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Explosion

           

           ‘Thenyouhaven’theard!’

           ‘Ihaveheardyou,andsohasthisbrute.Ihaveheardnothingelse.’

           Mr.Bounderby,redandhot,plantedhimselfinthecentreofthepathbeforethehorse’shead,toexplodehisbombshellwithmoreeffect.

           ‘TheBank’srobbed!’

           ‘Youdon’tmeanit!’

           ‘Robbedlastnight,sir.Robbedinanextraordinarymanner.Robbedwithafalsekey.’

           ‘Ofmuch?’

           Mr.Bounderby,inhisdesiretomakethemostofit,reallyseemedmortifiedbybeingobligedtoreply,‘Why,no;notofverymuch.Butitmighthavebeen.’

           ‘Ofhowmuch?’

           ‘Oh!asasumifyousticktoasumofnotmorethanahundredandfiftypound,’saidBounderby,withimpatience.‘Butit’snotthesum;it’sthefact.It’sthefactoftheBankbeingrobbed,that’stheimportantcircumstance.Iamsurprisedyoudon’tseeit.’

           ‘MydearBounderby,’saidJames,dismounting,andgivinghisbridletohisservant,‘Idoseeit;andamasovercomeasyoucanpossiblydesiremetobe,bythespectacleaffordedtomymentalview.Nevertheless,Imaybeallowed,Ihope,tocongratulateyouwhichIdowithallmysoul,Iassureyouonyournothavingsustainedagreaterloss.’

           ‘Thank’ee,’repliedBounderby,inashort,ungraciousmanner.‘ButItellyouwhat.Itmighthavebeentwentythousandpound.’

           ‘Isupposeitmight.’

           ‘Supposeitmight!BytheLord,youmaysupposeso.ByGeorge!’saidMr.Bounderby,withsundrymenacingnodsandshakesofhishead.‘Itmighthavebeentwicetwenty.

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