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The early bird, who had picked up this fine worm, was sent off for a doctor, and the policeman rang and knocked at the door till a slatternly servant girl came down looking more than half asleep. THE EARLY BIRD WHO HAD PICKED UP THIS FINE WORM WAS SENT OFF FOR A DOCTOR AND THE POLICEMAN RANG AND KNOCKED AT THE DOOR TILL A SLATTERNLY SERVANT GIRL CAME DOWN LOOKING MORE THAN HALF ASLEEP
the alarm was raised by some kind of vagabond; I don’t mean a common tramp, or a public-house loafer, but a gentleman, whose business or pleasure, or both, made him a spectator of the London streets at five o’clock in the morning. This individual was, as he said, ‘going home,’ it did not appear whence or whither, and had occasion to pass through Paul Street between four and five a.m. Something or other caught his eye at Number 20; he said, absurdly enough, that the house had the most unpleasant physiognomy he had ever observed, but, at any rate, he glanced down the area and was a good deal astonished to see a man lying on the stones, his limbs all huddled together, and his face turned up. Our gentleman thought his face looked peculiarly ghastly, and so set off at a run in search of the nearest policeman. The constable was at first inclined to treat the matter lightly, suspecting common drunkenness; however, he came, and after looking at the man’s face, changed his tone, quickly enough.  INSTANCE AS IN MANY OTHERS THE ALARM WAS RAISED BY SOME KIND OF VAGABOND I DON'T MEAN A COMMON TRAMP OR A PUBLIC HOUSE LOAFER BUT A GENTLEMAN WHOSE BUSINESS OR PLEASURE OR BOTH MADE HIM A SPECTATOR OF THE LONDON STREETS AT FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS AS HE SAID GOING HOME IT DID NOT APPEAR WHENCE OR WHITHER AND HAD OCCASION TO PASS THROUGH PAUL STREET BETWEEN FOUR AND FIVE A M SOMETHING OR OTHER CAUGHT HIS EYE AT NUMBER TWENTY HE SAID ABSURDLY ENOUGH THAT THE HOUSE HAD THE MOST UNPLEASANT PHYSIOGNOMY HE HAD EVER OBSERVED BUT AT ANY RATE HE GLANCED DOWN THE AREA AND WAS A GOOD DEAL ASTONISHED TO SEE A MAN LYING ON THE STONES HIS LIMBS ALL HUDDLED TOGETHER AND HIS FACE TURNED UP OUR GENTLEMAN THOUGHT HIS FACE LOOKED PECULIARLY GHASTLY AND SO SET OFF IN A RUN IN SEARCH OF THE NEAREST POLICEMAN THE CONSTABLE WAS AT FIRST INCLINED TO TREAT THE MATTER LIGHTLY SUSPECTING COMMON DRUNKENNESS HOWEVER HE CAME AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE MAN'S FACE CHANGED HIS TONE QUICKLY ENOUGH
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