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Beginning the World

           Weaskedagentlemanbyusifheknewwhatcausewason.HetoldusJarndyceandJarndyce.Weaskedhimifheknewwhatwasdoinginit.Hesaidreally,nohedidnot,nobodyeverdid,butaswellashecouldmakeout,itwasover.Overfortheday?weaskedhim.No,hesaid,overforgood.Overforgood!Whenweheardthisunaccountableanswer,welookedatoneanotherquitelostinamazement.CoulditbepossiblethatthewillhadsetthingsrightatlastandthatRichardandAdaweregoingtoberich?Itseemedtoogoodtobetrue.Alasitwas!Oursuspensewasshort,forabreak-upsoontookplaceinthecrowd,andthepeoplecamestreamingoutlookingflushedandhotandbringingaquantityofbadairwiththem.Stilltheywereallexceedinglyamusedandweremorelikepeoplecomingoutfromafarceorajugglerthanfromacourtofjustice.Westoodaside,watchingforanycountenanceweknew,andpresentlygreatbundlesofpaperbegantobecarriedoutbundlesinbags,bundlestoolargetobegotintoanybags,immensemassesofpapersofallshapesandnoshapes,whichthebearersstaggeredunder,andthrewdownforthetimebeing,anyhow,ontheHallpavement,whiletheywentbacktobringoutmore.Eventheseclerkswerelaughing.Weglancedatthepapers,andseeingJarndyceandJarndyceeverywhere,askedanofficial-lookingpersonwhowasstandinginthemidstofthemwhetherthecausewasover.Yes,hesaid,itwasallupwithitatlast,andburstoutlaughingtoo.AtthisjunctureweperceivedMr.Kengecomingoutofcourtwithanaffabledignityuponhim,listeningtoMr.

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