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A New Lodger

           Guppyaddswithemphasis,"thatWilliamGuppyturnedhisbackuponhisfriend!"ThelatterpartoftheproposalissodirectlytothepurposethatMr.Joblingsayswithemotion,"Guppy,mytrump,yourfist!"Mr.Guppypresentsit,saying,"Jobling,myboy,thereitis!"Mr.Joblingreturns,"Guppy,wehavebeenpalsnowforsomeyears!"Mr.Guppyreplies,"Jobling,wehave."Theythenshakehands,andMr.Joblingaddsinafeelingmanner,"Thankyou,Guppy,Idon’tknowbutwhatIWILLtakeanotherglassforoldacquaintancesake.""Krook’slastlodgerdiedthere,"observesMr.Guppyinanincidentalway."Didhethough!"saysMr.Jobling."Therewasaverdict.Accidentaldeath.Youdon’tmindthat?""No,"saysMr.Jobling,"Idon’tmindit;buthemightaswellhavediedsomewhereelse.It’sdevilishoddthatheneedgoanddieatMYplace!"Mr.Joblingquiteresentsthisliberty,severaltimesreturningtoitwithsuchremarksas,"Thereareplacesenoughtodiein,Ishouldthink!"or,"Hewouldn’thavelikedmydyingatHISplace,Idaresay!"However,thecompactbeingvirtuallymade,Mr.GuppyproposestodispatchthetrustySmallweedtoascertainifMr.Krookisathome,asinthatcasetheymaycompletethenegotiationwithoutdelay.Mr.Joblingapproving,Smallweedputshimselfunderthetallhatandconveysitoutofthedining-roomsintheGuppymanner.HesoonreturnswiththeintelligencethatMr.Krookisathomeandthathehasseenhimthroughtheshop-door,sittinginthebackpremises,sleeping"likeoneo’clock.""ThenI’llpay,"saysMr.Guppy,"andwe’llgoandseehim.

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