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was to a living or merely another curacy�察�but thought it better not���察�'and the 

people made a great rout about his leaving��' continued she�察�'much to Mr。 

Hatfield's   displeasure�察  �for   Hatfield   didn't   like   him�察  �because   he   had   too 

much      influence    with    the  common       people�察   �and    because    he   was    not 

sufficiently     tractable    and    submissive     to   him    ´  and   for   some     other 

unpardonable sins�察�I don't know what。              But now I positively must go and 

dress�此    �the second bell will ring directly�察�and if I come to dinner in this 

guise�察  �I   shall   never   hear   the   end   of   it   from   Lady Ashby。 It's   a   strange 

thing one can't be mistress in one's own house�               �Just ring the bell�察�and I'll 

send for my maid�察�and tell them to get you some tea。 Only think of that 

intolerable woman ´ ' 

     'Who ´ your maid��' 

     'No�察   �   my   mother´in´law   ´   and   my   unfortunate   mistake�      �Instead   of 

letting her take herself off to some other house�察�as she offered to do when I 

married�察  �I   was   fool   enough   to   ask   her   to   live   here   still�察  �and   direct   the 

affairs of the house for me�察�because�察�in the first place�察�I hoped we should 

spend the greater part of the year�察�in town�察�and in the second place�察�being 

so   young   and   inexperienced�察  �I   was   frightened   at   the   idea   of   having   a 

houseful     of   servants   to   manage�察    �and   dinners   to   order�察 �and   parties   to 

entertain�察�and all the rest of it�察�and I thought she might assist me with her 

experience�察     �never    dreaming     she   would     prove   a  usurper�察   �a  tyrant�察  �an 



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incubus�察  �a   spy�察  �and   everything   else   that's   detestable。       I   wish   she   was 

dead��' 

     She   then   turned   to   give   her   orders   to   the   footman�察  �who   had   been 

standing   bolt   upright   within   the   door   for   the   last   half   minute�察  �and   had 

heard the latter part of her animadversions�察�and�察�of course�察�made his own 

reflections       upon      them�察     �notwithstanding         the    inflexible�察     �wooden 

countenance he thought proper to preserve in the drawing´ room。                        On my 

remarking   afterwards   that   he   must have   heard   her�察 �she   replied   ´   'Oh�察 �no 

matter�     �I   never   care   about   the   footmen�察  �they're   mere   automatons�此       �it's 

nothing to them what their superiors say or do�察�they won't dare to repeat it�察�

and   as   to   what   they   think   ´   if   they   presume   to   think   at   all   ´   of   course�察�

nobody cares for that。 It would be a pretty thing indeed�察�it we were to be 

tongue´tied by our servants��' 

     So saying�察�she ran off to make her hasty toilet�察�leaving me to pilot my 

way back to my sitting´room�察�where�察�in due time�察�I was served with a cup 

of    tea。   After    that�察  �I  sat  musing     on   Lady    Ashby's     past   and    present 

condition�察  �and   on   what   little   information   I   had   obtained   respecting   Mr。 

Weston�察�and the small chance there was of ever seeing or hearing anything 

more   of   him  throughout   my   quiet�察  �drab´colour   life�此       �which�察  �henceforth�察�

seemed   to   offer  no   alternative   between   positive   rainy   days�察  �and   days   of 

dull grey clouds without downfall。              At length�察�however�察�I began to weary 

of my thoughts�察�and to wish I knew where to find the library my hostess 

had spoken of�察�and to wonder whether I was to remain there doing nothing 

till bedtime。 

     As I was not rich enough to possess a watch�察�I could not tell how time 

was   passing�察  �except   by   observing   the   slowly   lengthening   shadows   from 

the window�察�which presented a side view�察�including a corner of the park�察�a 

clump      of   trees   whose     topmost     branches      had   been    colonized      by   an 

innumerable   company   of   noisy   rooks�察  �and   a   high   wall   with   a   massive 

wooden gate�此        �no doubt communicating with the stable´yard�察�as a broad 

carriage´road swept up to it from the park。 The shadow of this wall soon 

took posession of the whole of the ground as far as I could see�察�forcing the 

golden sunlight to retreat inch by inch�察�and at last take refuge in the very 

tops of the trees。      Ere long�察�even they were left in shadow ´ the shadow of 



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the   distant   hills�察  �or   of   the   earth   itself�察  �and�察  �in   sympathy   for   the   busy 

citizens of the rookery�察�I regretted to see their habitation�察�so lately bathed 

in   glorious   light�察  �reduced   to   the   sombre�察  �work´a´   day   hue   of   the   lower 

