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Springing a Mine

           "Thepartytobeapprehendedisnowinthishouse,"proceedsMr.Bucket,puttinguphiswatchwithasteadyhandandwithrisingspirits,"andI’mabouttotakeherintocustodyinyourpresence.SirLeicesterDedlock,Baronet,don’tyousayawordnoryetstir.There’llbenonoiseandnodisturbanceatall.I’llcomebackinthecourseoftheevening,ifagreeabletoyou,andendeavourtomeetyourwishesrespectingthisunfortunatefamilymatterandthenobbiestwayofkeepingitquiet.Now,SirLeicesterDedlock,Baronet,don’tyoubenervousonaccountoftheapprehensionatpresentcomingoff.Youshallseethewholecaseclear,fromfirsttolast."Mr.Bucketrings,goestothedoor,brieflywhispersMercury,shutsthedoor,andstandsbehinditwithhisarmsfolded.AfterasuspenseofaminuteortwothedoorslowlyopensandaFrenchwomanenters.MademoiselleHortense.ThemomentsheisintheroomMr.Bucketclapsthedoortoandputshisbackagainstit.Thesuddennessofthenoiseoccasionshertoturn,andthenforthefirsttimesheseesSirLeicesterDedlockinhischair."Iaskyoupardon,"shemuttershurriedly."Theytellmetherewasnoonehere."HersteptowardsthedoorbringsherfronttofrontwithMr.Bucket.Suddenlyaspasmshootsacrossherfaceandsheturnsdeadlypale."Thisismylodger,SirLeicesterDedlock,"saysMr.Bucket,noddingather."Thisforeignyoungwomanhasbeenmylodgerforsomeweeksback.""WhatdoSirLeicestercareforthat,youthink,myangel?"returnsmademoiselleinajocularstrain."Why,myangel,"returnsMr.Bucket,"weshallsee.

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