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in through the glass from the corridor outside。 He knows them
well。 The blood has not flushed into his face so suddenly and redly
for many a long year�察�as when he recognises Lady Dedlock。
He steps into the room�察�and she comes in too�察�closing both the
doors behind her。 There is a wild disturbance!is it fear or
anger�拭�in her eyes。 In her carriage and all else�察�she looks as she
looked downstairs two hours ago。
Is it fear or is it anger�察�now�拭�He cannot be sure。 Both might be
as pale�察�both as intent。
^Lady Dedlock�拭院�
She does not speak at first�察 �nor even when she has slowly
dropped into the easy chair by the table。 They look at each other�察�
like two pictures。
^Why have you told my story to so many persons�拭院�
^Lady Dedlock�察 �it was necessary for me to inform you that I
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knew it。 ̄
^How long have you known it�拭院�
^I have suspected it a long while!fully known it�察�a little while。 ̄
^Months�拭院�
^Days。 ̄
He stands before her�察 �with one hand on a chair´back and the
other in his old´fashioned waistcoat and shirt´frill�察 �exactly as he
has stood before her at any time since her marriage。 The same
formal politeness�察�the same composed deference that might as well
be defiance�察�the whole man the same dark�察�cold object�察�at the same
distance�察�which nothing has ever diminished。
^Is this true concerning the poor girl�拭院�
He slightly inclines and advances his head�察 �as not quite
understanding the question。
^You know what you related。 Is it true�拭 �Do her friends know
my story also�拭�Is it the town´talk yet�拭�Is it chalked upon the walls
and cried in the streets�拭院�
So� �Anger�察 �and fear�察 �and shame。 All three contending。 What
power this woman has�察 �to keep these raging passions down� �Mr
Tulkinghorn¨s thoughts take such form as he looks at her�察�with his
ragged grey eyebrows a hair¨s´breath more contracted than usual�察�
under her gaze。
^No�察�Lady Dedlock。 That was a hypothetical case�察�arising out of
Sir Leicester¨s unconsciously carrying the matter with so high a
hand。 But it would be a real case if they knew!what we know。 ̄
^Then they do not know it yet�拭院�
^No。 ̄
^Can I save the poor girl from injury before they know it�拭院�
^Really�察�Lady Dedlock�察院�Mr Tulkinghorn replies�察 �I cannot give
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a satisfactory opinion on that point。 ̄
And he thinks�察 �with the interest of attentive curiosity�察 �as he
watches the struggle in her breast�察 �The power and force of this
woman are astonishing� 院�
^Sir�察院�she says�察�for the moment obliged to set her lips with all
the energy she has�察�that she may speak distinctly�察 �I will make it
plainer。 I do not dispute your hypothetical case。 I anticipated it�察�
and felt its truth as strongly as you can do�察 �when I saw Mr
Rouncewell here。 I knew very well that if he could have had the
power of seeing me as I was�察 �he would consider the poor girl
tarnished by having for a moment been�察�although most innocently�察�
the subject of my great and distinguished patronage。 But�察 �I have
an interest in her�察�or I should rather say!no longer belonging to
this place!I had�察 �and if you can find so much consideration for
the woman under your foot as to remember that�察�she will be very
sensible of your mercy。 ̄
Mr Tulkinghorn�察 �profoundly attentive�察 �throws this off with a
shrug of self´depreciation�察 �and contracts his eyebrows a little
more。
^You have prepared me for my exposure�察�and I thank you for
that too。 Is there anything that you require of me�拭 �Is there any
claim that I can release�察�or any charge or trouble that I can spare
my husband in obtaining his release�察�by certifying to the exactness
of your discovery�拭 �I will write anything�察 �here and now�察 �that you
will dictate。 I am ready to do it。 ̄
And she would do it� �thinks the lawyer�察 �watchful of the firm
hand with which she takes the pen� �
^I will not trouble you�察�Lady Dedlock。 Pray spare yourself。 ̄
