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Chapter 33

           Aricketytable,withsparebundlesofpapers,yellowandraggedfromlongcarriageinthepocket,ostentatiouslydisplayeduponitstop;acoupleofstoolssetfacetofaceonoppositesidesofthiscrazypieceoffurniture;atreacherousoldchairbythefire-place,whosewitheredarmshadhuggedfullmanyaclientandhelpedtosqueezehimdry;asecond-handwigbox,usedasadepositoryforblankwritsanddeclarationsandothersmallformsoflaw,oncethesolecontentsoftheheadwhichbelongedtothewigwhichbelongedtothebox,astheywerenowoftheboxitself;twoorthreecommonbooksofpractice;ajarofink,apouncebox,astuntedhearth-broom,acarpettroddentoshredsbutstillclingingwiththetightnessofdesperationtoitstacksthese,withtheyellowwainscotofthewalls,thesmoke-discolouredceiling,thedustandcobwebs,wereamongthemostprominentdecorationsoftheofficeofMrSampsonBrass.

           Butthiswasmerestill-life,ofnogreaterimportancethantheplate,‘Brass,Solicitor,’uponthedoor,andthebill,‘Firstfloortolettoasinglegentleman,’whichwastiedtotheknocker.Theofficecommonlyheldtwoexamplesofanimatednature,moretothepurposeofthishistory,andinwhomithasastrongerinterestandmoreparticularconcern.

           Ofthese,onewasMrBrasshimself,whohasalreadyappearedinthesepages.Theotherwashisclerk,assistant,housekeeper,secretary,confidentialplotter,adviser,intriguer,andbillofcostincreaser,MissBrassakindofamazonatcommonlaw,ofwhomitmaybedesirabletoofferabriefdescription.

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