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times�察�looking up�察�and narrowly  missed   encountering  Mr  Vholes�察�

who   came   out   of   his   office   while   we   were   there�察  �and   turned   his 

head to look up too�察�before going home。 The sight of his lank black 

figure�察   �and    the  lonesome      air  of  that   nook    in   the  dark�察   �were 

favourable to the state of my mind。 I thought of the youth and love 

and beauty of my dear girl�察�shut up in such an ill´assorted refuge�察�

almost as if it were a cruel place。 

    It   was   very   solitary   and   very   dull�察  �and   I   did   not   doubt   that   I 

might safely steal upstairs。 I left Charley below and went up with a 

light foot�察�not distressed by any glare from the feeble oil lanterns 

on the way。 I listened for a few moments�察�and in the musty rotting 

silence   of   the   house�察  �believed   that   I   could   hear   the   murmur   of 

their   young   voices。   I   put   my   lips   to   the   hearse´like   panel   of   the 

door�察�as a kiss for my dear�察�and came quietly down again�察�thinking 

that one of these days I would confess to the visit。 

    And it really did me good�察�for�察�though nobody but Charley and I 

knew anything about it�察�I somehow felt as if it had diminished the 

separation   between   Ada   and         me�察  �and   had   brought   us    together 

again for those moments。 I went back�察�not quite accustomed yet to 

the change�察�but all the better for that hovering about my darling。 

    My   Guardian   had   come   home�察  �and   was   standing   thoughtfully 

by the dark window。 When I went in�察�his face cleared and he came 

to his seat�察�but he caught the light upon my face as I took mine。 

    ^Little woman�察院�said he。 ^You have been crying。 ̄ 

    ^Why�察�yes�察�Guardian�察院�said I�察 �I am afraid I have   been a   little。 

Ada has been in such distress�察�and is so very sorry�察�Guardian。 ̄ 

    I put my arm on the back of his chair�察�and I saw in his glance 

that my words�察�and my look at her empty place�察�had prepared him。 

    ^Is she married�察�my dear�拭院�



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    I told him all about it�察�and how her first entreaties had referred 

to his forgiveness。 

    ^She   has   no   need   of   it�察院  �said   he。   ^Heaven   bless   her   and   her 

husband� 院  �But   just   as   my   first   impulse   had   been   to   pity   her�察  �so 

was his。 ^Poor girl�察�poor girl� �Poor Rick� �Poor Ada� 院�

    Neither of us spoke after that�察�until he said with a sigh�察 �Well�察�

well�察�my dear� �Bleak House is thinning fast。 ̄ 

    ^But     its  mistress    remains�察    �Guardian。 ̄      Though      I  was   timid 

about saying it�察�I ventured because of the sorrowful tone in which 

he had spoken。 ^She will do all she can to make him happy�察院�said 

I。 

    ^She will succeed�察�my love� 院�

    The letter had made no difference between us�察�except that the 

seat   by   his   side  had   come     to   be  mine�察  �it   made   none   now。    He 

turned his old bright fatherly look upon me�察�laid his hand on my 

hand in his old way�察�and   said again�察   �She   will   succeed�察 �my  dear。 

Nevertheless�察�Bleak House is thinning fast�察�O little woman� 院�

    I was sorry presently that this was all we said about that。 I was 

rather disappointed。 I feared I might not quite have been all I had 

meant to be�察�since the letter and the answer。 



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                                Chapter 52 



                                 Obstinacy 



           ut   one   other   day   had   intervened�察    �when�察   �early   in  the 

Bmorning   as   we   were   going   to   breakfast�察  �Mr   Woodcourt 

           came   in   haste   with   the   astounding   news   that   a   terrible 

murder      had   been    committed�察    �for  which    Mr   George     had   been 

apprehended   and   was   in   custody。   When   he   told   us   that   a   large 

reward   was   offered   by   Sir   Leicester   Dedlock   for   the   murderer¨s 

apprehension�察�I did not in my first consternation understand why�察�

but a few more words explained to me that the murdered person 

was Sir Leicester¨s lawyer�察�and immediately my mother¨s dread of 

him rushed into my remembrance。 

   This unforeseen and violent removal of one whom she had long 

watched and distrusted�察�and who had long watched and distrusted 

her�察�one for whom she could have  had   few intervals   of  kindness�察�

always dreading in him a dangerous and secret enemy�察�appeared 

so awful�察�that my first thoughts were of her。 How appalling to hear 

of   such   a  death�察  �and   be   able  to   feel   no   pity�   �How   dreadful  to 

