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moment¨s        consideration�察      �dragged       from    the    altars    of   her 

forefathers。 ̄ 

    These     remarks     he  offers   with   his  unvarying      politeness    and 

deference      when    he   addresses     himself    to  his  wife。   She   merely 

moves her head in   reply。   The   moon   is   rising�察�and  where   she   sits 

there is a little stream of cold pale light�察�in which her head is seen。 

    ^It is worthy of remark�察院�says Mr Tulkinghorn�察 �however�察�that 

these people are�察�in their way�察�very proud。 ̄ 

    ^Proud�拭院�Sir Leicester doubts his hearing。 

    ^I should not be surprised�察�if they all voluntarily abandoned the 

girl!yes�察     �lover    and    all!instead       of   her   abandoning        them�察�

supposing        she    remained       at    Chesney       Wold     under      such 

circumstances。 ̄ 

    ^Well� 院    �says   Sir  Leicester�察   �tremulously�察      �Well�    �You    should 

know�察�Mr Tulkinghorn。 You have been among them。 ̄ 

    ^Really�察  �Sir   Leicester�察院  �returns     the   lawyer�察   �I  state  the   fact。 

Why I could tell you a story!with Lady Dedlock¨s permission。 ̄ 

    Her head concedes it�察�and   Volumnia   is   enchanted。 A   story�  �O�察�

he is going to tell something at last� �A ghost in it�察�Volumnia hopes�拭�

    ^No。    Real    flesh  and    blood。 ̄    Mr   Tulkinghorn       stops   for   an 

instant�察  �and   repeats�察  �with   some   little   emphasis   grafted   upon   his 

usual     monotony�察       �Real    flesh   and    blood�察   �Miss    Dedlock。     Sir 

Leicester�察�these particulars have only lately become known to me。 

They are very brief。 They exemplify what I have   said。 I   suppress 

names for the present。 Lady Dedlock will not think me ill´bred�察�I 

hope。 ̄ 

    By   the   light   of   the   fire�察  �which   is   low�察  �he   can   be   seen   looking 

towards the moonlight。 By the light of the moon Lady Dedlock can 

be seen�察�perfectly still。 



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    ^A townsman of this Mrs Rouncewell�察�a man in exactly parallel 

circumstances�察       �as  I  am   told�察  �had   the   good    fortune    to  have   a 

daughter who attracted the notice of a great lady。 I speak of really 

a great lady�察�not merely great to him�察�but married to a gentleman 

of your condition�察�Sir Leicester。 ̄ 

    Sir   Leicester    condescendingly        says�察   �Yes�察  �Mr    Tulkinghorn�察院�

implying  that  then   she must  have appeared   of   very   considerable 

moral dimensions indeed�察�in the eyes of an ironmaster。 

    ^The   lady  was   wealthy  and beautiful�察  �and  had a   liking  for  the 

girl�察�and treated her with great kindness�察�and kept her always near 

her。   Now   this   lady   preserved   a   secret   under   all    her   greatness�察�

which she had preserved for many years。 In fact�察�she had in early 

life been engaged to marry a young rake!he was a captain in the 

army!nothing          connected      with   whom      came    to  any   good。    She 

never did marry him�察�but she gave birth to a child of which he was 

the father。 ̄ 

    By   the   light   of   the   fire   he  can  be   seen  looking   towards    the 

moonlight。 By the moonlight�察�Lady Dedlock can be seen in profile�察�

perfectly still。 

    ^The captain in the army being dead�察�she believed herself safe�察�

but a train of circumstances with which I need not trouble you�察�led 

to discovery。 As I received the story�察�they began in an imprudence 

on her own part one day�察�when she was taken by surprise�察�which 

shows how difficult it is for the firmest of us ��she was very firm�� to 

be    always     guarded。     There     was    great    domestic      trouble    and 

amazement�察        �you   may     suppose�察    �I  leave    you   to   imagine�察    �Sir 

Leicester�察  �the   husband¨s   grief。   But   that   is   not   the   present   point。 

When Mr  Rouncewell¨s   townsman   heard   of  the   disclosure�察  �he no 

more     allowed    the   girl  to  be  patronised     and    honoured     than    he 



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would have suffered her to be trodden underfoot before his eyes。 

