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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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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