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yourself。 I¨m a´going to tell you what I want you for。 There has
been a murder in Lincoln¨s Inn Fields!gentleman of the name of
Tulkinghorn。 He was shot last night。 I want you for that。 ̄
The trooper sinks upon a seat behind him察and great drops start
out upon his forehead察and a deadly pallor overspreads his face。
^Bucket It¨s not possible that Mr Tulkinghorn has been killed
and that you suspect me拭院
^George察院returns Mr Bucket察keeping his forefinger going察 it
is certainly possible察because it¨s the case。 This deed was done last
night at ten o¨clock。 Now察you know where you were last night at
ten o¨clock察and you¨ll be able to prove it no doubt。 ̄
^Last night Last night拭院 repeats the trooper察 thoughtfully。
Then it flashes upon him。 ^Why察 great Heaven察 I was there last
night 院
^So I have understood察George察院returns Mr Bucket察with great
deliberation。 ^So I have understood。 Likewise you¨ve been very
often there。 You¨ve been seen hanging about the place察and you¨ve
been heard more than once in a wrangle with him察 and it¨s
possible!I don¨t say it¨s certainly so察mind you察but it¨s possible!
that he may have been heard to call you a threatening察murdering察
dangerous fellow。 ̄
The trooper gasps as if he would admit it all察if he could speak。
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^Now察George察院continues Mr Bucket察putting his hat upon the
table察 with an air of business rather in the upholstery way than
otherwise察 My wish is察 as it has been all the evening察 to make
things pleasant。 I tell you plainly there¨s a reward out察 of a
hundred guineas察offered by Sir Leicester Dedlock察Baronet。 You
and me have always been pleasant together察but I have got a duty
to discharge察and if that hundred guineas is to be made察it may as
well be made by me as by another man。 On all of which accounts察I
should hope it was clear to you that I must have you察and that I¨m
damned if I don¨t have you。 Am I to call in any assistance察or is the
trick done拭院
Mr George has recovered himself察and stands up like a soldier。
^Come察院he says察 I am ready。 ̄
^George察院 continues Mr Bucket察 wait a bit 院 With his
upholsterer manner察as if the trooper were a window to be fitted
up察he takes from his pocket a pair of handcuffs。 ^This is a serious
charge察George察and such is my duty。 ̄
The trooper flushes angrily察and hesitates a moment察but holds
out his two hands察clasped together察 and says察 There Put them
on 院
Mr Bucket adjusts them in a moment。 ^How do you find them拭
Are they comfortable拭If not察say so察for I wish to make things as
pleasant as is consistent with my duty察and I¨ve got another pair in
my pocket。 ̄ This remark he offers like a most respectable
tradesman察anxious to execute an order neatly and to the perfect
satisfaction of his customer。 ^They¨ll do as they are拭 Very well
Now察you see George察院he takes a cloak from a corner察and begins
adjusting it about the trooper¨s neck察 I was mindful of your
feelings when I come out察 and brought this on purpose。 There
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Who¨s the wiser拭院
^Only I察院returns the trooper察 but as I know it察do me one more
good turn察and pull my hat over my eyes。 ̄
^Really察though Do you mean it拭Ain¨t it a pity拭It looks so。 ̄
^I can¨t look chance men in the face with these things on察院Mr
George hurriedly replies。 ^Do for God¨s sake察 pull my hat
forward。 ̄
So strongly entreated察 Mr Bucket complies察 puts his own hat
on察and conducts his prize into the streets察 the trooper marching
on as steadily as usual察 though with his head less erect察 and Mr
Bucket steering him with his elbow over the crossings and up the
turnings。
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Chapter 50
Esther¨s Narrative
t happened that when I came home from Deal察I found a note
from Caddy Jellyby as we always continued to call her察
I
informing me that her health察which had been for some time
very delicate察 was worse察 and that she would be more glad than
she could tell me if I would go to see her。 It was a note of a few
lines察written from the couch on which she lay察and inclosed to me
in another from her husband察in which he seconded her entreaty
with much solicitude。 Caddy was now the mother察 and I the
godmother察of such a poor little baby!such a tiny old´faced mite察
with a countenance that seemed to be scarcely anything but cap´
border察 and a little lean察 long´fingered hand察 always clenched
under its chin。 It would lie in this attitude all day察with its bright
specks of eyes open察wondering as I used to imagine how it came
to be so small and weak。 Whenever it was moved it cried察but at all
other times it was so patient察 that the sole desire of its life
appeared to be察 to lie quiet and think。 It had curious little dark
veins in its face察and curious little dark marks under its eyes察like
faint remembrances of poor Caddy¨s inky days察and altogether察to
those who were not used to it察it was quite a piteous little sight。
But it was enough for Caddy that she was used to it。 The
projects with which she beguiled her illness察 for little Esther¨s
education察and little Esther¨s marriage察and even for her own old
age察 as the grandmother of little Esther¨s little Esthers察 were so
prettily expressive of devotion to this pride of her life察that I should
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be tempted to recall some of them察 but for the timely
remembrance that I am getting on irregularly as it is。
To return to the letter。 Caddy had a superstition about me察
which had been strengthening in her mind ever since that night
long ago察when she had lain asleep with her head in my lap。 She
almost!I think I must say quite!believed that I did her good
whenever I was near her。 Now察although this was such a fancy of
the affectionate girl¨s that I am almost ashamed to mention it察still
it might have all the force of a fact when she was really ill。
Therefore I set off to Caddy察 with my Guardian¨s consent察 post´
haste察and she and Prince made so much of me察that there never
was anything like it。
Next day I went again to sit with her察and next day I went again。
It was a very easy journey察for I had only to rise a little earlier in
the morning察and keep my accounts察and attend to housekeeping
matters before leaving home。 But when I had made thes