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           Thebeadleisverycarefulthattwogentlemennotveryneataboutthecuffsandbuttons(forwhoseaccommodationhehasprovidedaspeciallittletablenearthecoronerintheHarmonicMeetingRoom)shouldseeallthatistobeseen.Fortheyarethepublicchroniclersofsuchinquiriesbytheline;andheisnotsuperiortotheuniversalhumaninfirmity,buthopestoreadinprintwhat"Mooney,theactiveandintelligentbeadleofthedistrict,"saidanddidandevenaspirestoseethenameofMooneyasfamiliarlyandpatronizinglymentionedasthenameofthehangmanis,accordingtothelatestexamples.LittleSwillsiswaitingforthecoronerandjuryontheirreturn.Mr.Tulkinghorn,also.Mr.Tulkinghornisreceivedwithdistinctionandseatednearthecoronerbetweenthathighjudicialofficer,abagatelle-board,andthecoal-box.Theinquiryproceeds.Thejurylearnhowthesubjectoftheirinquirydied,andlearnnomoreabouthim."Averyeminentsolicitorisinattendance,gentlemen,"saysthecoroner,"who,Iaminformed,wasaccidentallypresentwhendiscoveryofthedeathwasmade,buthecouldonlyrepeattheevidenceyouhavealreadyheardfromthesurgeon,thelandlord,thelodger,andthelaw-stationer,anditisnotnecessarytotroublehim.Isanybodyinattendancewhoknowsanythingmore?"Mrs.PiperpushedforwardbyMrs.Perkins.Mrs.Pipersworn.AnastasiaPiper,gentlemen.Marriedwoman.Now,Mrs.Piper,whathaveyougottosayaboutthis?Why,Mrs.Piperhasagooddealtosay,chieflyinparenthesesandwithoutpunctuation,butnotmuchtotell.Mrs.

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