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Springing a Mine

           Bucketsoondetectsanunusualslownessinhisspeech,withnowandthenacurioustroubleinbeginning,whichoccasionshimtoutterinarticulatesounds.Withsuchsoundshenowbreakssilence,soon,however,controllinghimselftosaythathedoesnotcomprehendwhyagentlemansofaithfulandzealousasthelateMr.Tulkinghornshouldhavecommunicatedtohimnothingofthispainful,thisdistressing,thisunlooked-for,thisoverwhelming,thisincredibleintelligence."Again,SirLeicesterDedlock,Baronet,"returnsMr.Bucket,"putittoherladyshiptoclearthatup.Putittoherladyship,ifyouthinkitright,fromInspectorBucketoftheDetective.You’llfind,orI’mmuchmistaken,thatthedeceasedMr.Tulkinghornhadtheintentionofcommunicatingthewholetoyouassoonasheconsidereditripe,andfurther,thathehadgivenherladyshipsotounderstand.Why,hemighthavebeengoingtorevealittheverymorningwhenIexaminedthebody!Youdon’tknowwhatI’mgoingtosayanddofiveminutesfromthispresenttime,SirLeicesterDedlock,Baronet;andsupposingIwastobepickedoffnow,youmightwonderwhyIhadn’tdoneit,don’tyousee?"True.SirLeicester,avoiding,withsometroublethoseobtrusivesounds,says,"True."Atthisjunctureaconsiderablenoiseofvoicesisheardinthehall.Mr.Bucket,afterlistening,goestothelibrary-door,softlyunlocksandopensit,andlistensagain.Thenhedrawsinhisheadandwhispershurriedlybutcomposedly,"SirLeicesterDedlock,Baronet,thisunfortunatefamilyaffairhastakenair,asIexpecteditmight,thedeceasedMr.

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