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           Thissingularrequestproducedanoldmaninablackskull-cap,unabletowalk,whowascarriedupbyacoupleofbearersanddepositedintheroomnearthedoor.Mr.Bucketimmediatelygotridofthebearers,mysteriouslyshutthedoor,andboltedit."Nowyousee,Mr.Jarndyce,"hethenbegan,puttingdownhishatandopeninghissubjectwithaflourishofhiswell-rememberedfinger,"youknowme,andMissSummersonknowsme.Thisgentlemanlikewiseknowsme,andhisnameisSmallweed.Thediscountinglineishislineprincipally,andhe’swhatyoumaycalladealerinbills.That’saboutwhatYOUare,youknow,ain’tyou?"saidMr.Bucket,stoppingalittletoaddressthegentlemaninquestion,whowasexceedinglysuspiciousofhim.Heseemedabouttodisputethisdesignationofhimselfwhenhewasseizedwithaviolentfitofcoughing."Now,moral,youknow!"saidMr.Bucket,improvingtheaccident."Don’tyoucontradictwhenthereain’tnooccasion,andyouwon’tbetookinthatway.Now,Mr.Jarndyce,Iaddressmyselftoyou.I’vebeennegotiatingwiththisgentlemanonbehalfofSirLeicesterDedlock,Baronet,andonewayandanotherI’vebeeninandoutandabouthispremisesadeal.HispremisesarethepremisesformerlyoccupiedbyKrook,marinestoredealerarelationofthisgentleman’sthatyousawinhislifetimeifIdon’tmistake?"Myguardianreplied,"Yes.""Well!Youaretounderstand,"saidMr.Bucket,"thatthisgentlemanhecomeintoKrook’sproperty,andagooddealofmagpiepropertytherewas.Vastlotsofwaste-paperamongtherest.

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