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from stealthy movement�察�and when barred helmets are frightfully
suggestive of heads inside。 But�察 �of all the shadows in Chesney
Wold�察 �the shadow in the long drawing´room upon my Lady¨s
picture is the first to come�察 �the last to be disturbed。 At this hour
and by this light it changes into threatening hands raised up�察�and
menacing the handsome face with every breath that stirs。
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^She is not well�察 �ma¨am�察院 �says a groom in Mrs Rouncewell¨s
audience´chamber。
^My Lady not well�拭�What¨s the matter�拭院�
^Why�察�my Lady has been but poorly�察�ma¨am�察�since she was last
here!I don¨t mean with the family�察 �ma¨am�察 �but when she was
here as a bird of passage!like。 My Lady has not been out much�察�
for her�察�and has kept her room a good deal。 ̄
^Chesney Wold�察�Thomas�察院�rejoins the housekeeper�察�with proud
complacency�察 �will set my Lady up� �There is no finer air�察�and no
healthier soil�察�in the world� 院�
Thomas may have his own personal opinions on this subject�察�
probably hints them�察 �in his manner of smoothing his sleek head
from the nape of his neck to his temples�察 �but he forbears to
express them further�察�and retires to the servants¨ hall to regale on
cold meat´pie and ale。
This groom is the pilot´fish before the nobler shark。 Next
evening�察�down come Sir Leicester and my Lady with their largest
retinue�察�and down come the cousins and others from all the points
of the compass。 Henceforth for some weeks�察 �backward and
forward rush mysterious men with no names�察 �who fly about all
those particular parts of the country on which Doodle is at present
throwing himself in an auriferous and malty shower�察�but who are
merely persons of a restless disposition and never do anything
anywhere。
On these national occasions�察 �Sir Leicester finds the cousins
useful。 A better man than the Honourable Bob Stables to meet the
Hunt at dinner�察 �there could not possibly be。 Better got up
gentlemen than the other cousins�察 �to ride over to polling´booths
and hustings here and there�察�and show themselves on the side of
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England�察�it would be hard to find。 Volumnia is a little dim�察�but she
is of the true descent�察 �and there are many who appreciate her
sprightly conversation�察�her French conundrums so old as to have
become in the cycles of time almost new again�察 �the honour of
taking the fair Dedlock in to dinner�察 �or even the privilege of her
hand in the dance。 On these national occasions�察�dancing may be a
patriotic service�此�and Volumnia is constantly seen hopping about�察�
for the good of an ungrateful and unpensioning country。
My Lady takes no great pains to entertain the numerous guests�察�
and�察�being still unwell�察�rarely appears until late in the day。 But�察�at
all the dismal dinners�察 �leaden lunches�察 �basilisk balls�察 �and other
melancholy pageants�察 �her mere appearance is a relief。 As to Sir
Leicester�察�he conceives it utterly impossible that anything can be
wanting�察�in any direction�察�by any one who has the good fortune to
be received under that roof�察�and in a state of sublime satisfaction�察�
he moves among the company�察�a magnificent refrigerator。
Daily the cousins trot through dust�察 �and canter over roadside
turf�察�away to hustings and polling´booths ��with leather gloves and
hunting´whips for the counties�察 �and kid gloves and riding´canes
for the boroughs���察 �and daily bring back reports on which Sir
Leicester holds forth after dinner。 Daily the restless men who have
no occupation in life�察�present the appearance of being rather busy。
Daily�察�Volumnia has a little cousinly talk with Sir Leicester on the
state of the nation�察 �from which Sir Leicester is disposed to
conclude that Volumnia is a more reflecting woman than he had
thought her。
^How are we getting on�拭院 �says Miss Volumnia�察 �clasping her
hands。 ^Are we safe�拭院�
