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Our Dear Brother

           Piper,saysinamicableconversationwiththatexcellentwoman.Thecoroneristositinthefirst-floorroomattheSol’sArms,wheretheHarmonicMeetingstakeplacetwiceaweekandwherethechairisfilledbyagentlemanofprofessionalcelebrity,facedbyLittleSwills,thecomicvocalist,whohopes(accordingtothebillinthewindow)thathisfriendswillrallyroundhimandsupportfirst-ratetalent.TheSol’sArmsdoesabriskstrokeofbusinessallthemorning.Evenchildrensorequiresustainingunderthegeneralexcitementthatapiemanwhohasestablishedhimselffortheoccasionatthecornerofthecourtsayshisbrandy-ballsgoofflikesmoke.Whattimethebeadle,hoveringbetweenthedoorofMr.Krook’sestablishmentandthedooroftheSol’sArms,showsthecuriosityinhiskeepingtoafewdiscreetspiritsandacceptsthecomplimentofaglassofaleorsoinreturn.Attheappointedhourarrivesthecoroner,forwhomthejurymenarewaitingandwhoisreceivedwithasaluteofskittlesfromthegooddryskittle-groundattachedtotheSol’sArms.Thecoronerfrequentsmorepublic-housesthananymanalive.Thesmellofsawdust,beer,tobacco-smoke,andspiritsisinseparableinhisvocationfromdeathinitsmostawfulshapes.HeisconductedbythebeadleandthelandlordtotheHarmonicMeetingRoom,whereheputshishatonthepianoandtakesaWindsor-chairattheheadofalongtableformedofseveralshorttablesputtogetherandornamentedwithglutinousringsinendlessinvolutions,madebypotsandglasses.Asmanyofthejuryascancrowdtogetheratthetablesitthere.

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