jurymen。 ^Now�察�ma¨am�察 �perhaps   you¨ll  have   the   kindness 

to tell us what child。 ̄ 

    ^You have got it at last�察�sir�察院�says Mrs Chadband�察�with another 

hard´favoured        smile。    ^Well�察  �sir�察 �it  was   before    your   time�察  �most 

likely�察�judging from your appearance。 I was left in charge of a child 

named   Esther   Summerson�察  �who   was   put   out   in   life   by   Messrs。 

Kenge and Carboy。 ̄ 

    ^Miss Summerson�察�ma¨am� 院�cries Mr Guppy�察�excited。 

    ^I   call  her   Esther     Summerson�察院        �says   Mrs    Chadband�察      �with 

austerity。   ^There   was   no   Miss´ing   of   the   girl   in   my   time。   It   was 

Esther。 `Esther�察�do this� �Esther�察�do that� � and she was made to do 

it。 ̄ 

    ^My dear ma¨am�察院�returns Mr Guppy�察�moving across the small 

apartment�察        �the   humble      individual      who    now     addresses      you 

received   that   young   lady   in   London�察  �when   she   firs

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