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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 


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