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respectable old gentleman察with grey hair察wearing spectacles察and
dressed in a black spencer and gaiters and a broad´brimmed hat察
and carrying a large gold´headed cane察addressed him。
^I ask your pardon察 my good friend察院 said he察 but is this
George¨s Shooting Gallery拭院
^It is察sir察院returned Mr George察glancing up at the great letters
in which that inscription was painted on the whitewashed wall。
^Oh To be sure 院 said the old gentleman察 following his eyes。
^Thank you。 Have you rung the bell拭院
^My name is George察sir察and I have rung the bell。 ̄
^Oh察indeed拭院said the old gentleman。 ^Your name is George拭
Then I am here as soon as you察 you see。 You came for me察 no
doubt拭院
^No察sir。 You have the advantage of me。 ̄
^Oh察indeed拭院said the old gentleman。 ^Then it was your young
man who came for me。 I am a physician察and was requested!five
minutes ago!to come and visit a sick man察at George¨s Shooting
Gallery。 ̄
^The muffled drums察院said Mr George察turning to Richard and
me察and gravely shaking his head。 ^It¨s quite correct察sir。 Will you
please to walk in。 ̄
The door being at that moment opened察 by a very singular´
looking little man in a green baize cap and apron察whose face察and
hands察 and dress察 were blackened all over察 we passed along a
dreary passage into a large building with bare brick walls察where
there were targets察and guns察and swords察and other things of that
kind。 When we had all arrived here察 the physician stopped察 and察
taking off his hat察 appeared to vanish by magic察 and to leave
another and quite a different man in his place。
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^Now look¨ee here察 George察院 said the man turning quickly
round upon him察 and tapping him on the breast with a large
forefinger。 ^You know me察 and I know you。 You¨re a man of the
world察and I¨m a man of the world。 My name¨s Bucket察as you are
aware察and I have got a peace´warrant against Gridley。 You have
kept him out of the way a long time察and you have been artful in it察
and it does you credit。 ̄
Mr George察looking hard at him察bit his lip and shook his head。
^Now察George察院said the other察keeping close to him察 you¨re a
sensible man察 and a well´conducted man察 that¨s what you are察
beyond a doubt。 And mind you察 I don¨t talk to you as a common
character察 because you have served your country察 and you know
that when duty calls we must obey。 Consequently察you¨re very far
from wanting to give trouble。 If I required assistance察you¨d assist
me察that¨s what you¨d do。 Phil Squod察don¨t you go a´sidling round
the gallery like that察院the dirty little man was shuffling about with
his shoulder against the wall察 and his eyes on the intruder察 in a
manner that looked threatening察 because I know you察and I won¨t
have it。 ̄
^Phil 院said Mr George。
^Yes察Guv¨ner。 ̄
^Be quiet。 ̄
The little man察with a low growl察stood still。
^Ladies and gentlemen察院 said Mr Bucket察 you¨ll excuse
anything that may appear to be disagreeable in this察for my name¨s
Inspector Bucket of the Detective察 and I have a duty to perform。
George察I know where my man is察because I was on the roof last
night察and saw him through the skylight察and you along with him。
He is in there察you know察院pointing察 that¨s where he is!on a sofy。
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Now I must see my man察 and I must tell my man to consider
himself in custody察but察you know me察and you know I don¨t want
to take any uncomfortable measures。 You give me your word察 as
from one man to another and an old soldier察mind you察likewise。察
that it¨s honourable between us two察and I¨ll accommodate you to
the utmost of my power。 ̄
^I give it察院was the reply。 ^But it wasn¨t handsome in you察 Mr
Bucket。 ̄
^Gammon察 George Not handsome拭院 said Mr Bucket察 tapping
him on his broad breast again察 and shaking hands with him。 ^I
don¨t say it wasn¨t handsome in you to keep my man so close察do I拭
Be equally good´tempered to me察 old boy Old William Tell Old
Shaw察the Life Guardsman Why察he¨s a model of the whole British
Army in himself察ladies and gentlemen。 I¨d give a fifty´pun¨ note to
be such a figure of a man。 ̄
The affair being brought to this head察Mr George察after a little
consideration察proposed to go in first to his comrade as he called
him察taking Miss Flite with him。 Mr Bucket agreeing察 they went
away to the further end of the gallery察 leaving us sitting and
standing by a table covered with guns。 Mr Bucket took this
opportunity of entering into a light conversation此 asking me if I
were afraid of firearms察as most young ladies were察asking Richard
if he were a good shot察asking Phil Squod which he considered the
best of those rifles察and what it might be worth first´hand察telling
him察in return察that it was a pity he ever gave way to his temper察
for he was naturally so amiable that he might have been a young
woman察and making himself generally agreeable。
After a time he followed us to the further end of the gallery察and
Richard and I were going quietly away察 when Mr George came
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after us。 He said that if we had no objection to see his comrade察he
would take a visit from us very kindly。 The words had hardly
passed his lips察 when the bell was rung察 and my Guardian
appeared察 on the chance察院he slightly observed察 of being able to
do any little thing for a poor fellow involved in the same
misfortune as himself。 ̄ We all four went back together察and went
into the place where Gridley was。
It was a bare room partitioned off from the gallery with
unpainted wood。 As the screening was not more than eight or ten
feet high察 and only enclosed the sides察 not the top察 the rafters of
the high gallery roof were overhead察 and the skylight察 through
which Mr Bucket had looked down。 The sun was low!near
setting!and its light came redly in above察without descending to
the ground。 Upon a plain canvas´covered sofa lay the man from
Shropshire!dressed much as we had seen him last察 but so
changed察that at first I recognised no likeness in his colourless face
to what I recollected。
He had been still writing in his hiding´place察and still dwelling
on his grievances察hour after hour。 A table and some shelves were
covered with manuscript papers察 and with worn pens察 and a
medley