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Toughey察and I found him。 ̄ 

    I regarded this as very treacherous on the part of Mr Skimpole察

towards   my   Guardian察  and          as  passing   the    usual    bounds     of   his 

childish innocence。 

    ^Bounds察my dear拭院returned Mr Bucket。 ^Bounds拭Now察Miss 

Summerson察I¨ll give you a piece of advice that your husband will 

find   useful   when   you   are   happily   married   and   have   got   a   family 

about     you。    Whenever       a  person     says   to   you   that   they    are   as 

innocent as   can  be in all   concerning money察look   well   after   your 

own     money察    for   they   are  dead    certain    to   collar   it察 if  they   can。 

Whenever   a   person   proclaims   to   you   `In   worldly   matters   I¨m   a 

child察 you consider that that person is only a´crying off from being 

held accountable察and that you have got that person¨s number察and 

it¨s Number One。 Now察I am not a poetical man myself察except in a 



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vocal way when it goes round a company察but I¨m a practical one察

and   that¨s   my   experience。   So¨s   this   rule。   Fast   and   loose   in   one 

thing。 Fast and loose in everything。 I never knew it fail。 No more 

will you。 Nor no one。 With which caution to the unwary察my dear察I 

take   the   liberty   of   pulling   this   here   bell察  and   so   go   back   to   our 

business。 ̄ 

    I   believe   it   had   not   been   for   a   moment   out   of   his   mind察  any 

more   than   it   had   been   out   of   my   mind察  or   out   of   his   face。   The 

whole   household   were   amazed   to   see   me察  without   any   notice察  at 

that time in the morning察and so accompanied察and their surprise 

was   not  diminished by  my  inquiries。 No  one察  however察  had   been 

there。 It could not be doubted that this was the truth。 

    ^Then察Miss Summerson察院said my companion察 we can¨t be too 

soon at the cottage where those brickmakers are to be found。 Most 

inquiries there I leave to you察if you will be so good as to make ¨em。 

The naturalest way is the best way察and the naturalest way is your 

own way。 ̄ 

    We   set   off   again   immediately。   On   arriving   at   the   cottage察  we 

found      it  shut   up察   and    apparently      deserted察    but   one    of   the 

neighbours who knew me察and who came out when I was trying to 

make some one hear察informed me that the two women and their 

husbands       now    lived   together    in   another    house察   made     of  loose 

rough   bricks察  which  stood   on   the   margin   of   the   piece   of   ground 

where   the   kilns   were察  and   where   the   long   rows   of   bricks   were 

drying。 We lost no time in repairing to this place察which was within 

a few hundred yards察and as the door stood ajar察I pushed it open。 

    There   were   only   three   of   them   sitting   at   breakfast察  the   child 

lying asleep on a bed in the corner。 It was Jenny察the mother of the 

dead child察who was absent。 The other woman rose on seeing me察



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and   the   men察  though   they   were察  as   usual察  sulky   and   silent察  each 

gave me a morose nod of recognition。 A look passed between them 

when Mr Bucket followed me in察and   I   was   surprised   to  see   that 

the woman evidently knew him。 

   I   had   asked   leave   to   enter   of   course。   Liz   the   only   name   by 

which I knew her rose to give me her own chair察but I sat down on 

a stool near the fire察and Mr Bucket took a corner of the bedstead。 

Now that I had to speak察and was among people with whom I was 

not familiar察I became conscious of being hurried and giddy。 It was 

very difficult to begin察and I could not help bursting into tears。 

    ^Liz察院said I察 I have come a long way in the night and through 

the snow察to inquire after a lady! ̄ 

    ^Who      has   been    here    you   know察院    Mr    Bucket     struck    in察

addressing   the   whole   group察  with   a   composed   propitiatory   face察

^that¨s the lady the young lady means。 The lady that was here last 

night察you know。 ̄ 

    ^And     who   told  you    as  there   was   anybody     here拭院   inquired 

Jenny¨s   husband察     who   had    made   a   surly   stop  in   his  eating察 to 

listen察and now measured him with his eye。 

    ^A person of the name of Michael Jackson察in a blue welveteen 

waistcoat     with   a  double    row   of  mother    of  pearl   buttons察院   Mr 

Bucket immediately answered。 

    ^He    had   as   good   mind    his  own    business察   whoever     he   is察院

growled the man。 

    ^He¨s     out   of   employment        I   believe察院   said   Mr    Bucket察

apologetically for Michael Jackson察 and so gets talking。 ̄ 

   The woman had not resumed her chair察but stood faltering with 

her hand upon its broken back察looking at me。 I thought she would 

have spoken to me privately察if she had dared。 She was still in this 



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attitude of uncertainty察when her husband察who was eating with a 

lump of bread and fat in one hand察and his clasp´knife in the other察

struck the handle of his knife violently on the table察and told her 

with an oath to mind her business at any rate察and sit down。 

    ^I should like to have seen Jenny very much察院said I察 for I am 

sure she would have told me all she could about this lady察whom I 

am     very   anxious     indeed!you        cannot    think    how    anxious!to 

overtake。 Will Jenny be here soon拭Where is she拭院

    The   woman   had   a   great   desire   to   answer察  but   the   man察  with 

another oath察openly kicked at her foot with his heavy boot。 He left 

it   to   Jenny¨s   husband   to   say   what   he   chose察  and   after   a   dogged 

silence the latter turned his shaggy head towards me。 

    ^I¨m not partial to gentlefolks coming into my place察as  you¨ve 

heerd me say afore now察I think察miss。 I let their places be察and it¨s 

curous they can¨t let my place be。 There¨d be a pretty shine made 

if I was to go a´wisiting them察I think。 Howsoever察I don¨t so much 

complain of you as of some others察and I¨m agreeable to make you 

a   civil   answer察  though   I   give   notice   that   I¨m   not   a   going   to   be 

drawed   like   a   badger。   Will   Jenny   be   here   soon拭  No   she   won¨t。 

Where is she拭She¨s gone up to Lunnun。 ̄ 

    ^Did she go last night拭院I asked。 

    ^Did she go last night拭Ah she went last night察院he answered察

with a sulky jerk of his head。 

    ^But was she here when the lady came拭And what did the lady 

say to her拭And where is the lady gone拭I beg and pray you to be 

so kind as to tell me察院said I察 for I am in great distress to know。 ̄ 

    ^If  my    master    would    let  me   speak察   and   not   say  a  word    of 

harm! ̄ the womanly timidly began。 

    ^Your   master察院     said   her   husband察   muttering   an     imprecation 



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with slow emphasis察 will break your neck察if you meddle with wot 

don¨t concern you。 ̄ 

    After    another     silence察  the   husband      of  the   absent     woman察

turning     to  me    again察  answered      me    with   

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