伊浪窮徨慕 > 将砿凪麿窮徨慕 > bleak house(奈噌議型徨) >

及123何蛍

bleak house(奈噌議型徨)-及123何蛍

弌傍�� bleak house(奈噌議型徨) 忖方�� 耽匈4000忖

梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��




do they hide�拭�He is a match for my Lady there。 She may look at 

him�察�but he can look at the table�察�and keep that witness´box face of 



Charles Dickens                                                      ElecBook Classics 


´ Page 568´

                                  Bleak House                                    568 



his from telling anything。 

    ^You may bring the letters�察院�says my Lady�察 �if you choose。 ̄ 

    ^Your   ladyship   is   not   very   encouraging�察     �upon   my   word     and 

honour�察院�says Mr Guppy�察�a little injured。 

    ^You may bring the letters�察院�she repeats�察�in the same tone�察   �if 

you!please。 ̄ 

    ^It shall be done。 I wish your ladyship good day。 ̄ 

    On   a   table   near   her   is   a   rich   bauble   of   a   casket�察  �barred   and 

clasped like an old strong chest。 She�察�looking at him still�察�takes it 

to her and unlocks it。 

    ^Oh� �I assure your ladyship I am not actuated by any motives of 

that  sort�察院  �says   Mr   Guppy�察   �and   I   couldn¨t   accept   of   anything   of 

the kind。 I wish your ladyship good day�察�and am much obliged to 

you all the same。 ̄ 

    So the young man makes his bow�察�and goes downstairs�察�where 

the supercilious Mercury does not consider himself called upon to 

leave his Olympus by the hall fire�察�to let the young man out。 

   As    Sir   Leicester    basks    in   his  library�察  �and    dozes    over   his 

newspaper�察�is there no influence in the house to startle him�察�not to 

say�察�to make the very trees at Chesney Wold fling up their knotted 

arms�察�the very portraits frown�察�the very armour stir�拭�

    No。 Words�察�sobs�察�and cries�察�are but air�察�and air is so shut in and 

shut    out   throughout      the  house    in  town�察   �that   sounds    need    be 

uttered   trumpet´tongued   indeed   by   my   Lady   in   her   chamber�察  �to 

carry any faint vibration to Sir Leicester¨s ears�察�and yet this cry is 

in the house�察�going upward from a wild figure on its knees。 

    ^O my child�察�my child� �Not dead in the first hours of her life�察�as 

my cruel sister told me�察�but sternly nurtured by her�察�after she had 

renounced me and my name� �O my child�察�O my child� 院�



Charles Dickens                                                     ElecBook Classics 


´ Page 569´

                                   Bleak House                                     569 



                                  Chapter 30 



                            Esther¨s Narrative 



           ichard   had   been      gone   away   some     time�察  �when   a    visitor 

Rcame to pass a few days with us。 It was an elderly lady。 It 

           was Mrs Woodcourt�察�who�察�having come from Wales to stay 

with   Mrs   Bayham   Badger�察  �and   having   written   to   my   Guardian�察�

^by her son Allan¨s desire�察院�to report that she had heard from him 

and  that  he   was   well�察   �and   sent  his kind   remembrances   to   all   of 

us�察院  �had   been   invited   by   my   Guardian   to   make   a   visit   to   Bleak 

House。      She   stayed    with   us   nearly    three   weeks    She    took   very 

kindly   to   me�察  �and   was   extremely   confidential�察  �so   much   so   that 

sometimes   she   almost  made   me   uncomfortable。   I   had   no   right�察  �I 

knew very well�察�to be uncomfortable because she confided in me�察�

and I felt it was unreasonable�察�still�察�with all I could do�察�I could not 

quite help it。 

    She was such a sharp little lady�察�and used to sit with her hands 

folded in each other�察�looking so very watchful while she talked to 

me�察  �that  perhaps   I   found   that  rather  irksome。   Or perhaps   it   was 

her   being   so   upright   and   trim�察  �though   I   don¨t   think   it   was   that�察�

because I though that quaintly pleasant。 Nor can it have been the 

general     expression      of  her   face�察 �which     was   very   sparkling     and 

pretty for an old lady。 I don¨t know what it was。 Or at least if I do�察�

now�察�I thought I did not then。 Or at least!but it don¨t matter。 

    Of a night when   I   was   going  upstairs   to bed�察�she   would   invite 

me into her  room�察  �where   she   sat  before   the   fire   in  a   great  chair�察�

and�察  �dear  me�察�she   would   tell me   about  Morgan   ap   Kerrig   until   I 



Charles Dickens                                                      ElecBook Classics 


´ Page 570´

                                   Bleak House                                     570 



was   quite  low´spirited� �Sometimes   she  recited   a   few   verses   from 

Crumlinwallinwer          and    the   Mewlinwillinwodd         ��if  those   are   the 

right   names�察  �which   I   dare   say   they   are   not���察  �and   would   become 

quite   fiery   with   the   sentiments   they   expressed。   Though   I   never 

knew what they were ��being in Welsh���察�further than that they were 

highly eulogistic of the lineage of Morgan ap Kerrig。 

    ^So�察   �Miss    Summerson�察院       �she   would     say   to  me    with    stately 

triumph�察      �this   you    see�察  �is  the   fortune    inherited     by   my    son。 

