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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
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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�
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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
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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。 ̄
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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�
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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。