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           "Hecompleteshisobservationsasquietlyandcarefullyashehascarriedthemon,leaveseverythingelsepreciselyashefoundit,glidesawayaftersomefiveminutesinall,andpassesintothestreet.WithaglanceupwardatthedimlylightedwindowsofSirLeicester’sroom,hesetsoff,full-swing,tothenearestcoach-stand,picksoutthehorseforhismoney,anddirectstobedriventotheshootinggallery.Mr.Bucketdoesnotclaimtobeascientificjudgeofhorses,buthelaysoutalittlemoneyontheprincipaleventsinthatline,andgenerallysumsuphisknowledgeofthesubjectintheremarkthatwhenheseesahorseascango,heknowshim.Hisknowledgeisnotatfaultinthepresentinstance.Clatteringoverthestonesatadangerouspace,yetthoughtfullybringinghiskeeneyestobearoneveryslinkingcreaturewhomhepassesinthemidnightstreets,andevenonthelightsinupperwindowswherepeoplearegoingorgonetobed,andonalltheturningsthatherattlesby,andalikeontheheavysky,andontheearthwherethesnowliesthinforsomethingmaypresentitselftoassisthim,anywherehedashestohisdestinationatsuchaspeedthatwhenhestopsthehorsehalfsmothershiminacloudofsteam."Unbearhimhalfamomenttofreshenhimup,andI’llbeback."Herunsupthelongwoodenentryandfindsthetroopersmokinghispipe."IthoughtIshould,George,afterwhatyouhavegonethrough,mylad.Ihaven’tawordtospare.Now,honour!Alltosaveawoman.

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