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gives   me   so   much   pleasure。      They   said   there   could   be   no   East 

winds     where     Somebody       was�察   �they   said   that   wherever     Dame 

Durden went�察�there was sunshine and summer air。 



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                                Chapter 31 



                          Nurse And Patient 



       had not been at home again many days�察�when one evening I 

      went upstairs into my own room to take a peep over Charley¨s 

 Ishoulder�察�and see how she was getting on with her copy´book。 



Writing was a trying business to Charley�察�who seemed to have no 

natural power over a pen�察�but in whose hand every pen appeared 

to become perversely animated�察�and to go wrong and crooked�察�and 

to stop�察�and splash�察�and sidle into corners�察�like a saddle´donkey。 It 

was very odd�察�to see what old letters Charley¨s young hand made�察�

they�察  �so  wrinkled�察  �and shrivelled�察  �and  tottering�察  �it�察  �so  plump and 

round。 Yet  Charley  was   uncommonly  expert  at  other  things�察�and 

had as nimble little fingers as I ever watched。 

    ^Well�察  �Charley�察院  �said   I�察  �looking   over   a   copy   of   the   letter   O   in 

which it was represented as square�察�triangular�察�pear´shaped�察  �and 

collapsed in all kinds of ways�察 �we are improving。 If we only get to 

make it round�察�we shall be perfect�察�Charley。 ̄ 

    Then I made one�察�and Charley made one�察�and the pen wouldn¨t 

join Charley¨s neatly�察�but twisted it up into a knot。 

    ^Never mind�察�Charley。 We shall do it in time。 ̄ 

    Charley laid down her pen�察�the copy being finished�察�opened and 

shut  her  cramped  little   hand�察  �looked   gravely  at   the   page�察  �half   in 

pride and half in doubt�察�and got up�察�and dropped me a curtsey。 

    ^Thank   you�察  �miss。   If   you   please�察  �miss�察  �did   you   know   a   poor 

person of the name of Jenny�拭院�

    ^A brickmaker¨s wife�察�Charley�拭�Yes。 ̄ 



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    ^She came and spoke to me when I was out a little while   ago�察�

and said you knew her�察�miss。 She asked me if I wasn¨t the young 

lady¨s   little   maid!meaning   you   for   the   young   lady�察  �miss!and   I 

said yes�察�miss。 ̄ 

    ^I   thought     she    had    left  this    neighbourhood        altogether�察�

Charley。 ̄ 

    ^So she had�察�miss�察�but she¨s come back again to where she used 

to   live!she   and   Liz。   Did   you   know   another   poor   person   of   the 

name of Liz�察�miss�拭院�

    ^I think I do�察�Charley�察�though not by name。 ̄ 

    ^That¨s    what    she  said� 院  �returned    Charley。    ^They    have   both 

come back�察�miss�察�and have been tramping high and low。 ̄ 

    ^Tramping high and low�察�have they�察�Charley�拭院�

    ^Yes�察�miss。 ̄ If Charley could only have made the letters in her 

copy as round as the eyes with which she looked into my face�察�they 

would have been excellent。 ^And this poor person came about the 

house three or four days�察�hoping to get a glimpse of you�察�miss!all 

she wanted�察�she said!but you were away。 That was when she saw 

me。 She saw me a   going  about�察  �miss�察院  �said   Charley�察  �with  a   short 

laugh of the greatest delight and pride�察 �and she thought I looked 

like your maid� 院�

    ^Did she though�察�really�察�Charley�拭院�

    ^Yes�察�miss� 院�said Charley�察 �really and truly。 ̄ And Charley�察�with 

another short laugh of the purest glee�察�made her eyes very round 

again�察�and looked as serious as became my maid。 I was never tired 

of   seeing   Charley     in  the  full  enjoyment     of  that   great   dignity�察�

standing   before   me   with   her   youthful   face   and   figure�察  �and    her 

steady   manner�察  �and   her   childish   exultation   breaking   through   it 

now and then in the pleasantest way。 



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    ^And where did you see her�察�Charley�拭院�said I。 

