. Bleak house . dher veil. I dont know, says Jo, staring moodily at the veil, nothinkabout no papers. I dont know nothink about nothink at all. Were you examined at an Inquest 1 I dont know nothink about no — where I was took by thebeadle, do you mean ? says Jo. Was the boys name at theInkwhich, Jo ? Yes. Thats me ! says Jo. Come farther up. You mean about the man ? says Jo, following. Him as wosdead ? Hush ! Speak in a whisper ! Yes. Did he look, when hewas living, so very ill and poor ? 0 jist! says Jo. Did he look like — not like you? says the woman withabhorrence. 0 not so bad as me, says
. Bleak house . dher veil. I dont know, says Jo, staring moodily at the veil, nothinkabout no papers. I dont know nothink about nothink at all. Were you examined at an Inquest 1 I dont know nothink about no — where I was took by thebeadle, do you mean ? says Jo. Was the boys name at theInkwhich, Jo ? Yes. Thats me ! says Jo. Come farther up. You mean about the man ? says Jo, following. Him as wosdead ? Hush ! Speak in a whisper ! Yes. Did he look, when hewas living, so very ill and poor ? 0 jist! says Jo. Did he look like — not like you? says the woman withabhorrence. 0 not so bad as me, says Jo. Im a reglar one, / am!You didnt know him, did you 1 How dare you ask me if I knew him 1 No offence, my lady, says Jo, with much humility; for evenhe has got at the suspicion of her being a lady. I am not a lady. I am a servant. You are a jolly servant! says Jo ; without the least idea ofsaying anything offensive ; merely as a tribute of admiration. Listen and be silent. Dont talk to me, and stand farther. CONSECRATED GROUND. BLEAK HOUSE. 209 from me ! Can you show me all those places that were spoken ofin the account I read ? The place he wrote for, the place he diedat, the place where you were taken to, and the place where he wasburied 1 Do you know the place where he was buried ? Jo answers mth a nod; having also nodded as each other placewas mentioned. Go before me, and show me all those dreadful places. Stopopposite to each, and dont sjDeak to me unless I speak to look back. Do what I want, and I will pay you well. Jo attends closely while the words are being spoken; tells themoff on his broom-handle, finding them rather hard; pauses to con-sider their meaning ; considers it satisfactory, and nods his raggedhead. I am fly, says Jo. But fen larks, you know ! Stow hookingit! What does the horrible creature mean? exclaims the servant,recoiling from him. Stow cutting away, you know ! says Jo. I dont understand you. Go on before ! I will give you moremoney than
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