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           Bythistimethenewshasgotintothecourt.Groupsofitsinhabitantsassembletodiscussthething,andtheoutpostsofthearmyofobservation(principallyboys)arepushedforwardtoMr.Krook’swindow,whichtheycloselyinvest.Apolicemanhasalreadywalkeduptotheroom,andwalkeddownagaintothedoor,wherehestandslikeatower,onlycondescendingtoseetheboysathisbaseoccasionally;butwheneverhedoesseethem,theyquailandfallback.Mrs.Perkins,whohasnotbeenforsomeweeksonspeakingtermswithMrs.PiperinconsequenceforanunpleasantnessoriginatinginyoungPerkins’having"fetched"youngPiper"acrack,"renewsherfriendlyintercourseonthisauspiciousoccasion.Thepotboyatthecorner,whoisaprivilegedamateur,aspossessingofficialknowledgeoflifeandhavingtodealwithdrunkenmenoccasionally,exchangesconfidentialcommunicationswiththepolicemanandhastheappearanceofanimpregnableyouth,unassailablebytruncheonsandunconfinableinstation-houses.Peopletalkacrossthecourtoutofwindow,andbare-headedscoutscomehurryinginfromChanceryLanetoknowwhat’sthematter.Thegeneralfeelingseemstobethatit’sablessingMr.Krookwarn’tmadeawaywithfirst,mingledwithalittlenaturaldisappointmentthathewasnot.Inthemidstofthissensation,thebeadlearrives.Thebeadle,thoughgenerallyunderstoodintheneighbourhoodtobearidiculousinstitution,isnotwithoutacertainpopularityforthemoment,ifitwereonlyasamanwhoisgoingtoseethebody.

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