^I have long expected this�察�as you know。 I neither wish to spare
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myself�察�nor to be spared。 You can do nothing worse to me than you
have done。 Do what remains�察�now。 ̄
^Lady Dedlock�察�there is nothing to be done。 I will take leave to
say a few words�察�when you have finished。 ̄
Their need for watching one another should be over now�察 �but
they do it all this time�察�and the stars watch them both through the
opened window。 Away in the moonlight lie the woodland fields at
rest�察�and the wide house is as quiet as the narrow one。 The narrow
one� �Where are the digger and the spade�察 �this peaceful night�察�
destined to add the last great secret to the many secrets of the
Tulkinghorn existence�拭�Is the man born yet�察�is the spade wrought
yet�拭 �Curious questions to consider�察 �more curious perhaps not to
consider�察�under the watching stars upon a summer night。
^Of repentance or remorse�察 �or any feeling of mine�察院 �Lady
Dedlock presently proceeds�察 �I say not a word。 If I were not dumb�察�
you would be deaf。 Let that go by。 It is not for your ears。 ̄
He makes a feint of offering a protest�察�but she sweeps it away
with her disdainful hand。
^Of other and very different things I come to speak to you。 My
jewels are all in their proper places of keeping。 They will be found
there。 So�察 �my dresses。 So�察 �all the valuables I have。 Some ready
money I had with me�察�please to say�察�but no large amount。 I did not
wear my own dress�察�in order that I might avoid observation。 I went
to be henceforward lost。 Make this known。 I leave no other charge
with you。 ̄
^Excuse me�察 �Lady Dedlock�察院 �says Mr Tulkinghorn�察 �quite
unmoved。 ^I am not sure that I understand you。 You went�拭� ̄
^To be lost to all here。 I leave Chesney Wold tonight。 I go this
hour。 ̄
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Mr Tulkinghorn shakes his head。 She rises�察 �but he�察 �without
removing hand from chair´back or from old´fashioned waistcoat
and shirt´frill�察�shakes his head。
^What�拭�Not go as I have said�拭院�
^No�察�Lady Dedlock�察院�he very calmly replies。
^Do you know the relief that my disappearance will be�拭 �Have
you forgotten the stain and blot upon this place�察�and where it is�察�
and who it is�拭院�
^No�察�Lady Dedlock�察�not by any means。 ̄
Without deigning to rejoin�察�she moves to the inner door and has
it in her hand�察�when he says to her�察�without himself stirring hand
or foot�察�or raising his voice�此�
^Lady Dedlock�察 �have the goodness to stop and hear me�察 �or
before you reach the staircase I shall ring the alarm´bell and rouse
the house。 And then I must speak out�察 �before every guest and
servant�察�every man and woman in it。 ̄
He has conquered her。 She falters�察�trembles�察�and puts her hand
confusedly to her head。 Slight tokens these in any one else�察 �but
when so practised an eye as Mr Tulkinghorn¨s sees indecision for a
moment in such a subject�察�he thoroughly knows its value。
He promptly says again�察 �Have the goodness to hear me�察�Lady
Dedlock�察院�and motions to the chair from which she has risen。 She
hesitates�察�but he motions again�察�and she sits down。
^The relations between us are of an unfortunate description�察�
Lady Dedlock�察 �but�察 �as they are not of my making�察 �I will not
apologise for them。 The position I hold in reference to Sir
Leicester is so well known to you�察 �that I can hardly imagine but
that I must long have appeared in your eyes the natural person to
make this discovery。 ̄
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^Sir�察院 �she returns�察 �without looking up from the ground�察 �on
which her eyes are now fixed。 ^I had better have gone。 It would
have been far better not to have detained me。 I have no more say。 ̄
^Excuse me�察�Lady Dedlock�察�if I add�察�a little more to hear。 ̄
^I wish to hear it at the window�察�then。 I can¨t breathe where I
am。 ̄
His jealous glance as she walks that way�察 �betrays an instant¨s
misgiving that she may have it in her thoughts to leap over�察 �and
dashing against ledge and cornice�察 �st