remember�察�perhaps�察�that she had sometimes even wished the old 

man away�察�who was so swiftly hurried out of life� �

    Such   crowding   reflections�察  �increasing   the   distress   and   fear   I 

always   felt  when   the   name   was   mentioned�察�made   me so   agitated 

that I could scarcely hold my place at the table。 I was quite unable 

to follow the conversation�察�until I had had a little time to recover。 

But  when   I   came   to   myself�察  �and   saw   how   shocked   my   Guardian 

was�察�and found that they were earnestly speaking of the suspected 



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man�察�and recalling every favourable impression we had formed of 

him�察  �out   of   the   good   we   had   known   of   him�察  �my   interest   and   my 

fears were so strongly aroused in his behalf that I was quite set up 

again。 

    ^Guardian�察      �you    don¨t   think    it  possible    that    he   is  justly 

accused�拭院�

    ^My   dear�察  �I  can¨t   think   so。   This   man   whom   we   have   seen   so 

open´hearted and compassionate�察�who�察�with the might of a giant�察�

has the gentleness of a child�察�who looks as brave a fellow as ever 

lived�察�and is so simple and quiet with it�察�this man justly accused of 

such  a   crime�拭 �I   can¨t  believe   it。   It¨s not  that  I   don¨t   or   I   won¨t。   I 

can¨t� 院�

    ^And I can¨t�察院�said Mr Woodcourt。 ^Still�察�whatever we believe or 

know of him�察�we had better not forget that some appearances are 

against     him。    He    bore    an    animosity     towards      the   deceased 

gentleman。 He has openly mentioned it in many places。 He is said 

to have expressed himself violently towards him�察�and he certainly 

did about him�察�to my knowledge。 He admits that he was alone�察�on 

the scene of the murder�察�within a few minutes of its commission。 I 

sincerely believe him to be as innocent of any participation in it�察�as 

I am�察�but these are all reasons for suspicion falling upon him。 ̄ 

    ^True�察院  �said   my   Guardian�察  �and   he   added�察  �turning   to   me�察   �it 

would be doing him a very bad service�察�my dear�察�to shut our eyes 

to the truth in any of these respects。 ̄ 

    I felt�察�of course�察�that we must admit�察�not only to ourselves but to 

others�察�the full force of the circumstances against him。 Yet I knew 

withal ��I could not help saying�� that their weight would not induce 

us to desert him in his need。 

    ^Heaven      forbid� 院  �returned     my   Guardian。      ^We   will  stand    by 



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him�察�as he himself stood by the two poor creatures who are gone。 ̄ 

He meant Mr Gridley and the boy�察�to both of whom Mr George had 

given shelter。 

    Mr   Woodcourt   then   told   us   that   the   trooper¨s   man   had   been 

with   him   before   day�察  �after   wandering   about   the   streets   all   night 

like a distracted creature。 That one of the trooper¨s first anxieties 

was that we should not suppose him guilty。 That he had charged 

his   messenger       to  represent     his   perfect   innocence�察     �with   every 

solemn assurance he could send us。 That Mr Woodcourt had only 

quieted the man by undertaking to come to our house very early in 

the   morning�察  �with   these   representations。   He   added   that   he   was 

now upon his way to see the prisoner himself。 

    My Guardian said�察�directly�察�he would go too。 Now�察�besides that I 

liked   the   retired   soldier   very   much�察  �and   that   he   liked   me�察  �I   had 

that secret interest in what had happened�察�which was only known 

to my Guardian。 I felt as if it came close and near to me。 It seemed 

to become personally important to myself that the truth should be 

discovered�察�and that no innocent people should be suspected�察�for 

suspicion�察�once run wild�察�might run wilder。 

    In a word�察�I felt as if it were my duty and obligation to go with 

them。 My Guardian did not seek to dissuade me�察�and I went。 

    It was a large prison�察�with many courts and passages so like one 

another�察  �and   so   uniformly   paved�察  �that   I   seemed   to   gain   a     new 

comprehension�察  �as   I   passed   along�察  �of   the   fondness   that   solitary 

prisoners�察�shut up among the same staring walls from year to year�察�

have had!as I have read!for a weed�察�or a stray blade of grass。 In 

an   arched   room   by   himself�察  �like   a   cellar   upstairs�察  �with   walls   so 

glaringly white�察�that they made the massive iron window´bars and 

iron´bound door

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