Chapter79

　　OldJohndidnotwalkneartheGoldenKey，forbetweentheGoldenKeyandtheBlackLiontherelayawildernessofstreets——aseverybodyknowswhoisacquaintedwiththerelativebearingsofClerkenwellandWhitechapel——andhewasbynomeansfamousforpedestrianexercises。ButtheGoldenKeyliesinourway，thoughitwasoutofhis;sototheGoldenKeythischaptergoes。

　　TheGoldenKeyitself，fairemblemofthelocksmith’strade，hadbeenpulleddownbytherioters，androughlytrampledunderfoot。

　　But，now，itwashoistedupagaininallthegloryofanewcoatofpaint，andshewedmorebravelyeventhanindaysofyore。Indeedthewholehouse-frontwasspruceandtrim，andsofreshenedupthroughout，thatifthereyetremainedatlargeanyoftherioterswhohadbeenconcernedintheattackuponit，thesightoftheold，goodly，prosperousdwelling，sorevived，musthavebeentothemasgallandwormwood。

　　Theshuttersoftheshopwereclosed，however，andthewindow-

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