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the bride is agitated�察�and the bridegroom betrays a feverish nervousness。 

As they stand in the vestibule�察�John Jenkins fumbles earnestly in his vest´ 

pocket。   Can   it   be   the   ring   he   is   anxious   about�拭  �No。   He   draws   a   small 

brown substance from his pocket�察�and biting off a piece�察�hastily replaces 

the fragment and gazes furtively around。 Surely no one saw him�拭�Alas� �the 

eyes of two of   that wedding party saw  the fatal act。 Judge   Boompointer 

shook   his   head   sternly。   Mary   Jones   sighed   and   breathed   a   silent   prayer。 

Her husband chewed� �



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                         CHAPTER III。 AND LAST。 



       ;What�     �more   bread�拭─    �said  John   Jenkins�察   �gruffly。   ;You're   always 

asking for money for bread。 Dnation� �Do you want to ruin me by your 

extravagance�拭─�and as he uttered these words he drew from his pocket a 

bottle of whiskey�察�a pipe�察�and a paper of tobacco。 Emptying the first at a 

draught�察�he threw the empty bottle at the head of his eldest boy�察�a youth of 

twelve     summers。     The   missile   struck   the  child   full  in  the  temple�察  �and 

stretched him a lifeless corpse。 Mrs。 Jenkins�察�whom the reader will hardly 

recognize as the once gay and beautiful Mary Jones�察�raised the dead body 

of her son in her arms�察�and carefully placing the unfortunate youth beside 

the pump in the back yard�察�returned with saddened step to the house。 At 

another time�察�and in brighter days�察�she might have wept at the occurrence。 

She was past tears now。 

     ;Father�察  �your   conduct   is   reprehensible� ─  �said   little   Harrison   Jenkins�察�

the youngest boy。 ;Where do you expect to go when you die�拭─�

     ;Ah� ─  �said   John   Jenkins�察  �fiercely�察   �this   comes   of   giving   children   a 

liberal education�察�this is the result of Sabbath schools。 Down�察�viper� ─�

     A  tumbler   thrown   from   the   same   parental   fist   laid   out   the   youthful 

Harrison   cold。   The   four   other   children   had�察  �in   the   mean   time�察  �gathered 

around     the   table  with   anxious     expectancy。    With    a  chuckle�察   �the   now 

changed   and   brutal   John   Jenkins   produced   four   pipes�察  �and�察  �filling   them 

with tobacco�察�handed one to each of his offspring and bade them smoke。 

;It's better than bread� ─�laughed the wretch hoarsely。 

     Mary Jenkins�察�though of a patient nature�察�felt it her duty now to speak。 

;I have borne much�察�John Jenkins�察─�she said。 ;But I prefer that the children 

should not smoke。 It is an unclean habit�察�and soils their clothes。 I ask this 

as a special favor� ─�

     John Jenkins hesitated��the pangs of remorse began to seize him。 

     ;Promise me this�察�John� ─�urged Mary upon her knees。 

     ;I promise� ─�reluctantly answered John。 

     ;And you will put the money in a savings´bank�拭─�

     ;I will�察─�repeated her husband�察 �and I'LL give up smoking�察�too。; 

     ;'Tis well�察�John Jenkins� ─�said Judge Boompointer�察�appearing suddenly 



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from behind the door�察�where he had been concealed during this interview。 

;Nobly said� �my man。 Cheer up� �I will see that the children are decently 

buried。;   The   husband   and   wife   fell   into   each   other's   arms。   And   Judge 

Boompointer�察�gazing upon the affecting spectacle�察�burst into tears。 

     From that day John Jenkins was an altered man。 



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             NO TITLE。 



By WLKE CLLNS。 



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                                   PROLOGUE。 



       The following advertisement appeared in the ;Times; of the 17th of 

June�察�1845�此�

       WANTED。A         few   young    men    for  a  light  genteel    employment。 

Address J。 W。�察�P。 O。 

       In the same paper�察�of same date�察�in another column�此�

       TO   LET。That   commodious   and   elegant   family   mansion�察  �No。   27 

Limehouse Road�察�Pultneyville�察�will be rented low to a respectable tenant if 

applied     for  immediately�察    �the   family   being    about   to  remove     to  the 

continent。 

       Under the local intelligence�察�in another column�此�

       MISSING。An        unknown     elderly   gentleman     a  week    ago   left  his 

lodgings in the Kent Road�察�since which nothing has been heard of him。 He 

left no trace of his identity except a portmanteau containing a couple of 

shirts marked ;209�察�WARD。; 

       To find the connection between the mysterious disappearance of the 

elderly   gentleman   and   the   anonymous   communication�察  �the   relevancy   of 

both these incidents to the letting of a commodious family mansion�察�and 

the dead secret involved in the three occurrences�察�is the task of the writer 

of this history。 

    A slim young man with spectacles�察�a large hat�察�drab gaiters�察�and a note´ 

book�察  �sat   late   that   night   with   a   copy   of   the   ;Times;   before   him�察  �and   a 

pencil which he rattled nervously between his teeth in the coffee´room of 

the ;Blue Dragon。; 



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                                     CHAPTER I。 



                           MARY JONES'S NARRATIVE。 

       I   am  upper housemaid   to   the   family  that   live   at   No。  27   Limehouse 

Road�察�Pultneyville。 I have been requested by Mr。 Wilkey Collings�察�which I 

takes   the   liberty   of   here   stating   is   a   gentleman   born   and   bred�察  �and   has 

some consideration for the feelings of servants�察�and is not above rewarding 

them for their trouble�察�which is more than you can say for some who ask 

questions and   gets short   answers   enough�察�gracious   knows�察 �to   tell   what   I 

know   about   them。   I   have   been   requested   to   tell   my   story   in   my   own 

langwidge�察�though�察�being no schollard�察�mind cannot conceive。 I think my 

master is a brute。 Do not know that he has ever attempted to poison my 

missus��which is too good for him�察�and how she ever came to marry him�察�

heart only can tell��but believe him to be capable of any such hatrosity。 

Have heard him swear dreadful because of not having his shaving´ water 

at nine   o'clock precisely。  Do not know whether he ever   forged a   will   or 

tried   to   get   my   missus'   property�察  �although�察  �not   having   confidence   in   the 

man�察  �should   not   be   surprised   if   he   had   done   so。   Believe   that   there   was 

always something mysterious in his conduct。 Remember distinctly how the 

family left home to go abroad。 Was putting up my back hair�察�last Saturday 

morning�察�when I heard a ring。 Says cook�察 �That's missus' bell�察�and mind 

you   hurry  or   the   master   'ill   know   why。;   Says   I�察   �Humbly   thanking   you�察�

mem�察  �but   taking   advice   of   them   as   is   competent   to   give   it�察  �I'll   take   my 

time。; Found missus dressing herself and master growling as usual。 Says 

missus�察�quite calm and easy like�察 �Mary�察�we begin to pack to´ day。; ;What 

for�察�mem�拭─�says I�察�taken aback。 ;What's that hussy asking�拭─�says master 

from   the   bedclothes   quite   savage   like。   ;For   the   ContinentItaly�察─  �says 

missus;Can you go Mary�拭─�Her voice was quite gentle and saintlike�察�but 

I knew the struggle it cost�察�and says I�察 �With YOU mem�察�to India's torrid 

clime�察�if required�察�but with African Gorillas�察─�says I�察�looking toward the 

bed�察 �never。; ;Leave the room�察─�says master�察�starting up and catching of 

his   bootjack。    ;Why     Charles� ─   �says   missus�察    �how    you   talk� ─  �affecting 

surprise。

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