We had not driven very far from our lodgings when we stopped in a by-street at a public-looking place lighted up with gas. Mr. Bucket took me in and sat me in an arm-chair by a bright fire. It was now past one, as I saw by the clock against the wall. Two police officers, looking in their perfectly neat uniform not at all like people who were up all night, were quietly writing at a desk; and the place seemed very quiet altogether, except for some beating and calling out at distant doors underground, to which nobody paid any attention.
A third man in uniform, whom Mr. Bucket called and to whom he whispered his instructions, went out; and then the two others advised together while one wrote from Mr. Bucket's subdued dictation. It was a description of my mother that they were busy with, for Mr. Bucket brought it to me when it was done and read it in a whisper. It was very accurate indeed.

We had not driven very far from our lodgings when we stopped in a side-street at a police station. Mr. Bucket took me in and sat me in an armchair by a bright fire. It was now past one, as I saw by the clock. Two police officers were quietly writing at a desk; and the place seemed very quiet altogether, except for some beating and calling out at distant doors, to which nobody paid any attention.
A third man in uniform, whom Mr. Bucket spoke with, went out; and then one of the two others wrote out a description of my mother from Mr. Bucket's subdued dictation. Mr. Bucket read it to me, and it was very accurate indeed.
