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for it。 Mrs Chadband�察�no doubt�拭院�
^And Mrs Snagsby�察院�Mr Smallweed introduces。
^Husband a law´stationer�察 �and friend of my own�察院 �says Mr
Bucket。 ^Love him like a brother� �Now�察�what¨s up�拭院�
^Do you mean what business have we come upon�拭院 �Mr
Smallweed asks�察�a little dashed by the suddenness of this turn� �
^Ah� �You know what I mean。 Let us hear what it¨s all about in
presence of Sir Leicester Dedlock�察�Baronet。 Come� 院�
Mr Smallweed�察 �beckoning Mr Chadband�察 �takes a moment¨s
counsel with him in a whisper。 Mr Chadband�察 �expressing a
considerable amount of oil from the pores of his forehead and the
palms of his hands�察�says aloud�察 �Yes。 You first� 院�and retires to his
former place。
^I was the client and friend of Mr Tulkinghorn�察院 �pipes
Grandfather Smallweed�察 �then�察 �I did business with him。 I was
useful to him�察�and he was useful to me。 Krook�察�dead and gone�察�was
my brother´in´law。 He was own brother to a brimstone magpie!
leastways Mrs Smallweed。 I come into Krook¨s property。 I
examined all his papers and all his effects。 They was all dug out
under my eyes。 There was a bundle of letters belonging to a dead´
and´gone lodger�察�as was hid away at the back of a shelf in the side
of Lady Jane¨s bed!his cat¨s bed。 He hid all manner of things
away�察�everywheres。 Mr Tulkinghorn wanted ¨em and got ¨em�察�but I
looked ¨em over first。 I¨m a man of business�察�and I took a squint at
¨em。 They was letters from the lodger¨s sweetheart�察�and she signed
Honoria。 Dear me�察 �that¨s not a common name�察 �Honoria�察 �is it�拭�
There¨s no lady in this house that signs Honoria�察�is there�拭�O no�察�I
don¨t think so� �O no�察�I don¨t think so� �And not in the same hand�察�
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perhaps�拭�O no�察�I don¨t think so� 院�
Here Mr Smallweed�察�seized with a fit of coughing in the midst
of his triumph�察�breaks off to ejaculate�察 �O�察 �dear me� �O Lord� �I¨m
shaken all to pieces� 院�
^Now�察�when you¨re ready�察院�says Mr Bucket�察�after awaiting his
recovery�察 �to come to anything that concerns Sir Leicester
Dedlock�察�Baronet�察�here the gentleman sits�察�you know。 ̄
^Haven¨t I come to it�察 �Mr Bucket�拭院 �cries Grandfather
Smallweed。 ^Isn¨t the gentleman concerned yet�拭�Not with Captain
Hawdon and his ever affectionate Honoria�察�and their child into the
bargain�拭�Come�察�then�察�I want to know where those letters are。 That
concerns me�察�if it don¨t concern Sir Leicester Dedlock。 I will know
where they are。 I won¨t have ¨em disappear so quietly。 I handed
¨em over to my friend and solicitor�察 �Mr Tulkinghorn�察 �not to
anybody else。 ̄
^Why he paid you for them�察 �you know�察 �and handsome�察 �too�察院�
says Mr Bucket。
^I don¨t care for that。 I want to know who¨s got ¨em。 And I tell
you what we want!what we all here want�察 �Mr Bucket。 We want
more painstaking and search´making into this murder。 We know
where the interest and the motive was�察 �and you have not done
enough。 If George the vagabond dragoon had any hand in it�察 �he
was only an accomplice�察�and was set on。 You know what I mean as
well as any man。 ̄
^Now�察 �I tell you what�察院 �says Mr Bucket�察 �instantaneously
altering his manner�察�coming close to him�察�and communicating an
extraordinary fascination to the forefinger�察 �I am damned if I am
going to have my case spoilt�察�or interfered with�察�or anticipated by
so much as half a second of time�察�by any human being in creation。
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You want more painstaking and search´making�拭�You do�拭 �Do you
see this hand�察�and do you think that I don¨t know the right time to
stretch it out�察�and put it on the arm that fired that shot�拭�
Such is the dread power of the man�察�and so terribly evident it is
that he makes no idle boast�察 �that Mr Smallweed begins to
apologise。 Mr Bucket�察�dismissing his sudden anger�察�checks him。
^The advice I give you is�察�don¨t you trouble your head about the
murder。 That¨s my affair。 You keep half an eye on the newspapers�察�
and I shouldn¨t wonder if you was to read something about it
