I told him. He then rubbed that out and turned the letter "r," and asked me the same question. He went on quickly until he had formed in the same curious manner, beginning at the ends and bottoms of the letters, the word Jarndyce, without once leaving two letters on the wall together.

I told him. He rubbed that out and wrote the letter "r," and asked the same question. He went on this way until he had formed the word Jarndyce, without once leaving two letters on the wall together.