Such was his pride�察�that he indignantly took   her  away  as   if  from 

reproach and disgrace。 He had no sense of  the  honour  done  him 

and   his   daughter   by   the   lady¨s   condescension�察  �not   the   least。   He 

resented the girl¨s position�察�as if the lady had been the commonest 

of commoners。 That is the story。 I hope Lady Dedlock will excuse 

its painful nature。 ̄ 

    There     are   various     opinions     on   the   merits�察   �more    or   less 

conflicting     with    Volumnia¨s。     That    fair  young     creature    cannot 

believe there ever was any such lady�察�and rejects the whole history 

on   the   threshold。   The   majority  incline   to   the   debilitated   cousin¨s 

sentiment�察     �which    is  in  few  words!^no        business!Rouncewell¨s 

fernal townsman。 ̄ Sir Leicester generally refers back in his mind 

to Wat Tyler�察�and arranges a sequence of events on a plan  of  his 

own。 

    There is not much conversation in all�察�for late hours have been 

kept   in   Chesney   Wold      since   the   necessary    expenses     elsewhere 

began�察�and this is the first night in many on which the family have 

been alone。 It is past ten�察�when Sir Leicester begs Mr Tulkinghorn 

to ring for candles。 Then the stream of moonlight has swelled into 

a lake�察�and then Lady Dedlock for the first time moves�察�and rises�察�

and comes forward to a table for a glass of water。 Winking cousins�察�

bat´like    in  the  candle    glare�察  �crowd    round    to  give   it�察 �Volumnia 

��always ready for something better if procurable�� takes another�察�a 

very mild sip of which contents her�察�Lady Dedlock�察�graceful�察�self´ 

possessed�察     �looked    after  by   admiring     eyes�察  �passes    away    slowly 

down   the   long  perspective   by   the   side   of   that   Nymph�察  �not   at   all 

improving her as a question of contrast。 



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                                 Chapter 41 



                    In Mr Tulkinghorn¨s Room 



             r    Tulkinghorn       arrives    in   his   turret´room�察    �a   little 

             breathed        by    the    journey      up�察   �though      leisurely 

M 

             performed。   There   is an   expression   on   his   face   as  if   he 

had   discharged   his mind   of   some   grave   matter�察  �and   were�察  �in   his 

close way�察�satisfied。 To say of a man so severely  and   strictly  self´ 

repressed that  he   is   triumphant�察  �would be   to  do  him as   great  an 

injustice as to suppose him troubled with love or sentiment�察�or any 

romantic   weakness。   He   is   sedately   satisfied。   Perhaps   there   is   a 

rather   increased   sense   of   power   upon   him�察  �as   he   loosely   grasps 

one    of  his  veinous    wrists    with   his  other   hand�察   �and   holding    it 

behind his back walks noiselessly up and down。 

    There   is   a   capacious   writing´table   in   the   room�察  �on   which   is   a 

pretty large accumulation of papers。 The green lamp is lighted�察�his 

reading´glasses lie upon the desk�察�the easy chair is wheeled up to 

it�察�and it would seem as though he had intended to bestow an hour 

or so upon these claims on his attention before going to bed。 But 

he   happens   not   to   be   in   a   business   mind。   After   a   glance   at   the 

documents   awaiting   his   notice!with   his   head   bent   low   over   the 

table�察  �the   old   man¨s   sight   for   print   or   writing   being   defective   at 

night!he opens the French window and steps out upon the leads。 

There   he   again   walks   slowly  up   and  down�察  �in   the   same   attitude�察�

subsiding�察�if a man so cool may have any need to subside�察�from the 

story he has related downstairs。 

    The time was once�察�when men as knowing as Mr Tulkinghorn 



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would walk on turret´tops in the starlight�察�and look up into the sky 

to   read   their   fortunes    there。   Hosts    of  stars  are   visible   tonight�察�

though their brilliancy is eclipsed by the splendour of the moon。 If 

he   be   seeking   his   own   star�察  �as   he   methodically   turns   and   turns 

upon     the   leads�察  �it  should    be  but    a  pale   one   to  be   so   rustily 

represented   below。   If   he   be   tracing   out   his   destiny�察  �that   may   be 

written in other characters nearer to his hand。 

    As   he   paces   the   leads�察  �with   his   eyes  most   probably   as     high 

above      his  thoughts     as   they   are   high    above    the   earth�察   �he   is 

suddenly stopped in passing the window by two eyes that meet his 

own。 The ceiling of his room is rather low�察�and the upper part of 

the   door�察  �which   is   opposite   the   window�察  �is   of   glass。   There   is   an 

inner baize door too�察�but the night being warm he did not close it 

when he came upstairs。 These eyes that met his own�察�are looking 

in   through   the   glass   from   the   corridor   o

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