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postilion and post horses。 Mr Bucket handed me in察and took his
own seat on the box。 The man in uniform whom he had sent to
fetch this equipage察 then handed him up a dark lantern at his
request察and when he had given a few directions to the driver察we
rattled away。
I was far from sure that I was not in a dream。 We rattled with
great rapidity through such a labyrinth of streets察that I soon lost
all idea where we were察except that we had crossed and recrossed
the river察and still seemed to be traversing a low´lying察water´side察
dense neighbourhood of narrow thoroughfares察 chequered by
docks and basins察 high piles of warehouses察 swing´bridges察 and
masts of ships。 At length we stopped at the corner of a little slimy
turning察 which the wind from the river察 rushing up it察 did not
purify察 and I saw my companion察 by the light of his lantern察 in
conference with several men察who looked like a mixture of police
and sailors。 Against the mouldering wall by which they stood察
there was a bill察 on which I could discern the words察 FOUND
DROWNED察院and this察and an inscription about Drags察possessed
me with the awful suspicion shadowed forth in our visit to that
place。
I had no need to remind myself that I was not there察 by the
indulgence of any feeling of mine察to increase the difficulties of the
search察 or to lessen its hopes察 or enhance its delays。 I remained
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quiet察but what I suffered in that dreadful spot I never can forget。
And still it was like the horror of a dream。 A man yet dark and
muddy察 in long swollen sodden boots and a hat like them察 was
called out of a boat察 and whispered with Mr Bucket察 who went
away with him down some slippery steps!as if to look at
something secret that he had to show。 They came back察 wiping
their hands upon their coats察 after turning over something wet察
but thank God it was not what I feared
After some further conference察 Mr Bucket whom everybody
seemed to know and defer to went in with the others at a door察
and left me in the carriage察while the driver walked up and down
by his horses察to warm himself。 The tide was coming in察as I judged
from the sound it made察and I could hear it break at the end of the
alley察with a little rush towards me。 It never did so!and I thought
it did so察hundreds of times察in what can have been at the most a
quarter of an hour察 and probably was less!but the thought
shuddered through me that it would cast my mother at the horses¨
feet。
Mr Bucket came out again察exhorting the others to be vigilant察
darkened his lantern察and once more took his seat。 ^Don¨t you be
alarmed察Miss Summerson察on account of our coming down here察院
he said察 turning to me。 ^I only want to have everything in train察
and to know that it is in train by looking after it myself。 Get on察my
lad 院
We appeared to retrace the way we had come。 Not that I had
taken note of any particular objects in my perturbed state of mind察
but judging from the general character of the streets。 We called at
another office or station for a minute察and crossed the river again。
During the whole of this time察 and during the whole search察 my
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companion察wrapped up on the box察never relaxed in his vigilance
a single moment察 but察 when we crossed the bridge he seemed察 if
possible察to be more on the alert than before。 He stood up to look
over the parapet察 he alighted察 and went back after a shadowy
female figure that flitted past us察and he gazed into the profound
black pit of water察with a face that made my heart die within me。
The river had a fearful look察so overcast and secret察creeping away
so fast between the low flat lines of shore此so heavy with indistinct
and awful shapes察both of substance and shadow此so deathlike and
mysterious。 I have seen it many times since then察by sunlight and
by moonlight察but never free from the impressions of that journey。
In my memory察the lights upon the bridge are always burning dim察
the cutting wind is eddying round the homeless woman whom we
pass察the monotonous wheels are whirling on察and the light of the
carriage lamps reflected back察 looks palely in upon me!a face察
rising out of the dreaded water。
Clattering and clattering through the empty streets察we came at
length from the pavement on to dark smooth roads察and began to
leave the houses behind us。 After a while察I recognised the familiar
way to Saint Albans。 At Barnet察 fresh horses were ready for us察
and we changed and went on。 It was very cold indeed察 and the
open country was white with snow察though none was falling then。
^An old acquaintance of yours察 this road察 Miss Summerson察院
said Mr Bucket察cheerfully。
^Yes察院I returned。 ^Have you gathered any intelligence拭院
^None that can be quite depended on as yet察院 he answered察
^but it¨s early times as yet。 ̄
He had gone into every late or early public´house where there
was a light there were not a few at that time察the road being then
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much frequented by drovers察 and had got down to talk to the
turnpike keepers。 I had heard him ordering drink察 and chinking
money察and making himself agreeable and merry everywhere察but
whenever he took his seat upon the box again察his face resumed its
watchful steady look察and he always said to the driver in the same
business tone察 Get on察my lad 院
With all these stoppages察it was between five and six o¨clock and
we were yet a few miles short of Saint Albans察when he came out
of one of these houses and handed me in a cup of tea。
^Drink it察Miss Summerson察it¨ll do you good。 You¨re beginning
to get more yourself now察ain¨t you拭院
I thanked him察and said I hoped so。
^You was what you may call stunned at first察院he returned察 and
Lord no wonder。 Don¨t speak loud察my dear。 It¨s all right。 She¨s on
ahead。 ̄
I don¨t know what joyful exclamation I made察 or was going to
make察but he put up his finger察and I stopped myself。
^Passed through here on foot察this evening察about eight or nine。
I heard of her first at the archway toll察 over at Highgate察 but
couldn¨t make quite sure。 Traced her all along察on and off。 Picked
her up at one place察and dropped her at another察but she¨s before
us now察safe。 Take hold of this cup and saucer察Ostler。 Now察if you
wasn¨t brought up to the butter trade察look out and see if you can
catch half´a´crown in your t¨other hand。 One察two察three察and there
you are Now察my lad察try a gallop 院
We were soon in Saint Albans察and alighted a little before day察
when I was just beginning to arrange