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Bunce, was considered to be secure; and the Baronet's seat was thought to be pretty safe on account of his influence in the place. Nevertheless, Thomas Newcome's supporters were confident for their champion, and that when the parties came to the poll, the extreme Liberals of the borough would divide their votes between him and the fourth candidate, the uncompromising Radical, Mr. Barker.
When Hawkins was brought in from outside, and, after proclaiming his identity, denied ever being served in the original action, the referee was but little inclined to listen to Lawyer Bunce, who now corrected his testimony and swore just as insistently that the real Hawkins was the person to whom he had given the papers in the case.
Helmsley glanced at her with a reassuring smile, and then replied steadily, "That was so!" "Our friend, Mr. Deane, unfortunately died some five years since," proceeded Mr. Bunce, "And we found his daughter, or rather, his daughter found us, instead. This we may put down to an act of Providence.
'Well, I've made arrangements about all that with the landlady, Bunce replied, in some embarrassment. 'I thank you very much, Miss Nancarrow, all the same. 'That's too bad of you. You knew very well I'd have been glad to help. Tell your father he's very soon forgetting his old friends, Nelly. She drew the child to her as she spoke, and kissed her cheek.
More than half his class fell from lukewarmness to patent indifference; they would probably present themselves until the end of the course, but it was little likely that they would recommence with him after Christmas. He was obliged to recognise the utter absence of idealism from all save Grail unless Bunce might be credited with glimmerings of the true light.
In the brief time which he had passed in the village after the arrest of Colleton, he had contrived to have something to say or do with almost everybody in it. He had found a word for his honor the judge; and having once spoken with that dignitary, Bunce was not the man to fail at future recognition.
There are two things I want to do. First to arrange with the port officer to send help to Captain Bunce; then to get the petrol and lubricating oil ordered for me here. Van Kloof's the man. You know him, of course." "Yes, but it's Sunday." "The better the day, the better the deed. I must have the petrol; I must start in two hours or less. And I should like a good bath and a breakfast first."
He very sociably addressed Bunce in the patois of that section; and the ceremonial of introduction, without delay or difficulty, was overcome duly on both sides. In the southern wilderness, indeed, it does not call for much formality, nor does a strict adherence to the received rules of etiquette become at all necessary, to make the traveller "hail fellow, well met."
His place is safe; he is a good man of business: we can't meddle with Mr. Bunce I know that, who know the feeling of the country pretty well." "Pretty well! Better than any man in Newcome, Potts!" cries Mr. Tucker. "But a good man like the Colonel, a good Liberal like the Colonel, a man who goes in for household suffrage " "Certainly, gentlemen."
"What I can't understand is, how you let them do it, with such a command as you have in the place, or should have with such a man as Bunce. I cannot understand why you let them do it." "Do what?" asked the warden. "Why, listen to this fellow Bold, and that other low pettifogger, Finney; and get up this petition too. Why didn't you tell Bunce to destroy the petition?"
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