before long�察�if you look sharp。 I know my business�察�and that¨s all
I¨ve got to say to you on that subject。 Now about those letters。 You
want to know who¨s got ¨em。 I don¨t mind telling you。 I have got
¨em。 Is that the packet�拭院�
Mr Smallweed looks�察�with greedy eyes�察 �at the little bundle Mr
Bucket produces from a mysterious part of his coat�察�and identifies
it as the same。
^What have you got to say next�拭院�asks Mr Bucket。 ^Now�察�don¨t
open your mouth too wide�察 �because you don¨t look handsome
when you do it。 ̄
^I want five hundred pound。 ̄
^No�察�you don¨t�察�you mean fifty�察院�says Mr Bucket�察�humorously。
It appears�察�however�察�that Mr Smallweed means five hundred。
^That is�察 �I am deputed by Sir Leicester Dedlock�察 �Baronet�察 �to
consider ��without admitting or promising anything�� this bit of
business�察院 �says Mr Bucket�察 �Sir Leicester mechanically bows his
head�察 �and you ask me to consider a proposal of five hundred
pounds。 Why�察 �it¨s an unreasonable proposal� �Two fifty would be
bad enough�察�but better than that。 Hadn¨t you better say two fifty�拭院�
Mr Smallweed is quite clear that he had better not。
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^Then�察院�says Mr Bucket�察 �let¨s hear Mr Chadband。 Lord� �Many
a time I¨ve heard my old fellow´serjeant of that name�察 �and a
moderate man he was in all respects�察�as ever I come across� 院�
Thus invited�察�Mr Chadband steps forth�察�and�察�after a little sleek
smiling�察 �and a little oil´grinding with the palms of his hands�察�
delivers himself as follows�此�
^My friends�察 �we are now!Rachael my wife�察 �and I!in the
mansions of the rich and great。 Why are we now in the mansions
of the rich and great�察 �my friends�拭 �Is it because we are invited�拭�
Because we are bidden to feast with them�察�because we are bidden
to rejoice with them�察�because we are bidden to play the lute with
them�察�because we are bidden to dance with them�拭�No。 Then why
are we here�察 �my friends�拭 �Air we in possession of a sinful secret�察�
and doe we require corn�察�and wine�察�and oil!or�察�what is much the
same thing�察 �money!for the keeping thereof�拭 �Probably so�察 �my
friends。 ̄
^You¨re a man of business�察 �you are�察院 �returns Mr Bucket�察 �very
attentive�察 �and consequently you¨re going on to mention what the
nature of your secret is。 You are right。 You couldn¨t do better。 ̄
^Let us then�察 �my brother�察 �in a spirit of love�察院 �says Mr
Chadband�察 �with a cunning eye�察 �proceed untoe it。 Rachael�察 �my
wife�察�advance� 院�
Mrs Chadband�察 �more than ready�察 �so advances as to jostle her
husband into the background�察 �and confronts Mr Bucket with a
hard frowning smile。
^Since you want to know what we know�察院�says she�察 �I¨ll tell you。
I helped to bring up Miss Hawdon�察�her Ladyship¨s daughter。 I was
in the service of her Ladyship¨s sister�察 �who was very sensitive to
the disgrace her Ladyship brought upon her�察�and gave out�察�even to
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her Ladyship�察�that the child was dead!she was very nearly so!
when she was born。 But she¨s alive�察�and I know her。 ̄ With these
words�察 �and a laugh�察 �and laying a bitter stress on the word
^Ladyship�察院�Mrs Chadband folds her arms�察 �and looks implacably
at Mr Bucket。
^I suppose now�察院�returns that officer�察 �you will be expecting a
twenty´pound note�察�or a present of about that figure�拭院�
Mrs Chadband merely laughs�察�and contemptuously tells him he
can ^offer ̄ twenty pence。
^My friend the law´stationer¨s good lady over there�察院 �says Mr
Bucket�察 �luring Mrs Snagsby forward with the finger。 ^What may
your game be�察�ma¨am�拭院�
Mrs Snagsby is at first prevented�察 �by tears and lamentations�察�
from stating the nature of her game�此�but by degrees it confusedly
comes to light�察�that she is a woman overwhelmed with injuries and
wrongs�察 �whom Mr Snagsby has habitually deceived�察 �abandoned�察�
and sought to keep in darkness�察�and whose chief comfort�察 �under
her afflictions�察�has been the sympathy of the late Mr Tulkinghorn�察�
who showed so much commiseration for her�察 �on one occasion of
his calling in Cook¨s Court in the absence of her perjured husband�察�
that she has of late hab