Wherever my son goes�察�he can claim kindred with Ap Kerrig。 He 

may   not   have   money�察  �but   he   always   has   what   is   much   better! 

family�察�my dear。 ̄ 

    I   had   my   doubts   of   their   caring   so   very   much   for   Morgan   ap 

Kerrig�察�in India and China�察�but of course I never expressed them。 I 

used to say it was a great thing to be so highly connected。 

    ^It is my dear�察�a great thing�察院�Mrs Woodcourt would reply。 ^It 

has   its   disadvantages�察  �my   son¨s   choice   of   a   wife�察  �for   instance�察  �is 

limited     by   it�察 �but  the  matrimonial       choice    of  the   Royal    family 

limited in much the same manner。 ̄ 

    Then   she   would   pat   me   on   the   arm   and   smooth   my   dress�察  �as 

much   as   to   assure   me   that   she   had   a   good   opinion   of   me�察  �the 

distance between us notwithstanding。 

    ^Poor Mr Woodcourt�察�my dear�察院�she would say�察�and always with 

some      emotion�察    �for   with    her   lofty   pedigree     she    had    a  very 

affectionate heart�察 �was descended from a great Highland family�察�

the Mac Coorts of Mac Coort。 He served his king and country as an 

officer in the Royal Highlanders�察�and he died on the field。 My son 

is   one   of   the  last   representatives    of   two   old  families。   With   the 

blessing of Heaven he will set them up again�察�and unite them with 

another old family。 ̄ 



Charles Dickens                                                      ElecBook Classics 


´ Page 571´

                                   Bleak House                                    571 



    It was in vain for me to try to change the subject�察�as I used to 

try!only for the sake of novelty!or perhaps because!but I need 

not be so particular。 Mrs Woodcourt never would let me change it。 

    ^My  dear�察院  �she said   one night�察   �you   have   so   much  sense�察  �and 

you look at the world in a quiet manner so superior to your time of 

life�察  �that   it   is   a   comfort   to   me   to   talk   to   you   about   these   family 

matters   of  mine。   You   don¨t   know   much   of  my   son�察  �my   dear�察  �but 

you know enough of him�察�I dare say�察�to recollect him�拭院�

    ^Yes�察�ma¨am。 I recollect him。 ̄ 

    ^Yes�察   �my    dear。   Now�察   �my   dear�察  �I  think    you   are   a  judge   of 

character�察�and I should like to have your opinion of him�拭院�

    ^O�察�Mrs Woodcourt�察院�said I�察 �that is so difficult。 ̄ 

    ^Why  is   it  so difficult�察  �my dear�拭院  �she   returned。   ^I   don¨t   see   it 

myself。 ̄ 

    ^To give an opinion! ̄ 

    ^On so slight an acquaintance�察�my dear。 That¨s true。 ̄ 

    I   didn¨t   mean   that�察  �because   Mr   Woodcourt   had        been   at   our 

house a good deal altogether�察�and had become quite intimate with 

my   Guardian。   I   said   so�察  �and   added     that   he  seemed     to   be  very 

clever  in   his   profession!we   thought!and   that   his   kindness   and 

gentleness to Miss Flite were above all praise。 

    ^You do him justice� 院�said Mrs Woodcourt�察�pressing my  hand。 

^You     define    him    exactly。    Allan   is  a  dear    fellow�察  �and    in  his 

profession faultless。 I say it�察�though I am his mother。 Still�察�I must 

confess he is not without faults�察�love。 ̄ 

    ^None of us are�察院�said I。 

    ^Ah� �But his really are faults that he might correct�察�and ought 

to correct�察院�returned the sharp old lady�察�sharply shaking her head。 

^I am so much attached to you�察�that I may confide in you�察�my dear�察�



Charles Dickens                                                     ElecBook Classics 


´ Page 572´

                                     Bleak House                                       572 



as a third party wholly disinterested�察�that he is fickleness itself。 ̄ 

    I   said�察  �I   should   have   thought   it   hardly   possible   that   he   could 

have been otherwise than constant to his profession�察�and zealous 

in the pursuit of it�察�judging from the reputation he had earned。 

    ^You   are   right   again�察  �my   dear�察院  �the   old   lady   retorted�察   �but   I 

don¨t refer to his profession�察�look you。 ̄ 

    ^O� 院�said I。 

    ^No�察院  �said   she。   ^I   refer�察  �my   dear�察  �to   his   social   conduct。   He   is 

always   paying   trivial   attentions   to   young   ladies�察  �and   always   has 

been   ever   since   he   was   eighteen。   Now�察  �my   dear�察  �he          has   never 

really   cared   for   any   one   of   them�察  �and   has   never   meant   in   doing 

this   to   do   any   harm�察  �or   to   express   anything   but   politeness   and 

good nature。 Still�察�it¨s not right�察�you know�察�is it�拭院�

    ^No�察院�said I�察�as she seemed to wait for me。 

    ^And it might lead to mistaken notions�察�you see�察�my dear。

卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��0�� 家��0��

低辛嬬浪散議