world�察�or of my own world within。               For a moment�察�such birds as soared 

above the rest might still receive the lustre on their wings�察�which imparted 

to their sable plumage the hue and brilliance of deep red gold�察�at last�察�that 

too departed。 Twilight came stealing on�察�the rooks became more quiet�察�I 

became      more    weary�察   �and   wished    I  were    going   home     to´morrow。      At 

length    it  grew   dark�察  �and   I  was   thinking    of  ringing   for   a  candle�察  �and 

betaking myself to bed�察�when my hostess appeared�察�with many apologies 

for having neglected me so long�察�and laying all the blame upon that 'nasty 

old woman��' as she called her mother´in´law。 

     'If I didn't sit with her in the drawing´room while Sir Thomas is taking 

his wine��' said she�察�'she would never forgive me�察�and then�察�if I leave the 

room   the   instant   he   comes   ´   as   I   have   done   once   or   twice   ´   it   is   an 

unpardonable offence against her dear Thomas。                 SHE never showed such 

disrespect   to   HER   husband�此      �and   as   for   affection�察  �wives   never   think   of 

that now´a´days�察�she supposes�此           �but things were different in HER time ´ 

as if there was any good to be done by staying in the room�察�when he does 

nothing but grumble and scold when he's in a bad humour�察�talk disgusting 

nonsense when he's in a good one�察�and go to sleep on the sofa when he's 

too stupid for either�察�which is most frequently the case now�察�when he has 

nothing to do but to sot over his wine。' 

     'But could you not try to occupy his mind with something better�察�and 

engage      him   to  give   up   such    habits�拭   �I'm    sure   you   have    powers    of 

persuasion�察     �and   qualifications     for  amusing     a  gentleman�察     �which    many 

ladies would be glad to possess。' 

     'And   so   you   think   I   would   lay   myself   out   for   his   amusement�  �No�此�

that's not MY idea of a wife。           It's the husband's part to please the wife�察�

not   hers   to   please   him�察  �and   if   he   isn't   satisfied   with   her   as   she   is   ´   and 

thankful to possess her too ´ he isn't worthy of her�察�that's all。              And as for 

persuasion�察�I assure you I shan't trouble myself with that�此               �I've enough to 

do to bear with him as he is�察�without attempting to work a reform。                      But 

I'm sorry I left you so long alone�察�Miss Grey。              How have you passed the 



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time��' 

     'Chiefly in watching the rooks。' 

     'Mercy�察  �how   dull   you   must   have   been�    �I   really   must   show   you   the 

library�察�and you must ring for everything you want�察�just as you would in 

an    inn�察 �and   make     yourself   comfortable。      I   have    selfish   reasons   for 

wishing to make you happy�察�because I want you to stay with me�察�and not 

fulfil your horrid threat of running away in a day or two。' 

     'Well�察�don't let me keep you out of the drawing´room any longer   to´ 

night�察�for at present I am tired and wish to go to bed。' 



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         CHAPTER XXIII ´ THE PARK 



    I   CAME   down   a   little   before   eight�察  �next   morning�察  �as   I   knew   by  the 

striking   of  a  distant   clock。   There   was    no  appearance     of  breakfast。   I 

waited above an hour before it came�察�still vainly longing for access to the 

library�察�and�察�after that lonely repast was concluded�察�I waited again about 

an hour and a half in great suspense and discomfort�察�uncertain what to do。 

At length Lady Ashby came to bid me good´morning。                  She informed me 

she had only just breakfasted�察�and now wanted me to take an early walk 

with her in the park。      She asked how long I had been up�察�and on receiving 

my answer�察�expressed the deepest regret�察�and again promised to show me 

the   library。  I   suggested   she   had   better   do   so   at   once�察  �and   then   there 

would be no further trouble either with remembering or forgetting。                 She 

complied�察�on condition that I would not think of reading�察�or bothering with 

the books now�察�for she wanted to show me the gardens�察�and take a walk in 

the park with me�察�before it became too hot for enjoyment�察�which�察�indeed�察�

was nearly the case already。         Of course I readily assented�察�and we took 

our walk accordingly。 

    As we were strolling in the park�察�talking of what my companion had 

seen and heard during her travelling experience�察�a gentleman on horseback 

rode up and passed us。       As he turned�察�in passing�察�and stared me full in the 

face�察�I had a good opportunity of seeing what he was like。                He was tall�察�

thin�察  �and   wasted�察  �with   a   slight   stoop   in   the   shoulders�察  �a   pale   

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