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Roman�察 �and all voices murmur�察 �If he could only tell what he
saw� 院�
He is pointing at a table�察�with a bottle ��nearly full of wine�� and a
glass upon it�察�and two candles that were blown out suddenly�察�soon
after being lighted。 He is pointing at an empty chair�察�and at a stain
upon the ground before it that might be almost covered with a
hand。 These objects lie directly within his range。 An excited
imagination might suppose that there was something in them so
terrific�察 �as to drive the rest of the composition�察 �not only the
attendant big´legged boys�察�but the clouds and flowers and pillars
too!in short�察 �the very body and soul of Allegory�察 �and all the
brains it has!stark mad。 It happens surely�察 �that every one who
comes into the darkened room and looks at these things�察�looks up
at the Roman�察�and that he is invested in all eyes with mystery and
awe�察�as if he were a paralysed dumb witness。
So�察 �it shall happen surely�察 �through many years to come�察 �that
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ghostly stories shall be told of the stain upon the floor�察�so easy to
be covered�察 �so hard to be got out�察 �and that the Roman�察 �pointing
from the ceiling�察�shall point�察�so long as dust and damp and spiders
spare him�察 �with far greater significance than he ever had in Mr
Tulkinghorn¨s time�察 �and with a deadly meaning。 For�察 �Mr
Tulkinghorn¨s time is over for evermore�察�and the Roman pointed
at the murderous hand uplifted against his life�察 �and pointed
helplessly at him�察�from night to morning�察�lying face downward on
the floor�察�shot through the heart。
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Chapter 49
Dutiful Friendship
great annual occasion has come round in the
Aestablishment of Mr Joseph Bagnet�察 �otherwise Lignum
Vitae�察 �ex´artilleryman and present bassoon´player。 An
occasion of feasting and festival。 The celebration of a birthday in
the family。
It is not Mr Bagnet¨s birthday。 Mr Bagnet merely distinguishes
that epoch in the musical instrument business�察 �by kissing the
children with an extra smack before breakfast�察 �smoking an
additional pipe after dinner�察�and wondering towards evening what
his poor old mother is thinking about it�察�a subject of infinite
speculation�察�and rendered so by his mother having departed this
life twenty years。 Some men rarely revert to their father�察�but seem�察�
in the bank´books of their remembrance�察 �to have transferred all
the stock of filial affection into their mother¨s name。 Mr Bagnet is
one of these。 Perhaps his excited appreciation of the merits of the
old girl�察 �causes him usually to make the noun´substantive�察�
Goodness�察�of the feminine gender。
It is not the birthday of one of the three children。 Those
occasions are kept with some marks of distinction�察�but they rarely
overleap the bounds of happy returns and a pudding。 On young
Woolwich¨s last birthday�察�Mr Bagnet certainly did�察�after observing
upon his growth and general advancement�察�proceed�察�in a moment
of profound reflection on the changes wrought by time�察�to examine
him in the catechism�察 �accomplishing with extreme accuracy the
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questions number one and two�察�What is your name�拭�and who gave
you that name�拭 �but there failing in the exact precision of his
memory�察�and substituting for number three�察�the question And how
do you like that name�拭 �which he propounded with a sense of its
importance�察�in itself so edifying and improving�察�as to give it quite
an orthodox air。 This�察�however�察�was a specialty on that particular
birthday�察�and not a generic solemnity。
It is the old girl¨s birthday�察�and that is the greatest holiday and
reddest´letter day in Mr Bagnet¨s calendar。 The auspicious event
is always commemorated according to certain forms�察 �settled and
prescribed by Mr Bagnet some years since。 Mr Bagnet being
deeply convinced that to have a pair of fowls for dinner is to attain
