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off his hat�察 �but I suppose he wasn¨t over particular。 No。 What I
wanted him for�察�was in connection with keeping this very matter
of Lady Dedlock quiet。 He had been making his tongue more free
than welcome�察 �as to a small accidental service he had been paid
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for by the deceased Mr Tulkinghorn�察�and it wouldn¨t do at any sort
of price�察�to have him playing those games。 So having warned him
out of London�察�I made an afternoon of it to warn him to keep out
of it now he was away�察 �and go farther from it�察 �and maintain a
bright look out that I didn¨t catch him coming back again。 ̄
^Poor creature� 院�said I。
^Poor enough�察院�assented Mr Bucket�察 �and trouble enough�察�and
well enough away from London�察�or anywhere else。 I was regularly
turned on my back when I found him taken up by your
establishment�察�I do assure you。 ̄
I asked him why�拭 �Why�察�my dear�拭院�said Mr Bucket。 ^Naturally
there was no end to his tongue then。 He might as well have been
born with a yard and a half of it�察�and a remnant over。 ̄
Although I remember this conversation now�察 �my head was in
confusion at the time�察�and my power of attention hardly did more
than enable me to understand that he entered into these
particulars to divert me。 With the same kind intention�察�manifestly�察�
he often spoke to me of indifferent things�察�while his face was busy
with the one object that he had in view。 He still pursued this
subject as we turned in at the garden gate。
^Ah� 院�said Mr Bucket。 ^Here we are�察�and a nice retired place it
is。 Puts a man in mind of the country house in the Woodpecker
tapping�察�that was known by the smoke which so gracefully curled。
They¨re early with the kitchen fire�察 �and that denotes good
servants。 But what you¨ve always got to be careful of with
servants�察�is�察�who comes to see ¨em�察�you never know what they¨re
up to�察 �if you don¨t know that。 And another thing�察 �my dear。
Whenever you find a young man behind the kitchen door�察�you give
that young man in charge on suspicion of being secreted in a
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dwelling´house with an unlawful purpose。 ̄
We were now in front of the house�察 �he looked attentively and
closely at the gravel for footprints�察�before he raised his eyes to the
windows。
^Do you generally put that elderly young gentleman in the
same room�察 �when he¨s on a visit here�察 �Miss Summerson�拭院 �he
inquired�察�glancing at Mr Skimpole¨s usual chamber。
^You know Mr Skimpole� 院�said I。
^What do you call him again�拭院 �returned Mr Bucket�察 �bending
down his ear。 ^Skimpole�察�is it�拭�I¨ve often wondered what his name
might be。 Skimpole。 Not John�察�I should say�察�nor yet Jacob�拭院�
^Harold�察院�I told him。
^Harold。 Yes。 He¨s a queer bird is Harold�察院�said Mr Bucket�察�
eyeing me with great expression。
^He is a singular character�察院�said I。
^No idea of money�察院 �observed Mr Bucket。!^He takes it
though� 院�
I involuntarily returned for answer�察�that I perceived Mr Bucket
knew him。
^Why�察 �now I¨ll tell you�察 �Miss Summerson�察院 �he rejoined。 ^Your
mind will be all the better for not running on one point too
continually�察�and I¨ll tell you for a change。 It was him as pointed out
to me where Toughey was。 I made up my mind�察�that night�察�to come
to the door and ask for Toughey�察�if that was all�察�but�察�willing to try a
move or so first if any such was on the board�察�I just pitched up a
morsel of gravel at that window where I saw a shadow。 As soon as
Harold opens it and I have had a look at him�察�thinks I�察�you¨re the
man for me。 So I smoothed him down a bit�察�about not wanting to
disturb the family after they was gone to bed�察�and about it¨s being
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a thing to be regretted that charitable young ladies should harbour
vagrants�察�and then�察�when I pretty well understood his ways�察�I said�察�
I should consider a fypunnote well bestowed if I could relieve the
premises of Toughey without causing any noise or trouble。 Then
says he�察 �lifting up his eyebrows in the gayest way�察 �it¨s no use
mentioning a fypunnote to me�察 �my friend�察 �because I¨m a mere
child in such matters�察 �and have no idea of money。¨ Of course I
understood what his taking it so easy meant�察�and being now quite
sure he was the man for me�察 �I wrapped the note round a little
stone and threw it up to him。 Well� �He laughs and beams�察 �and
looks as innocent as you like�察�and says�察 �But I don¨t know the value
of these things。 What am I to do with this�拭� `Spend it�察�sir�察� says I。
`But I shall be taken in�察� he says�察 �they won¨t give me the right
change�察�I shall lose it�察�it¨s no use to me。¨ Lord you never saw such a
face as he carried it with� �Of course he told me where to find
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