The mighty business is nearly over by this time�察�and Doodle will
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throw himself off the country in a few days more。 Sir Leicester has
just appeared in the long drawing´room after dinner�察 �a bright
particular star�察�surrounded by clouds of cousins。
^Volumnia�察院 �replies Sir Leicester�察 �who has a list in his hand�察�
^we are doing tolerably。 ̄
^Only tolerably� 院�
Although it is summer weather�察 �Sir Leicester always has his
own particular fire in the evening。 He takes his usual screened
seat near it�察 �and repeats�察 �with much firmness and a little
displeasure�察 �as who should say�察 �I am not a common man�察 �and
when I say tolerably�察 �it must not be understood as a common
expression�此 �Volumnia�察�we are doing tolerably。 ̄
^At least there is no opposition to you�察院�Volumnia asserts with
confidence。
^No�察 �Volumnia。 This distracted country has lost its senses in
many respects�察�I grieve to say�察�but! ̄
^It is not so bad as that。 I am glad to hear it� 院�
Volumnia¨s finishing the sentence restores her to favour。 Sir
Leicester�察�with a gracious inclination of his head�察�seems to say to
himself�察 �A sensible woman this�察 �on the whole�察 �though
occasionally precipitate。 ̄
In fact�察 �as to this question of opposition�察 �the fair Dedlock¨s
observation was superfluous�此 �Sir Leicester�察 �on these occasions�察�
always delivering in his own candidateship�察�as a kind of handsome
wholesale order to be promptly executed。 Two other little seats
that belong to him�察 �he treats as retail orders of less importance�察�
merely sending down the men�察�and signifying to the tradespeople�察�
^You will have the goodness to make these materials into two
members of parliament�察�and to send them home when done。 ̄
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^I regret to say�察�Volumnia�察�that in many places the people have
shown a bad spirit�察�and that this opposition to the Government has
been of a most determined and most implacable description。 ̄
^W´r´retches� 院�says Volumnia。
^Even�察院 �proceeds Sir Leicester�察 �glancing at the circumjacent
cousins on sofas and ottomans�察 �even in many!in fact�察�in most!
of those places in which the Government has carried it against a
faction! ̄ ��Note�察 �by the way�察 �that the Coodleites are always a
faction with the Doodleites�察�and that the Doodleites occupy exactly
that the same position towards the Coodleites。�� ^!Even in them I
am shocked�察 �for the credit of Englishmen�察 �to be constrained to
inform you that the Party has not triumphed without being put to
an enormous expense。 Hundreds�察院 �says Sir Leicester�察 �eyeing the
cousins with increasing dignity and swelling indignation�察�
^Hundreds of thousands of pounds� 院�
If Volumnia have a fault�察 �it is the fault of being a trifle too
innocent�察 �seeing that the innocence which would go extremely
well with a sash and tucker�察�is a little out of keeping with the rouge
and pearl necklace。 Howbeit�察 �impelled by innocence�察 �she asks�察�
^What for�拭院�
^Volumnia�察院 �remonstrates Sir Leicester�察 �with his utmost
severity。 ^Volumnia� 院�
^No�察 �no�察 �I don¨t mean what for�察院 �cries Volumnia with her
favourite little scream。 ^How stupid I am� �I mean what a pity� 院�
^I am glad�察院 �returns Sir Leicester�察 �that you do mean what a
pity。 ̄
Volumnia hastens to express her opinion that the shocking
people ought to be tried as traitors�察�and made to support the Party。
^I am glad�察 �Volumnia�察院 �repeats Sir Leicester�察 �unmindful of
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these mollifying sentiments�察 �that you do mean what a pity。 It is
disgraceful to the electors。 But as you�察�though inadvertently�察�and
without intending so unreasonable a question�察 �asked me `what
for�拭� let me reply to you。 For necessary expenses。 And I trust to
your good sense�察 �Volumnia�察 �not to pursue the subject�察 �here or
elsewhere。 ̄
Sir Leicester feels it incumbent on him to observe a crus