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herself��   she   entertains   a   high   respect�察  �does�察  �I   assure   you�察  �give! 

Me!pain。 ̄ 

    ^Pray     say  no   more     about   it�察 �Sir  Leicester�察院   �returned     my 

Guardian。   ^I   am   very   sensible�察  �as   I   am   sure   we   all   are�察  �of   your 

consideration。      Indeed     the  mistake     was   mine�察   �and   I  ought    to 

apologise for it。 ̄ 

   I had not once looked up。 I had not seen the visitor�察�and had not 

even appeared to myself to hear the conversation。 It surprises me 

to find that I can recall it�察�for it seemed to make no impression on 

me    as   it   passed。  I  heard  them   speaking�察  �but    my   mind    was   so 

confused�察�and my instinctive avoidance of this gentleman made his 

presence so distressing to me�察�that I thought I understood nothing�察�

through the rushing in my head and the beating of my heart。 

    ^I mentioned the subject to Lady Dedlock�察院�said Sir Leicester�察�

rising�察 �and my Lady informed me that she had had the pleasure 

of exchanging a few words with Mr Jarndyce and his wards�察�on the 



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occasion      of  an  accidental     meeting     during     their  sojourn     in  the 

vicinity。   Permit   me�察  �Mr   Jarndyce�察  �to   repeat   to   yourself�察  �and   to 

these     ladies�察  �the    assurance      I  have    already     tendered      to  Mr 

Skimpole。   Circumstances   undoubtedly   prevent   my   saying   that   it 

would   afford   me   any   gratification   to   hear   that   Mr   Boythorn   had 

favoured my house with his presence�察�but those circumstances are 

confined   to   that   gentleman   himself�察  �and   do   not   extend        beyond 

him。 ̄ 

    ^You  know  my  old   opinion   of   him�察院  �said   Mr  Skimpole�察  �lightly 

appealing   to   us。   ^An   amiable   bull�察  �who   is   determined   to   make 

every colour scarlet� 院�

    Sir Leicester Dedlock coughed�察�as if he could not possibly hear 

another   word       in  reference   to   such   an   individual�察  �and     took   his 

leave with great ceremony and   politeness。   I   got  to  my  own   room 

with all possible speed�察�and remained there until I had recovered 

my   self´command。   It   had   been   very   much   disturbed�察  �but   I   was 

thankful   to   find�察  �when   I   went   downstairs   again�察  �that   they   only 

rallied    me    for   having     been    shy   and    mute     before    the   great 

Lincolnshire baronet。 

    By that time I had made up my mind that the period was come 

when I must tell my Guardian what I knew。 The possibility of my 

being brought into contact with my mother�察�of my being taken to 

her house�察�even   of  Mr  Skimpole¨s�察  �however  distantly  associated 

with      me�察   �receiving      kindnesses       and     obligations     from     her 

husband�察�was so painful�察�that I felt I could no longer guide myself 

without his assistance。 

    When we had retired for the night�察�and Ada and I had had our 

usual   talk   in   our   pretty   room�察  �I   went   out   at   my   door   again�察  �and 

sought  my  Guardian among  his books。   I  knew  he   always   read  at 



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that hour�察�and as I drew near�察�I saw the light shining out into the 

passage from his reading´lamp。 

    ^May I come in�察�Guardian�拭院�

    ^Surely�察�little woman。 What¨s the matter�拭院�

    ^Nothing is the matter。 I thought I would like to take this quiet 

time of saying a word to you about myself。 ̄ 

   He put a chair for me�察�shut his book�察�and put it by�察�and turned 

his kind attentive face towards me。 I could not help observing that 

it wore that curious expression I had observed in it once before! 

on that night when he had said that he was in no trouble which I 

could readily understand。 

    ^What concerns you�察�my dear Esther�察院�said he�察 �concerns us all。 

You cannot be more ready to speak than I am to hear。 ̄ 

    ^I   know   that�察  �Guardian。   But   I   have   such   need   of   your   advice 

and support。 O� �you don¨t know how much need I have tonight。 ̄ 

   He looked unprepared for my being so earnest�察�and even a little 

alarmed。 

    ^Or   how   anxious   I   have   been   to   speak   to   you�察院  �said   I�察   �ever 

since the visitor was here today。 ̄ 

    ^The visitor�察�my dear� �Sir Leicester Dedlock�拭院�

    ^Yes。 ̄ 

   He   folded   his   arms�察  �and   sat   looking   at   me   with   an   air   of   the 

profoundest astonishment�察�awaiting what I should say next。 I did 

not know how to prepare him。 

    ^Why�察�Esther�察院�said he�察�breaking into a smile�察 �our visitor and 

you   are   the   two   last   persons   on   earth   I   should   have   thought   of 

