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           DanielDancerandhissister,andalsoofMr.Elwes,ofSuffolk,andtransfersallthefactsfromthoseauthenticnarrativestoMr.Krook.Twicewhenthedustmaniscalledintocarryoffacartloadofoldpaper,ashes,andbrokenbottles,thewholecourtassemblesandpriesintothebasketsastheycomeforth.Manytimesthetwogentlemenwhowritewiththeravenouslittlepensonthetissue-paperareseenprowlingintheneighbourhoodshyofeachother,theirlatepartnershipbeingdissolved.TheSolskilfullycarriesaveinoftheprevailinginterestthroughtheHarmonicnights.LittleSwills,inwhatareprofessionallyknownas"patter"allusionstothesubject,isreceivedwithloudapplause;andthesamevocalist"gags"intheregularbusinesslikeamaninspired.EvenMissM.Melvilleson,intherevivedCaledonianmelodyof"We’rea-Nodding,"pointsthesentimentthat"thedogslovebroo"(whateverthenatureofthatrefreshmentmaybe)withsucharchnessandsuchaturnoftheheadtowardsnextdoorthatsheisimmediatelyunderstoodtomeanMr.Smallweedlovestofindmoney,andisnightlyhonouredwithadoubleencore.Forallthis,thecourtdiscoversnothing;andasMrs.PiperandMrs.Perkinsnowcommunicatetothelatelodgerwhoseappearanceisthesignalforageneralrally,itisinonecontinualfermenttodiscovereverything,andmore.Mr.WeevleandMr.Guppy,witheveryeyeinthecourt’sheaduponthem,knockatthecloseddoorofthelatelamented’shouse,inahighstateofpopularity.

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