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.

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.
