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Old Friends, Epistolary Parody
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Letter: From Inspector Bucket to M. Lecoq. May 26, 1 A.M.
My Dear Sir,—We have taken your man without difficulty. Bald, benevolent-looking, stout, perhaps fancies himself like Napoleon; if so, is deceived. We nabbed him asleep over his liquor and alone, at the address you meant to give, 5 Forest Road, St. John’s Wood. The house was empty, servants out, not a soul but him at home. He speaks English well for a foreigner, and tries to make out he is a British subject. Was rather confused when took, and kept ejaculating "Cold Punch," apparently with the hope of persuading us that such was his name or alias. He also called for one Sam—probably an accomplice. He travels to Calais to-day as a lunatic patient in a strait-waistcoat, under charge of four "keepers" belonging to the force; and I trust that you have made preparations for receiving your prisoner, and that our management of the case has given satisfaction. What I like is doing business with a man like you. We may not be so smart nor so clever at disguises as the French profession, but we flatter ourselves we are punctual and cautious.—Faithfully yours,
C. BUCKET.
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Chicago:
Andrew Lang, "Letter: From Inspector Bucket to M. Lecoq. May 26, 1 A.M.," Old Friends, Epistolary Parody, ed. Macaulay, G. C. (George Campbell), 1852-1915 and trans. Evans, Sebastian in Old Friends, Epistolary Parody Original Sources, accessed July 10, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U5J3G5DG6F3F5EY.
MLA:
Lang, Andrew. "Letter: From Inspector Bucket to M. Lecoq. May 26, 1 A.M." Old Friends, Epistolary Parody, edited by Macaulay, G. C. (George Campbell), 1852-1915, and translated by Evans, Sebastian, in Old Friends, Epistolary Parody, Original Sources. 10 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U5J3G5DG6F3F5EY.
Harvard:
Lang, A, 'Letter: From Inspector Bucket to M. Lecoq. May 26, 1 A.M.' in Old Friends, Epistolary Parody, ed. and trans. . cited in , Old Friends, Epistolary Parody. Original Sources, retrieved 10 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U5J3G5DG6F3F5EY.
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