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Springing a Mine

           Bucketproceedsapprovingly,"you’recomfortableandconductingyourselfasIshouldexpectaforeignyoungwomanofyoursensetodo.SoI’llgiveyouapieceofadvice,andit’sthis,don’tyoutalktoomuch.You’renotexpectedtosayanythinghere,andyoucan’tkeeptooquietatongueinyourhead.Inshort,thelessyouPARLAY,thebetter,youknow."Mr.BucketisverycomplacentoverthisFrenchexplanation.Mademoiselle,withthattigerishexpansionofthemouthandherblackeyesdartingfireuponhim,sitsuprightonthesofainarigidstate,withherhandsclenchedandherfeettoo,onemightsupposemuttering,"Oh,youBucket,youareadevil!""Now,SirLeicesterDedlock,Baronet,"saysMr.Bucket,andfromthistimeforththefingerneverrests,"thisyoungwoman,mylodger,washerladyship’smaidatthetimeIhavementionedtoyou;andthisyoungwoman,besidesbeingextraordinaryvehementandpassionateagainstherladyshipafterbeingdischarged""Lie!"criesmademoiselle."Idischargemyself.""Now,whydon’tyoutakemyadvice?"returnsMr.Bucketinanimpressive,almostinanimploring,tone."I’msurprisedattheindiscreetnessyoucommit.You’llsaysomethingthat’llbeusedagainstyou,youknow.You’resuretocometoit.NeveryoumindwhatIsaytillit’sgiveninevidence.Itisnotaddressedtoyou.""Discharge,too,"criesmademoisellefuriously,"byherladyship!Eh,myfaith,aprettyladyship!Why,Ir-r-r-ruinmycharacterbyremainingwithaladyshipsoinfame!""UponmysoulIwonderatyou!"Mr.Bucketremonstrates.

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