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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

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