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Clearing up all Doubts (if any existed) of the Disinterestedness of Mr. A. Jingle’s Character

           

           ItwasintheyardofoneoftheseinnsofnolesscelebratedaonethantheWhiteHartthatamanwasbusilyemployedinbrushingthedirtoffapairofboots,earlyonthemorningsucceedingtheeventsnarratedinthelastchapter.Hewashabitedinacoarse,stripedwaistcoat,withblackcalicosleeves,andblueglassbuttons;drabbreechesandleggings.Abrightredhandkerchiefwaswoundinaverylooseandunstudiedstyleroundhisneck,andanoldwhitehatwascarelesslythrownononesideofhishead.Thereweretworowsofbootsbeforehim,onecleanedandtheotherdirty,andateveryadditionhemadetothecleanrow,hepausedfromhiswork,andcontemplateditsresultswithevidentsatisfaction.

           Theyardpresentednoneofthatbustleandactivitywhicharetheusualcharacteristicsofalargecoachinn.Threeorfourlumberingwagons,eachwithapileofgoodsbeneathitsamplecanopy,abouttheheightofthesecond-floorwindowofanordinaryhouse,werestowedawaybeneathaloftyroofwhichextendedoveroneendoftheyard;andanother,whichwasprobablytocommenceitsjourneythatmorning,wasdrawnoutintotheopenspace.Adoubletierofbedroomgalleries,witholdClumsybalustrades,ranroundtwosidesofthestragglingarea,andadoublerowofbellstocorrespond,shelteredfromtheweatherbyalittleslopingroof,hungoverthedoorleadingtothebarandcoffee-room.

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