Chapter 31 (第1/2页)
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INVOLVESACRITICALPOSITION
‘Who'sthat？’inquiredBrittles，openingthedooralittleway，withthechainup，andpeepingout，shadingthecandlewithhishand。
‘Openthedoor，’repliedamanoutside；‘it'stheofficersfromBowStreet，aswassenttoto-day。’
Muchcomfortedbythisassurance，Brittlesopenedthedoortoitsfullwidth，andconfrontedaportlymaninagreat-coat；whowalkedin，withoutsayinganythingmore，andwipedhisshoesonthemat，ascoollyasifhelivedthere。
‘Justsendsomebodyouttorelievemymate，willyou，youngman？’saidtheofficer；‘he'sinthegig，a-mindingtheprad。Haveyougotacoach’ushere，thatyoucouldputitupin，forfiveortenminutes？‘
Brittlesreplyingintheaffirmative，andpointingoutthebuilding，theportlymansteppedbacktothegarden-gate，andhelpedhiscompaniontoputupthegig：whileBrittleslightedthem，inastateofgreatadmiration。Thisdone，theyreturnedtothehouse，and，beingshownintoaparlour，tookofftheirgreat-coatsandhats，andshowedlikewhattheywere。
Themanwhohadknockedatthedoor，wasastoutpersonageofmiddleheight，agedaboutfifty：withshinyblackhair，croppedprettyclose；half-whiskers，aroundface，andsharpeyes。Theotherwasared-headed，bonyman，intop-boots；witharatherill-favouredcountenance，andaturned-upsinister-lookingnose。
‘TellyourgovernorthatBlathersandDuffishere，willyou？’saidthestouterman，smoothingdownhishair，andlayingapairofhandcuffsonthetable。‘Oh！Good-evening，master。CanIhaveawordortwowithyouinprivate，ifyouplease？’
ThiswasaddressedtoMr。Losberne，whonowmadehisappearance；thatgentleman，motioningBrittlestoretire，broughtinthetwoladies，andshutthedoor。
‘Thisistheladyofthehouse，’saidMr。Losberne，motioningtowardsMrs。Maylie。
Mr。Blathersmadeabow。Beingdesiredtositdown，heputhishatonthefloor，andtakingachair，motionedtoDufftodothesame。Thelattergentleman，whodidnotappearquitesomuchaccustomedtogoodsociety，orquitesomuchathiseaseinit--oneofthetwo--seatedhimself，afterundergoingseveralmuscularaffectionsofthelimbs，andtheheadofhisstickintohismouth，withsomeembarrassment。
‘Now，withregardtothishererobbery，master，’saidBlathers。‘Whatarethecircumstances？’
Mr。Losberne，whoappeareddesirousofgainingtime，recountedthematgreatlength，andwithmuchcircumlocution。Messrs。BlathersandDufflookedveryknowingmeanwhile，andoccasionallyexchangedanod。
‘Ican'tsay，forcertain，tillIseethework，ofcourse，’saidBlathers；‘butmyopinionatonceis，--Idon'tmindcommittingmyselftothatextent，--thatthiswasn'tdonebyayokel；eh，Duff？’
‘Certainlynot，’repliedDuff。
‘And，translatingthewordyokelforthebenefitoftheladies，Iapprehendyourmeaningtobe，thatthisattemptwasnotmadebyacountryman？’saidMr。Losberne，withasmile。
‘That'sit，master，’repliedBlathers。‘Thisisallabouttherobbery，isit？’
‘All，’repliedthedoctor。
‘Now，whatisthis，aboutthishereboythattheservantsarea-talkingon？’saidBlathers。
‘Nothingatall，’repliedthedoctor。‘Oneofthefrightenedservantschosetotakeitintohishead，thathehadsomethingtodowiththisattempttobreakintothehouse；butit'snonsense：sheerabsurdity。’
‘Weryeasydisposedof，ifitis，’remarkedDuff。
‘Whathesaysisquitecorrect，’observedBlathers，noddinghisheadinaconfirmatoryway，andplayingcarelesslywiththehandcuffs，asiftheywereapairofcastanets。‘Whoistheboy？Whataccountdoeshegiveofhimself？Wheredidhecomefrom？Hedidn'tdropoutoftheclouds，didhe，master？’
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