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           Jarndyce?"Theoldmanhadcomebylittleandlittleintotheroomuntilhenowtouchedmyguardianwithhiselbowandlookedcloseupintohisfacewithhisspectacledeyes."It’soneofherstrangewaysthatshe’llnevertellthenamesofthesebirdsifshecanhelpit,thoughshenamed’emall."Thiswasinawhisper."ShallIrun’emover,Flite?"heaskedaloud,winkingatusandpointingatherassheturnedaway,affectingtosweepthegrate."Ifyoulike,"sheansweredhurriedly.Theoldman,lookingupatthecagesafteranotherlookatus,wentthroughthelist."Hope,Joy,Youth,Peace,Rest,Life,Dust,Ashes,Waste,Want,Ruin,Despair,Madness,Death,Cunning,Folly,Words,Wigs,Rags,Sheepskin,Plunder,Precedent,Jargon,Gammon,andSpinach.That’sthewholecollection,"saidtheoldman,"allcoopeduptogether,bymynobleandlearnedbrother.""Thisisabitterwind!"mutteredmyguardian."Whenmynobleandlearnedbrothergiveshisjudgment,they’retobeletgofree,"saidKrook,winkingatusagain."Andthen,"headded,whisperingandgrinning,"ifthateverwastohappenwhichitwon’tthebirdsthathaveneverbeencagedwouldkill’em.""Ifeverthewindwasintheeast,"saidmyguardian,pretendingtolookoutofthewindowforaweathercock,"Ithinkit’sthereto-day!"Wefounditverydifficulttogetawayfromthehouse.ItwasnotMissFlitewhodetainedus;shewasasreasonablealittlecreatureinconsultingtheconvenienceofothersastherepossiblycouldbe.ItwasMr.Krook.HeseemedunabletodetachhimselffromMr.Jarndyce.

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