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Young man of the name of Guppy� �There have been times when
ladies lived in strongholds�察 �and had unscrupulous attendants
within call�察 �when that poor life of yours would not have been
worth a minute¨s purchase�察 �with those beautiful eyes looking at
you as they look at this moment。
My Lady�察�slowly using her little hand´screen as a fan�察�asks him
again�察�what he supposes that his taste for likenesses has to do with
her�拭�
^Your ladyship�察院 �replies Mr Guppy�察 �again referring to his
paper�察 �I am coming to that。 Dash these notes。 O� �Mrs Chadband。¨
Yes。 ̄ Mr Guppy draws his chair a little forward�察�and seats himself
again。 My Lady reclines in her chair composedly�察 �though with a
trifle less of graceful ease than usual�察�perhaps�察�and never falters in
her steady gaze。 ^A!stop a minute�察 �though� 院 �Mr Guppy refers
again。 ^E。 S。 twice�拭�O yes� �yes�察�I see my way now�察�right on。 ̄
Rolling up the slip of paper as an instrument to point his speech
with�察�Mr Guppy proceeds。
^Your ladyship�察 �there is a mystery about Miss Esther
Summerson¨s birth and bringing up。 I am informed of that fact�察�
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because!which I mention in confidence!I know it in the way of
my profession at Kenge and Carboy¨s。 Now�察 �as I have already
mentioned to your ladyship�察 �Miss Summerson¨s image is
imprinted on my art。 If I could clear this mystery for her�察�or prove
her to be well related�察 �or find that having the honour to be a
remote branch of your ladyship¨s family she had a right to be
made a party in Jarndyce and Jarndyce�察�why�察�I might make a sort
of a claim upon Miss Summerson to look with an eye of more
decided favour on my proposals than she has exactly done as yet。
In fact�察�as yet she hasn¨t favoured them at all。 ̄
A kind of angry smile just dawns upon my Lady¨s face。
^Now�察�it¨s a very singular circumstance�察�your ladyship�察院�says Mr
Guppy�察 �though one of those circumstances that do fall in the way
of us professional men!which I may call myself�察 �for though not
admitted�察�yet I have had a present of my articles made to me by
Kenge and Carboy�察�on my mother¨s advancing from the principal
of her little income the money for the stamp�察�which comes heavy!
that I have encountered the person�察�who lived as servant with the
lady who brought Miss Summerson up�察�before Mr Jarndyce took
charge of her。 That lady was a Miss Barbary�察�your ladyship。 ̄
Is the dead colour on my Lady¨s face�察�reflected from the screen
which has a green silk ground�察�and which she holds in her raised
hands as if she had forgotten it�察�or is it a dreadful paleness that has
fallen on her�拭�
^Did your ladyship�察院 �says Mr Guppy�察 �ever happen to hear of
Miss Barbary�拭院�
^I don¨t know。 I think so。 Yes。 ̄
^Was Miss Barbary at all connected with your ladyship¨s
family�拭院�
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My Lady¨s lips move�察 �but they utter nothing。 She shakes her
head。
^Not connected�拭院 �says Mr Guppy。 ^O� �Not to your ladyship¨s
knowledge�察�perhaps�拭�Ah� �But might be�拭�Yes。 ̄ After each of these
interrogatories�察�she has inclined her head。 ^Very good� �Now�察�this
Miss Barbary was extremely close!seems to have been
extraordinarily close for a female�察 �females being generally ��in
common life at least�� rather given to conversation!and my
witness never had an idea whether she possessed a single relative。
On one occasion�察 �and only one�察 �she seems to have been
confidential to my witness on a single point�察�and she then told her
that the little girl¨s real name was not Esther Summerson�察 �but
Esther Hawdon。 ̄
^My God� 院�
Mr Guppy stares。 Lady Dedlock sits before him�察 �looking him
through�察 �with the same dark shade upon her face�察 �in the same
attitude even to the holding of the screen�察 �with her lips a little
apart�察�her brow a little contracted�察 �but for the moment dead。 He
