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The Track

           Bucketmakesthreedistinctlydifferentbowstothesethreepeople.AbowofhomagetoSirLeicester,abowofgallantrytoVolumnia,andabowofrecognitiontothedebilitatedCousin,towhomitairilysays,"Youareaswellabouttown,andyouknowme,andIknowyou."Havingdistributedtheselittlespecimensofhistact,Mr.Bucketrubshishands."Haveyouanythingnewtocommunicate,officer?"inquiresSirLeicester."Doyouwishtoholdanyconversationwithmeinprivate?""Whynotto-night,SirLeicesterDedlock,Baronet.""Becausemytime,"pursuesSirLeicester,"iswhollyatyourdisposalwithaviewtothevindicationoftheoutragedmajestyofthelaw."Mr.BucketcoughsandglancesatVolumnia,rougedandnecklaced,asthoughhewouldrespectfullyobserve,"Idoassureyou,you’reaprettycreetur.I’veseenhundredsworselookingatyourtimeoflife,Ihaveindeed."ThefairVolumnia,notquiteunconsciousperhapsofthehumanizinginfluenceofhercharms,pausesinthewritingofcocked-hatnotesandmeditativelyadjuststhepearlnecklace.Mr.BucketpricesthatdecorationinhismindandthinksitaslikelyasnotthatVolumniaiswritingpoetry."IfIhavenot,"pursuesSirLeicester,"inthemostemphaticmanner,adjuredyou,officer,toexerciseyourutmostskillinthisatrociouscase,IparticularlydesiretotakethepresentopportunityofrectifyinganyomissionImayhavemade.Letnoexpensebeaconsideration.Iampreparedtodefrayallcharges.YoucanincurnoneinpursuitoftheobjectyouhaveundertakenthatIshallhesitateforamomenttobear."Mr.

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