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           Ifhehadbeenlinkedtohim,hecouldhardlyhaveattendedhimmoreclosely.HeproposedtoshowushisCourtofChanceryandallthestrangemedleyitcontained;duringthewholeofourinspection(prolongedbyhimself)hekeptclosetoMr.Jarndyceandsometimesdetainedhimunderonepretenceorotheruntilwehadpassedon,asifheweretormentedbyaninclinationtoenteruponsomesecretsubjectwhichhecouldnotmakeuphismindtoapproach.Icannotimagineacountenanceandmannermoresingularlyexpressiveofcautionandindecision,andaperpetualimpulsetodosomethinghecouldnotresolvetoventureon,thanMr.Krook’swasthatday.Hiswatchfulnessofmyguardianwasincessant.Herarelyremovedhiseyesfromhisface.Ifhewentonbesidehim,heobservedhimwiththeslynessofanoldwhitefox.Ifhewentbefore,helookedback.Whenwestoodstill,hegotoppositetohim,anddrawinghishandacrossandacrosshisopenmouthwithacuriousexpressionofasenseofpower,andturninguphiseyes,andloweringhisgreyeyebrowsuntiltheyappearedtobeshut,seemedtoscaneverylineamentofhisface.Atlast,havingbeen(alwaysattendedbythecat)alloverthehouseandhavingseenthewholestockofmiscellaneouslumber,whichwascertainlycurious,wecameintothebackpartoftheshop.Hereontheheadofanemptybarrelstoodonendwereanink-bottle,someoldstumpsofpens,andsomedirtyplaybills;andagainstthewallwerepastedseverallargeprintedalphabetsinseveralplainhands."Whatareyoudoinghere?"askedmyguardian."Tryingtolearnmyselftoreadandwrite,"saidKrook.

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