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Chapter 10. Containing the whole Science of Government

           YoungBarnacleseemeddiscomfitedatthis,asnothavingatallexpectedhimtogo.

           ‘Youarequitesure,’saidBarnaclejunior,callingafterhimwhenhegottothedoor,unwillingwhollytorelinquishthebrightbusinessideahehadconceived;‘thatit’snothingaboutTonnage?’

           ‘Quitesure.’

           Withsuchassurance,andratherwonderingwhatmighthavetakenplaceifithadbeenanythingabouttonnage,MrClennamwithdrewtopursuehisinquiries.

           MewsStreet,GrosvenorSquare,wasnotabsolutelyGrosvenorSquareitself,butitwasverynearit.Itwasahideouslittlestreetofdeadwall,stables,anddunghills,withloftsovercoach-housesinhabitedbycoachmen’sfamilies,whohadapassionfordryingclothesanddecoratingtheirwindow-sillswithminiatureturnpike-gates.Theprincipalchimney-sweepofthatfashionablequarterlivedattheblindendofMewsStreet;andthesamecornercontainedanestablishmentmuchfrequentedaboutearlymorningandtwilightforthepurchaseofwine-bottlesandkitchen-stuff.Punch’sshowsusedtoleanagainstthedeadwallinMewsStreet,whiletheirproprietorswerediningelsewhere;andthedogsoftheneighbourhoodmadeappointmentstomeetinthesamelocality.

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