sees her consciousness return�察 �sees a tremour pass across her
frame like a ripple over water�察 �sees her lips shake�察 �sees her
compose them by a great effort�察�sees her force herself back to the
knowledge of his presence�察 �and of what he has said。 All this�察 �so
quickly�察 �that her exclamation and her dead condition seemed to
have passed away like the features of those long´preserved dead
bodies sometimes opened up in tombs�察 �which�察 �struck by the air
like lightning vanish in a breath。
^Your ladyship is acquainted with the name of Hawdon�拭院�
^I have heard it before。 ̄
^Name of any collateral�察 �or remote branch of your ladyship¨s
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family�拭院�
^No。 ̄
^Now�察�your ladyship�察院�says Mr Guppy�察 �I come to the last point
of the case�察 �so far as I have got it up。 It¨s going on�察 �and I shall
gather it up closer and closer as it goes on。 Your ladyship must
know!if your ladyship don¨t happen�察 �by any chance to know
already!that there was found dead at the house of a person
named Krook�察�near Chancery Lane�察�some time ago�察�a law´writer in
great distress。 Upon which law´writer�察�there was an inquest�察 �and
which law´writer was an anonymous character�察 �his name being
unknown。 But�察�your ladyship�察 �I have discovered�察 �very lately�察 �that
that law´writer¨s name was Hawdon。 ̄
^And what is that to me�拭院�
^Aye�察�your ladyship�察�that¨s the question� �Now�察�your ladyship�察�a
queer thing happened after that man¨s death。 A lady started up�察�a
disguised lady�察 �your ladyship�察 �who went to look at the scene of
action�察�and went to look at his grave。 She hired a cross´sweeping
boy to show it her。 If your ladyship would wish to have the boy
produced in corroboration of this statement�察 �I can lay my hand
upon him at any time。 ̄
The wretched boy is nothing to my Lady�察�and she does not wish
to have him produced。
^Oh�察�I assure your ladyship it¨s a very queer start indeed�察院�says
Mr Guppy。 ^If you was to hear him tell about the rings that
sparkled on her fingers when she took her glove off�察�you¨d think it
quite romantic。 ̄
There are diamonds glittering on the hand that holds the
screen。 My Lady trifles with the screen�察 �and makes them glitter
more�察�again with that expression which in other times might have
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been so dangerous to the young man of the name of Guppy。
^It was supposed�察 �your ladyship�察 �that he left no rag or scrap
behind him by which he could be possibly identified。 But he did。
He left a bundle of old letters。 ̄
The screen still goes�察 �as before。 All this time�察 �her eyes never
once release him。
^They were taken and secreted。 And tomorrow night�察 �your
ladyship�察�they will come into my possession。 ̄
^Still I ask you�察�what is this to me�拭院�
^Your ladyship�察�I conclude with that。 ̄ Mr Guppy rises。 ^If you
think there¨s enough�察�in this chain of circumstances put together!
in the undoubted strong likeness of this young lady to your
ladyship�察 �which is a positive fact for a jury!in her having been
brought up by Miss Barbary!in Miss Barbary stating Miss
Summerson¨s real name to be Hawdon!in your ladyship¨s
knowing both these names very well!and in Hawdon¨s dying as
he did!to give your ladyship a family interest in going further
into the case�察 �I will bring those papers here。 I don¨t know what
they are�察�except that they are old letters�此�I have never had them in
my possession yet。 I will bring those papers here�察�as soon as I get
them�察 �and go over them for the first time with your ladyship。 I
have told your ladyship my object。 I have told your ladyship that I
should be placed in a very disagreeable situation�察�if any complaint
was made�察�and all is in strict confidence。 ̄
Is this the full purpose of the young man of the name of Guppy�察�
or has he any other�拭 �Do his words disclose the length�察 �breadth�察�
depth�察�of his object and suspicion in coming here�察�or�察�if not�察�what
do they hide�拭�He is a match for