the highest pitch of imperial luxury�察�invariably goes forth himself
very early in the morning of this day to buy a pair�察 �he is�察 �as
invariably taken in by the vendor�察�and installed in the possession
of the oldest inhabitants of any coop in Europe。 Returning with
these triumphs of toughness tied up in a clean blue and white
cotton handkerchief ��essential to the arrangements���察�he in a casual
manner invites Mrs Bagnet to declare at breakfast what she would
like for dinner。 Mrs Bagnet�察�by a coincidence never known to fail�察�
replying Fowls�察 �Mr Bagnet instantly produces his bundle from a
place of concealment�察 �amidst general amazement and rejoicing。
He further requires that the old girl shall do nothing all day long�察�
but sit in her very best gown�察 �and be served by himself and the
young people。 As he is not illustrious for his cookery�察�this may be
supposed to be a matter of state rather than enjoyment on the old
girl¨s part�察 �but she keeps her state with all imaginable
cheerfulness。
On this present birthday�察 �Mr Bagnet has accomplished the
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usual preliminaries。 He has bought two specimens of poultry
which�察�if there be any truth in adages�察 �were certainly not caught
with chaff�察�to be prepared for the spit�察�he has amazed and rejoiced
the family by their unlooked´for production�察�he is himself directing
the roasting of the poultry�察�and Mrs Bagnet�察�with her wholesome
brown fingers itching to prevent what she sees going wrong�察�sits in
her gown of ceremony�察�an honoured guest。
Quebec and Malta lay the cloth for dinner�察 �while Woolwich�察�
serving as beseems him�察 �under his father�察 �keeps the fowls
revolving。 To these young scullions Mrs Bagnet occasionally
imparts a wink�察�or a shake of the head�察�or a crooked face�察�as they
made mistakes。
^At half´after one。 ̄ Says Mr Bagnet。 ^To the minute。 They¨ll be
done。 ̄
Mrs Bagnet�察�with anguish�察�beholds one of them at a stand´still
before the fire�察�and beginning to burn。
^You shall have a dinner�察�old girl�察院 �says Mr Bagnet。 ^Fit for a
queen。 ̄
Mrs Bagnet shows her white teeth cheerfully�察 �but to the
perception of her son betrays so much uneasiness of spirit�察�that he
is impelled by the dictates of affection to ask her�察 �with his eyes�察�
what is the matter�拭�thus standing�察�with his eyes wide open�察�more
oblivious of the fowls than before�察�and not affording the least hope
of a return to consciousness。 Fortunately�察�his elder sister perceives
the cause of the agitation in Mrs Bagnet¨s breast�察 �and with an
admonitory poke recalls him。 The stopped fowls going round
again�察�Mrs Bagnet closes her eyes�察�in the intensity of her relief。
^George will look us up�察院�says Mr Bagnet。 ^At half´after four。 To
the moment。 How many years�察�old girl。 Has George looked us up。
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This afternoon�拭院�
^Ah�察 �Lignum�察 �Lignum�察 �as many as make an old woman of a
young one�察�I begin to think。 Just about that�察�and no less�察院�returns
Mrs Bagnet�察�laughing and shaking her head。
^Old girl�察院�says Mr Bagnet。 ^Never mind。 You¨d be as young as
ever you was。 If you wasn¨t younger。 Which you are。 As everybody
knows。 ̄
Quebec and Malta here exclaim�察 �with clapping of hands�察 �that
Bluffy is sure to bring mother something�察�and begin to speculate
on what it will be。
^Do you know�察�Lignum�察院�says Mrs Bagnet�察�casting a glance on
the tablecloth�察�and winking ^salt� 院�at Malta with her right eye�察�and
shaking the pepper away from Quebec with her head�察 �I begin to
think George is in the roving way again。 ̄
^George�察院�returns Mr Bagnet�察 �will never desert。 And leave his
old comrade。 In the lurch。 Don¨t be afraid of it。 ̄
^No�察�Lignum。 No。 I don¨t say he will。 I don¨t think he will。 But if
he could get over his money´trouble of his�察�I believe he would be
off。 ̄
Mr Bagnet asks why�拭�
^Well�察院 �returns his wife�察 �considering。 ^George seems to me to
be getting not a little impatient and restless。 I don¨t say but what
he¨s as free as ever。 Of