Холодный дом

A Morning Adventure

           Slippingusoutatalittlesidegate,theoldladystoppedmostunexpectedlyinanarrowbackstreet,partofsomecourtsandlanesimmediatelyoutsidethewalloftheinn,andsaid,"Thisismylodging.Praywalkup!"ShehadstoppedatashopoverwhichwaswrittenKROOK,RAGANDBOTTLEWAREHOUSE.Also,inlongthinletters,KROOK,DEALERINMARINESTORES.Inonepartofthewindowwasapictureofaredpapermillatwhichacartwasunloadingaquantityofsacksofoldrags.InanotherwastheinscriptionBONESBOUGHT.Inanother,KITCHEN-STUFFBOUGHT.Inanother,OLDIRONBOUGHT.Inanother,WASTE-PAPERBOUGHT.Inanother,LADIES’ANDGENTLEMEN’SWARDROBESBOUGHT.Everythingseemedtobeboughtandnothingtobesoldthere.Inallpartsofthewindowwerequantitiesofdirtybottlesblackingbottles,medicinebottles,ginger-beerandsoda-waterbottles,picklebottles,winebottles,inkbottles;Iamremindedbymentioningthelatterthattheshophadinseverallittleparticularstheairofbeinginalegalneighbourhoodandofbeing,asitwere,adirtyhanger-onanddisownedrelationofthelaw.Therewereagreatmanyinkbottles.Therewasalittletotteringbenchofshabbyoldvolumesoutsidethedoor,labelled"LawBooks,allat9d."SomeoftheinscriptionsIhaveenumeratedwerewritteninlaw-hand,likethepapersIhadseeninKengeandCarboy’sofficeandthelettersIhadsolongreceivedfromthefirm.

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