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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