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           "Whilehemakesthisprotestationwithgreatemotionandearnestness,lookingroundtheroomasifhewereaddressinganassembly,Mr.Bucketglancesathimwithanobservantgravityinwhichtheremightbe,butfortheaudacityofthethought,atouchofcompassion."Theceremonyofto-day,"continuesSirLeicester,"strikinglyillustrativeoftherespectinwhichmydeceasedfriend"helaysastressupontheword,fordeathlevelsalldistinctions"washeldbythefloweroftheland,has,Isay,aggravatedtheshockIhavereceivedfromthismosthorribleandaudaciouscrime.Ifitweremybrotherwhohadcommittedit,Iwouldnotsparehim."Mr.Bucketlooksverygrave.Volumniaremarksofthedeceasedthathewasthetrustiestanddearestperson!"Youmustfeelitasadeprivationtoyou,miss,"repliesMr.Bucketsoothingly,"nodoubt.HewascalculatedtoBEadeprivation,I’msurehewas."VolumniagivesMr.Buckettounderstand,inreply,thathersensitivemindisfullymadeupnevertogetthebetterofitaslongasshelives,thathernervesareunstrungforever,andthatshehasnottheleastexpectationofeversmilingagain.MeanwhileshefoldsupacockedhatforthatredoubtableoldgeneralatBath,descriptiveofhermelancholycondition."Itgivesastarttoadelicatefemale,"saysMr.Bucketsympathetically,"butit’llwearoff."Volumniawishesofallthingstoknowwhatisdoing?Whethertheyaregoingtoconvict,orwhateveritis,thatdreadfulsoldier?Whetherhehadanyaccomplices,orwhateverthethingiscalledinthelaw?Andagreatdealmoretothelikeartlesspurpose.

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