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and brought here。 I am a marked and disgraced man察and here I
am。 My shooting´gallery is rummaged察 high and low察 by Bucket察
such property as I have!¨tis small!is turned this way and that察
till it don¨t know itself察 and as aforesaid here I am I don¨t
particular complain of that。 Though I am in these present quarters
through no immediately preceding fault of mine察 I can very well
understand that if I hadn¨t gone into the vagabond way in my
youth察this wouldn¨t have happened。 It has happened。 Then comes
the question how to meet it。 ̄
He rubbed his swarthy forehead for a moment察 with a good´
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humoured look察and said apologetically察 I am such a short´winded
talker that I must think a bit。 ̄ Having thought a bit察he looked up
again察and resumed。
^How to meet it。 Now察the unfortunate deceased was himself a
lawyer察and had a pretty tight hold of me。 I don¨t wish to rake up
his ashes察but he had察what I should call if he was living察a Devil of
a tight hold of me。 I don¨t like his trade the better for that。 If I had
kept clear of his trade察I should have kept outside this place。 But
that¨s not what I mean。 Now suppose I had killed him。 Suppose I
really had discharged into his body any one of those pistols
recently fired off察that Bucket has found at my place察and察dear me
might have found there any day since it has been my place。 What
should I have done as soon as I was hard and fast here拭 Got a
lawyer。 ̄
He stopped on hearing some one at the locks and bolts察and did
not resume until the door had been opened and was shut again。
For what purpose opened I will mention presently。
^I should have got a lawyer察and he would have said as I have
often read in the newspapers察 my client says nothing察my client
reserves his defence!my client this察 that察 and t¨other。¨ Well察 tis
not the custom of that breed to go straight察 according to my
opinion察or to think that other men do。 Say察I am innocent察and I
get a lawyer。 He would be as likely to believe me guilty as not察
perhaps more。 What would he do察 whether or not拭 Act as if I
was察shut my mouth up察 tell me not to commit myself察 keep
circumstances back察chop the evidence small察quibble察and get me
off perhaps But察Miss Summerson察do I care for getting off in that
way察or would I rather be hanged in my own way!if you¨ll excuse
my mentioning anything so disagreeable to a lady拭院
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He had warmed into his subject now察and was under no further
necessity to wait a bit。
^I would rather be hanged in my own way。 And I mean to be I
don¨t intend to say察院 looking round upon us察 with his powerful
arms akimbo and his dark eyebrows raised察 that I am more
partial to being hanged than another man。 What I say is察 I must
come off clear and full or not at all。 Therefore察when I hear stated
against me what is true察 I say it¨s true察 and when they tell me察
`whatever you say will be used察 I tell them I don¨t mind that察 I
mean it to be used。 If they can¨t make me innocent out of the
whole truth察 they are not likely to do it out of anything less察 or
anything else。 And if they are察it¨s worth nothing to me。 ̄
Taking a pace or two over the stone floor察he came back to the
table察and finished what he had to say。
^I thank you察 miss察 and gentlemen both察 many times for your
attention察and many times more for your interest。 That¨s the plain
state of the matter察as it points itself out to a mere trooper with a
blunt broadsword kind of a mind。 I have never done well in life察
beyond my duty as a soldier察 and if the worst comes after all察 I
shall reap pretty much as I have sown。 When I got over the first
crash of being seized as a murderer!it don¨t take a rover察who has
knocked about so much as myself察so very long to recover from a
crash!I worked my way round to what you find me now。 As such察
I shall remain。 No relations will be disgraced by me察 or made
unhappy for me察and!and that¨s all I¨ve got to say。 ̄
The door had been opened to admit another soldier´looking
man of less prepossessing appearance at first sight察and a weather´
tanned bright´eyed wholesome woman with a basket察 who察 from
her entrance察had been exceedingly attentive to all Mr George had
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said。 Mr George had received them with a familiar nod and a
friendly look察 but without any more particular greeting in the
midst of his address。 He now shook them cordially by the hand察
and said察 Miss Summerson and gentlemen察this is an old comrade
of mine察Joseph Bagnet。 And this is his wife察Mrs Bagnet。 ̄
Mr Bagnet made us a stiff military bow察 and Mrs Bagnet
dropped us a curtsey。
^Real good friends of mine they are察院said Mr George。 ^It was at
their house I was taken。 ̄
^With a second´hand wiolinceller察院Mr Bagnet put in察twitching
his head angrily。 ^Of a good tone。 For a friend。 That money was no
object to。 ̄
^Mat察院said Mr George察 you have heard pretty well all I have
been saying to this lady and these two gentlemen。 I know it meets
your approval拭院
Mr Bagnet察 after considering察 referred the point to his wife。
^Old girl察院 said he。 ^Tell him。 Whether or not。 It meets my
approval。 ̄
^Why察 George察院 exclaimed Mrs Bagnet察 who had been
unpacking her basket察in which there was a piece of cold pickled
pork察a little tea and sugar察and a brown loaf察 you ought to know it
don¨t。 You ought to know it¨s enough to drive a person wild to hear
you。 You won¨t be got off this way察and you won¨t be got off that
way!what do you mean by such picking and choosing拭It¨s stuff
and nonsense察George。 ̄
^Don¨t be severe upon me in my misfortunes察Mrs Bagnet察院said
the trooper察lightly。
^Oh Bother your misfortunes 院cried Mrs Bagnet察if they don¨t
make you more reasonable than that comes to。 I never was so
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ashamed in my life to hear a man talk folly察as I have been to hear
you talk this day to the present company。 Lawyers拭Why察what but
too many cooks should hinder you from having a dozen lawyers察if
the gentleman recommended them to you。 ̄
^This is a very sensible woman察院said my Guardian。 ^I hope you
will persuade him察Mrs Bagnet。 ̄
^Persuade him察 sir拭院 she returned。 ^Lord bless you察 no。 You
don¨t know George。 Now