connecting together� 院�

    ^O yes�察�Guardian�察�I know it。 And I too�察�but a little while ago。 ̄ 

   The   smile   passed   from   his   face�察  �and   he   became   graver   than 



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before。   He   crossed   to  the   door  to  see   that  it   was   shut   ��but   I   had 

seen to that���察�and resumed his seat before me。 

   ^Guardian�察院       �said   I�察  �do   you    remember�察     �when     we    were 

overtaken by the thunderstorm�察�Lady Dedlock¨s speaking to you of 

her sister�拭院�

   ^Of course。 Of course I do。 ̄ 

   ^And   reminding  you  that  she   and   her sister  had differed�察  �had 

`gone their several ways�拭�^ ^Of course。 ̄ 

   ^Why did they separate�察�Guardian�拭院�

   His    face  quite   altered   as  he  looked    at  me。  ^My    child�察 �what 

questions are these� �I never knew。 No one but themselves ever did 

know�察    �I  believe。  Who    could   tell  what   the  secrets   of  those   two 

handsome and proud women were� �You have seen Lady Dedlock。 

If you had ever seen her sister�察�you would know her to have been 

as resolute and haughty as she。 ̄ 

   ^O Guardian�察�I have seen her many and many a time� 院�

   ^Seen her�拭院�

   He paused a little�察�biting his lip。 ^Then�察�Esther�察�when you spoke 

to me long ago of Boythorn�察�and   when I   told   you  that  he  was all 

but married once�察�and that the lady did not die�察�but  died   to  him�察�

and that that time had had its influence on his later life!did you 

know it all�察�and know who the lady was�拭院�

   ^No�察�Guardian�察院�I returned�察�fearful of the light that dimly broke 

upon me。 ^Nor do I know yet。 ̄ 

   ^Lady Dedlock¨s sister。 ̄ 

   ^And why�察院�I could scarcely ask him�察 �why�察�Guardian�察�pray tell 

me why were they parted�拭院�

   ^It was her act�察�and she kept its motives in her inflexible heart。 

He   afterwards   did   conjecture   ��but   it   was   mere   conjecture��   that 



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some injury which her haughty spirit had received in her cause of 

quarrel   with  her  sister�察  �had   wounded   her beyond   all   reason�察  �but 

she wrote him that from the date of that letter she died to him!as 

in literal truth she did!and that the resolution was exacted from 

her by her knowledge of his proud temper and his strained sense 

of   honour�察  �which   were   both   her   nature   too。   In   consideration   for 

those master points in him�察�and even in consideration for them in 

herself�察�she made the sacrifice�察�she said�察�and would live in it and 

die   in   it。   She   did   both�察  �I   fear�察  �certainly   he   never   saw   her�察  �never 

heard of her from that hour。 Nor did any one。 ̄ 

    ^O Guardian�察�what have I done� 院�I cried�察�giving way to my grief�察�

^what sorrow have I innocently caused� 院�

    ^You caused�察�Esther�拭院�

    ^Yes�察   �Guardian。     Innocently�察    �but   most   surely。   That    secluded 

sister is my first remembrance。 ̄ 

    ^No�察�no� 院�he cried�察�starting。 

    ^Yes�察�Guardian�察�yes� �And her sister is my mother� 院�

   I would have told him all my mother¨s letter�察�but he would not 

hear it then。 He spoke so tenderly and wisely to me�察�and he put so 

plainly before me all I had myself imperfectly thought and hoped 

in   my   better   state   of   mind�察  �that   penetrated   as   I   had   been   with 

fervent gratitude towards him through so many years�察�I believed I 

had never loved him so dearly�察�never thanked him in my heart so 

fully�察�as I did that night。 And when he had taken me to my room 

and kissed me at the door�察�and when at last I lay down to sleep�察�my 

thought was how could I ever be busy enough�察�how could I ever be 

good enough�察�how in my little way could I ever hope to be forgetful 

enough   of   myself�察  �devoted   enough   to   him�察  �and   useful   enough   to 

others�察�to show him how I blessed and honoured him。 



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                               Chapter 44 



                  The Letter And The Answer 



             y Guardian called me into his room next morning�察�and 

             then    I  told  him   what   had   been    left  untold  on   the 

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             previous night。 There was nothing to be done�察�he said�察�

but to keep the secret�察�and to avoid another such encounter as that 

of yesterday。 He understood my feeling�察�and entirely shared it。 He 

charged      himself    even    with   restraining     Mr    Skimpole     from 


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