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shall not be seen察 and lies moaning。 He passes into a kind of
relapse察or into a swoon察and it is an hour before he opens his eyes察
reclining on his faithful and attached old servant¨s arm。 The
doctors know that he is best with her察 and察 when not actively
engaged about him察stand aloof。
The slate comes into requisition again察but the word he wants
to write察 he cannot remember。 His anxiety察 his eagerness察 and
affliction察at this pass察are pitiable to behold。 It seems as if he must
go mad察in the necessity he feels for haste察and the inability under
which he labours of expressing to do what察or to fetch whom。 He
has written the letter B察 and there stopped。 Of a sudden察 in the
height of his misery察 he puts Mr before it。 The old housekeeper
suggests Bucket。 Thank Heaven That¨s his meaning。
Mr Bucket is found to be downstairs察by appointment。 Shall he
come up拭
There is no possibility of misconstruing Sir Leicester¨s burning
wish to see him察or the desire he signifies to have the room cleared
of every one but the housekeeper。 It is speedily done察 and Mr
Bucket appears。 Of all men upon earth察Sir Leicester seems fallen
from his high estate to place his sole trust and reliance upon this
man。
^Sir Leicester Dedlock察Baronet察I¨m sorry to see you like this。 I
hope you¨ll cheer up。 I¨m sure you will察 on account of the family
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credit。 ̄
Sir Leicester puts her letter in his hand察 and looks intently in
his face while he reads it。 A new intelligence comes into Mr
Bucket¨s eye察 as he reads on察 with one hook of his finger察 while
that eye is still glancing over the words察 he indicates察 Sir
Leicester Dedlock察Baronet察I understand you。 ̄
Sir Leicester writes upon the slate。 ^Full forgiveness。 Find! ̄
Mr Bucket stops his hand。
^Sir Leicester Dedlock察 Baronet察 I¨ll find her。 But my search
after her must be begun out of hand。 Not a minute must be lost。 ̄
With the quickness of thought he follows Sir Leicester
Dedlock¨s look towards a little box upon a table。
^Bring it here察Sir Leicester Dedlock察Baronet拭Certainly。 Open
it with one of these here keys拭 Certainly。 The littlest key拭To be
sure。 Take the notes out拭So I will。 Count ¨em拭That¨s soon done。
Twenty and thirty¨s fifty察 and twenty¨s seventy察 and fifty¨s one
twenty察and forty¨s one sixty。 Take ¨em for expenses拭That I¨ll do察
and render an account of course。 Don¨t spare money拭No察I won¨t。 ̄
The velocity and certainty of Mr Bucket¨s interpretation on all
these heads is little short of miraculous。 Mrs Rouncewell察 who
holds the light察is giddy with the swiftness of his eyes and hands察
as he starts up察furnished for his journey。
^You¨re George¨s mother察old lady察that¨s about what you are察I
believe拭院 says Mr Bucket察 aside察 with his hat already on察 and
buttoning his coat。
^Yes察sir察I am his distressed mother。 ̄
^So I thought察according to what he mentioned to me just now。
Well察 then察 I¨ll tell you something。 You needn¨t be distressed no
more。 Your son¨s all right。 Now don¨t you begin a´crying察because
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what you¨ve got to do is to take care of Sir Leicester Dedlock察
Baronet察and you won¨t do that by crying。 As to your son察he¨s all
right察I tell you察and he sends his loving duty察 and hoping you¨re
the same。 He¨s discharged honourable察 that¨s about what he is察
with no more imputation on his character than there is on yours察
and yours is a tidy one察I¨ll bet a pound。 You may trust me察 for I
took your son。 He conducted himself in a game way察too察 on that
occasion察 and he¨s a fine´made man察 and you¨re a fine´made old
lady察 and you¨re a mother and son察 the pair of you察 as might be
showed for models in a caravan。 Sir Leicester Dedlock察 Baronet察
what you¨ve trusted to me察I¨ll go through with。 Don¨t you be afraid
of my turning out of my way察right or left察or taking a sleep察or a
wash察 or a shave察 till I have found what I go in search of。 Say
everything as is kind and forgiving on your part拭 Sir Leicester
Dedlock察Baronet察I will。 And I wish you better察 and these family
affairs smoothed over!as察Lord many other family affairs equally
has been察and equally will be察to the end of time。 ̄
With this peroration察Mr Bucket察buttoned up察goes quietly out察
looking steadily before him as if he were already piercing the night
in quest of the fugitive。
His first step is to take himself to Lady Dedlock¨s rooms察 and
look all over them for any trifling indication that may help him。
The rooms are in darkness now察and to see Mr Bucket with a wax´
light in his hand察 holding it above his head察 and taking a sharp
mental inventory of the many delicate objects so curiously at
variance with himself察 would be to see a sight察which nobody
does see察as he is particular to lock himself in。
^A spicy boudoir this察院says Mr Bucket察who feels in a manner
furbished up in his French by the blow of the morning。 ^Must
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have cost a sight of money。 Rum articles to cut away from察these察
she must have been hard put to it 院
Opening and shutting table´drawers察 and looking into caskets
and jewel´cases察 he sees the reflection of himself in various
mirrors察and moralises thereon。
^One might suppose I was a moving in the fashionable circles察
and getting myself up for Almack¨s察院says Mr Bucket。 ^I begin to
think I must be a swell in the Guards察without knowing it。 ̄
Ever looking about察 he has opened a dainty little chest in an
inner drawer。 His great hand察 turning over some gloves which it
can scarcely feel察they are so light and soft within it察comes upon a
white handkerchief。
^Hum Let¨s have a look at you察院says Mr Bucket察putting down
the light。 ^What should you be kept by yourself for拭 What¨s your
motive拭 Are you her Ladyship¨s property察 or somebody else¨s拭
You¨ve got a mark upon you察somewheres or another察I suppose拭院
He finds it as he speaks察 Esther Summerson。 ̄
^Oh 院 says Mr Bucket察 pausing with his finger at his ear。
^Come察I¨ll take you。 ̄
He completes his observations as quietly and carefully as he has
carried them on察 leaves everything else precisely as he found it察
glides away after some five minutes in all察 and passes into the
street。 With a glance upward at the dimly lighted windows of Sir
Leicester¨s room察he sets off察full swing察to the nearest coach