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Leicester¨s room察he sets off察full swing察to the nearest coach´stand察
picks out the horse for his money察and directs to be driven to the
Shooting Gallery。 Mr Bucket does not claim to be a scientific judge
of horses察but he lays out a little money on the principal events in
that line察 and generally sums up his knowledge of the subject in
the remark察that when he see a horse as can go察he knows him。
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His knowledge is not at fault in the present instance。 Clattering
over the stones at a dangerous pace察yet thoughtfully bringing his
keen eyes to bear on every slinking creature whom he passes in
the midnight streets察 and even on the lights in upper windows
where people are going or gone to bed察and on all the turnings that
he rattles by察and alike on the heavy sky察and on the earth where
the snow lies thin!for something may present itself to assist him察
anywhere!he dashes to his destination at such a speed察that when
he stops察the horse half smothers him in a cloud of steam。
^Unbear him half a moment to freshen him up察 and I¨ll be
back。 ̄
He runs up the long wooden entry察 and finds the trooper
smoking his pipe。
^I thought I should察George察after what you have gone through察
my lad。 I haven¨t a word to spare。 Now察 honour All to save a
woman。 Miss Summerson that was here when Gridley died!that
was the name察I know!all right where does she live拭院
The trooper has just come from there and gives him the address
near Oxford´street。
^You won¨t repent it察George。 Good night 院
He is off again with an impression of having seen Phil sitting by
the frosty fire察 staring at him open´mouthed察 and gallops away
again察and gets out in a cloud of steam again。
Mr Jarndyce察the only person up in the house察 is just going to
bed察rises from his book察on hearing the rapid ringing at the bell察
and comes down to the door in his dressing´gown。
^Don¨t be alarmed察sir。 ̄ In a moment his visitor is confidential
with him in the hall察has shut the door察and stands with his hand
upon the lock。 ^I¨ve had the pleasure of seeing you before。
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Inspector Bucket。 Look at that handkerchief察 sir察 Miss Esther
Summerson¨s。 Found it myself put away in a drawer of Lady
Dedlock¨s察quarter of an hour ago。 Not a moment to lose。 Matter of
life or death。 You know Lady Dedlock拭院
^Yes。 ̄
^There has been a discovery there察 today。 Family affairs have
come out。 Sir Leicester Dedlock察Baronet察has had a fit!apoplexy
or paralysis!and couldn¨t be brought to察 and precious time has
been lost。 Lady Dedlock disappeared this afternoon察 and left a
letter for him that looks bad。 Run your eye over it。 Here it is 院
Mr Jarndyce having read it察asks him what he thinks拭
^I don¨t know。 It looks like suicide。 Anyways there¨s more and
more danger察 every minute察 of its drawing to that。 I¨d give a
hundred pound an hour to have got the start of the present time。
Now察 Mr Jarndyce察 I am employed by Sir Leicester Dedlock察
Baronet察to follow her and find her!to save her察and take her his
forgiveness。 I have money and full power察 but I want something
else。 I want Miss Summerson。 ̄
Mr Jarndyce in a troubled voice察repeats ^Miss Summerson拭院
^Now察 Mr Jarndyce察院Mr Bucket has read his face with the
greatest attention all along!^I speak to you as a gentleman of a
humane heart察 and under such pressing circumstances as don¨t
often happen。 If ever delay was dangerous察 it¨s dangerous now察
and if ever you couldn¨t afterwards forgive yourself for causing it察
this is the time。 Eight or ten hours察worth察as I tell you察a hundred
pound a´piece at least察 have been lost since Lady Dedlock
disappeared。 I am charged to find her。 I am Inspector Bucket。
Besides all the rest that¨s heavy on her察she has upon her察as she
believes察 suspicion of murder。 If I follow her alone察 she察being in
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ignorance of what Sir Leicester Dedlock察 Baronet察 has
communicated to me察may be driven to desperation。 But if I follow
her in company with a young lady察answering to the description of
a young lady that she has a tenderness for!I ask no question察and
I say no more than that!she will give me credit for being friendly。
Let me come up with her察and he able to have the hold upon her of
putting that young lady for¨ard察and I¨ll save her and prevail with
her if she is alive。 Let me come up with her alone !a harder
matter!and I¨ll do my best察but I don¨t answer for what the best
may be。 Time flies察 it¨s getting on for one o¨clock。 When one
strikes察 there¨s another hour gone察 and it¨s worth a thousand
pound now察instead of a hundred。 ̄
This is all true察and the pressing nature of the case cannot he
questioned。 Mr Jarndyce begs him to remain there察 while he
speaks to Miss Summerson。 Mr Bucket says he will察but acting on
his usual principle察does no such thing!following upstairs instead察
and keeping his man in sight。 So he remains察dodging and lurking
about in the gloom of the staircase察 while they confer。 In a very
little time察 Mr Jarndyce comes down察 and tells him that Miss
Summerson will join him directly察 and place herself under his
protection察 to accompany him where he pleases。 Mr Bucket察
satisfied察 expresses high approval察 and awaits her coming at the
door。
There察he mounts a high tower in his mind察and looks out察 far
and wide。 Many solitary figures he perceives察creeping through the
streets察many solitary figures out on heaths察and roads察and lying
under haystacks。 But the figure that he seeks察is not among them。
Other solitaries he perceives察 in nooks of bridges察 looking over察
and in shadowed places down by the river¨s level察 and a dark察
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dark察shapeless object drifting with the tide察more solitary than all察
clings with a drowning hold on his attention。
Where is she拭Living or dead察where is she拭If察as he folds the
handkerchief and carefully puts it up察 it were able察 with an
enchanted power察to bring before him the place where she found
it察and the night landscape near the cottage where it covered the
little child察 would he descry her there拭 On the waste察 where the
brick´kilns are burning with a pale blue flare察 where the straw´
roofs of the wretched huts in which the bricks are made察are being