    My    little  maid¨s    countenance        fell�察 �as  she   replied�察    �By    the 

doctor¨s shop�察�miss。 ̄ For Charley wore her black frock yet。 

    I asked if the brickmaker¨s wife were ill�察�but Charley said No。 It 

was   some   one   else。   Some   one   in   her   cottage   who   had   tramped 

down to Saint Alban¨s�察�and was tramping he didn¨t know where。 A 

poor boy�察�Charley said。 No father�察�no mother�察�no any one。 ^Like as 

Tom      might    have   been�察   �miss�察  �if  Emma     and    me   had    died   after 

father�察院�said Charley�察�her round eyes filling with tears。 

    ^And she was getting medicine for him�察�Charley�拭院�

    ^She said�察�miss�察院�returned Charley�察 �how that he had once done 

as much for her。 ̄ 

    My   little   maid¨s   face   was   so   eager�察  �and   her   quiet   hands   were 

folded so closely in one another as she stood looking at me�察�that I 

had   no   great  difficulty   in   reading   her   thoughts。   ^Well�察  �Charley�察院�

said I�察 �it appears to me that you and I can do no better  than   go 

round to Jenny¨s and see what¨s the matter。 ̄ 

    The   alacrity   with   which   Charley   brought   my   bonnet   and   veil�察�

and�察  �having   dressed   me�察  �quaintly   pinned   herself   into   her   warm 

shawl   and   made   herself   look   like   a   little   old   woman�察  �sufficiently 

expressed       her    readiness。     So   Charley      and    I�察 �without     saying 

anything to any one�察�went out。 

    It was a cold�察�wild night�察�and the trees shuddered in the wind。 

The     rain   had    been    thick   and    heavy     all  day�察  �and    with   little 

intermission for many days。 None was falling just  then�察  �however。 

The sky had partly cleared�察�but was very gloomy!even above us�察�

where a few stars were shining。 In the north and northwest�察�where 

the   sun   had   set   three   hours   before�察  �there   was   a   pale   dead   light 

both   beautiful   and   awful�察  �and   into   it   long   sullen   lines   of   cloud 



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waved      up�察  �like  a   sea  stricken    immovable       as   it  was   heaving。 

Towards   London�察  �a   lurid   glare   overhung   the   whole   dark   waste�察�

and the contrast between these two lights�察�and the fancy which the 

redder light engendered of an unearthly fire�察�gleaming on   all   the 

unseen      buildings    of  the   city�察 �and   on  all  the  faces   of  its  many 

thousands of wondering inhabitants�察�was as solemn as might be。 

    I   had   no   thought�察  �that   night!none�察  �I   am   quite   sure!of   what 

was soon to happen to me。 But I have always remembered since�察�

that when we had stopped at the garden gate to look up at the sky�察�

and     when    we    went    upon    our   way�察   �I  had    for  a  moment       an 

undefinable       impression     of  myself    as  being    something      different 

from what I then was。 I know it was then�察�and there�察�that I had it。 I 

have ever since connected the feeling with that spot and time�察�and 

with everything associated with that spot and time�察�to the distant 

voices in the town�察�the barking of a dog�察�and the sound of wheels 

coming down the miry hill。 

    It was Saturday night�察�and most of the people belonging to the 

place where we were going�察�were drinking elsewhere。 We found it 

quieter  than   I   had previously  seen   it�察  �though   quite   as   miserable。 

The kilns were burning�察�and a stifling vapour set towards us with a 

pale blue glare。 

    We came to the cottage�察�where there was a feeble candle in the 

patched window。 We tapped at the door and went in。 The mother 

of the little child who had died�察�was sitting in a chair on one side of 

the   poor   fire   by   the   bed�察  �and   opposite   to   her�察  �a   wretched   boy�察�

supported   by   the   chimney´piece�察  �was   cowering   on   the   floor。   He 

held   under  his arm�察�like   a   little   bundle�察  �a   fragment   of   a   fur   cap�察�

and as he tried to warm himself�察�he shook until the crazy door and 

window       shook。   The    place   was   closer   than    before�察  �and   had    an 



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unhealthy�察�and a very peculiar smell。 

   I had not lifted my veil when I first spoke to the woman�察�which 

was at the moment of our going in。 The boy staggered up instantly�察�

and   stared   at   me   with   a   remarkable   expression   of   surprise   and 

terror。 

   His   action   was   so   quick�察  �and   my  being   the   cause   of   it   was   so 

evident�察�that I stood still�察�instead of advancing nearer。 

    ^I won¨t go no more to the berryin ground�察院�muttered the boy�察�

^I ain¨t a´going there�察�so I tell you� 院�

   I lifted my veil and spoke to the woman。 She said to me in a low 

voice�察 �Don¨t mind him�察�ma¨am。 He¨ll soon come back to his head�察院�

and said to him�察 �Jo�察�Jo�察�what¨s the matter�拭院�

    ^I know wot she¨s come for� 院�cried the boy。 

    ^Who�拭院�

    ^The lady there。 She¨s come to get me to go along with  her  to 

the berryin ground。 I won¨t go to the berryin ground。 I don¨t like 

the name of it。 She might go a´berryin me� 院�His shivering came on 

again�察�and as he leaned against the wall�察�he shook the hovel。 

    ^He    has   been   talking    off  and   on

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