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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 

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