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Chapter 20

           Here,wefoundagentlemanwithoneeye,inavelveteensuitandknee-breeches,whowipedhisnosewithhissleeveonbeinginterruptedintheperusalofthenewspaper.

           "Goandwaitoutside,Mike,"saidtheclerk.

           IbegantosaythatIhopedIwasnotinterrupting,whentheclerkshovedthisgentlemanoutwithaslittleceremonyasIeversawused,andtossinghisfurcapoutafterhim,leftmealone.

           Mr.Jaggers’sroomwaslightedbyaskylightonly,andwasamostdismalplace;theskylight,eccentricallypitchedlikeabrokenhead,andthedistortedadjoininghouseslookingasiftheyhadtwistedthemselvestopeepdownatmethroughit.Therewerenotsomanypapersabout,asIshouldhaveexpectedtosee;andthereweresomeoddobjectsabout,thatIshouldnothaveexpectedtoseesuchasanoldrustypistol,aswordinascabbard,severalstrange-lookingboxesandpackages,andtwodreadfulcastsonashelf,offacespeculiarlyswollen,andtwitchyaboutthenose.Mr.Jaggers’sownhigh-backedchairwasofdeadlyblackhorsehair,withrowsofbrassnailsroundit,likeacoffin;andIfanciedIcouldseehowheleanedbackinit,andbithisforefingerattheclients.Theroomwasbutsmall,andtheclientsseemedtohavehadahabitofbackingupagainstthewall;thewall,especiallyoppositetoMr.Jaggers’schair,beinggreasywithshoulders.Irecalled,too,thattheone-eyedgentlemanhadshuffledforthagainstthewallwhenIwastheinnocentcauseofhisbeingturnedout.

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