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to my old Lignum that night�察 �Lignum�察�that¨s his mother for five´
and´for´ty pound� �^ All this Mrs Bagnet now relates for the
twentieth time at least within the last four hours。 Trilling it out�察�
like a kind of bird�察�with a pretty high note�察�that it may be audible
to the old lady above the hum of the wheels。
^Bless you�察�and thank you�察院�says Mrs Rouncewell。 ^Bless you�察�
and thank you�察�my worthy soul� 院�
^Dear heart� 院 �cries Mrs Bagnet�察 �in the most natural manner。
^No thanks to me�察�I am sure。 Thanks to yourself�察�ma¨am�察�for being
so ready to pay ¨em� �And mind once more�察�ma¨am�察�what you had
best do on finding George to be your own son�察�is�察�to make him!for
your sake!have every sort of help to put himself in the right�察�and
clear himself of a charge of which he is as innocent as you or me。 It
won¨t do to have truth and justice on his side�察 �he must have law
and lawyers�察院�exclaims the old girl�察�apparently persuaded that the
latter form a separate establishment�察 �and have dissolved
partnership with truth and justice for ever and a day。
^He shall have�察院�says Mrs Rouncewell�察 �all the help that can be
got for him in the world�察 �my dear。 I will spend all I have�察 �and
thankfully�察�to procure it。 Sir Leicester will do his best�察 �the whole
family will do their best。 I!I know something�察�my dear�察�and will
make my own appeal�察 �as his mother parted from him all these
years�察�and finding him in a jail at last。 ̄
The extreme disquietude of the old housekeeper¨s manner in
saying this�察 �her broken words�察 �and her wringing of her hands�察�
make a powerful impression on Mrs Bagnet�察�and would astonish
her but that she refers them all to her sorrow for her son¨s
condition。 And yet Mrs Bagnet wonders�察�too�察�why Mrs Rouncewell
should murmur so distractedly�察 �My Lady�察 �my Lady�察 �my Lady� 院�
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over and over again。
The frosty night wears away�察 �and the dawn breaks�察 �and the
post´chaise comes rolling on through the early mist�察�like the ghost
of a chaise departed。 It has plenty of spectral company�察�in ghosts
of trees and hedges�察 �slowly vanishing and giving place to the
realities of day。 London reached�察 �the travellers alight�察 �the old
housekeeper in great tribulation and confusion�察�Mrs Bagnet�察�quite
fresh and collected!as she would be�察 �if her next point�察 �with no
new equipage and outfit�察�were the Cape of Good Hope�察�the Island
of Ascension�察�Hong Kong�察�or any other military station。
But when they set out for the prison where the trooper is
confined�察 �the old lady has managed to draw about her�察 �with her
lavender´coloured dress�察 �much of the staid calmness which is its
usual accompaniment。 A wonderfully grave�察 �precise�察 �and
handsome piece of old china she looks�察 �though her heart beats
fast�察 �and her stomacher is ruffled more than even the
remembrance of this wayward son has ruffled it these many years。
Approaching the cell�察�they find the door opening and a warder
in the act of coming out。 The old girl promptly makes a sign of
entreaty to him to say nothing�察 �assenting�察 �with a nod�察 �he suffers
them to enter as he shuts the door。
So�察�George�察�who is writing at his table�察�supposing himself to be
alone�察 �does not raise his eyes�察 �but remains absorbed。 The old
housekeeper looks at him�察�and those wandering hands of hers are
quite enough for Mrs Bagnet¨s confirmation�察�even if she could see
the mother and the son together�察 �knowing what she knows�察 �and
doubt their relationship。
Not a rustle of the housekeeper¨s dress�察 �not a gesture�察 �not a
word betrays her。 She stands looking at him as he writes on�察 �all
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unconscious�察 �and only her fluttering hands give utterance to her
emotions。 But they are very eloquent�察 �very�察 �very eloquent。 Mrs
Bagnet understands them。 They speak of gratitude�察�of joy�察�of grief�察�
of hope�察 �of inextinguishable affection�察 �cherished with no return
since this stalwart man was a stripling�察�of a better son loved less�察�
and this son loved so fondly and so proudly�察 �and they speak in
such touching language�察 �that Mrs Bagnet¨s eyes brim up with
tears�察�and they run glistening down her sun´brown face。
^George Rouncewell� �O my dear child�察�turn and look at me� 院�
The trooper starts up�察 �clasps his mother round the neck�察 �and
falls down on his knees before her。 Whether in a late repentance�察�
whether in the first association that comes back upon him�察�he puts
his hands together as a child does when it says its prayers�察 �and
raising them towards her breast�察�bows down his head�察�and cries。
^My George�察 �my dearest son� �Always my favourite�察 �and my
favourite still�察�where have you been these cruel years and years�拭�
Grown such a man�察�too�察�grown such a fine strong man。 Grown so
like what I knew he must be�察�if it pleased God he was alive� 院�
She can ask�察�and he can answer�察�nothing connected for a time。
All that time the old girl�察�turned away�察�leans one arm against the
whitened wall�察�leans her honest forehead upon it�察�wipes her eyes
with her serviceable grey cloak�察 �and quite enjoys herself like the
best of old girls as she is。
^Mother�察院 �says the trooper�察 �when they are more composed�察�
^forgive me first of all�察�for I know my need of it。 ̄
Forgive him� �She does it with all her heart and soul。 She always
has done it。 She tells him how she has had it written in her will�察�
these many years�察 �that he was her beloved son George。 She has
never believed any ill of him�察 �never。 If she had died without this
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happiness!and she is an old woman now�察 �and can¨t look to live
very long!she would have blessed him with her last breath�察�if she
had had her senses�察�as her beloved son George。
^Mother�察�I have been an undutiful trouble to you�察�and I have my
reward�察 �but of late years I have had a kind of glimmering of a
purpose in me�察�too。 When I left home I didn¨t care much�察�mother!
I am afraid not a great deal!for leaving�察 �and went away and
¨listed�察 �harum´scarum�察 �making believe to think that I cared for
nobody�察�no not I�察�and that nobody cared for me。 ̄
The trooper has dried his eyes�察�and put away his handkerchief�此�
but there is an extraordinary contrast between his habitual
manner of expressing himself and carrying himself�察 �and the
softened tone in which he speaks�察 �interrupted occasionally by a
half´stifled sob。
^So I wrote a line home�察�mother�察�as you too well know�察�to say I
had `listed under another name�察�and I went abroad。 Abroad�察�at one
time I thought I would write home next year�察 �when I might be
better off�察 �and when that year was out I thought I would write
home next year�察 �when I might be better off�察 �and when that year
was out again�察�perhaps I didn¨t think much about it。 So on�察 �from
year to year�察�through a service of ten years�察�till I began to get older�察�
and to ask myself why should I ever write�拭院�
^I don¨t find any fault�察�child!but not to ease my mind�察�George�拭�
Not a word to your loving mother�察�who was growing older�察�too�拭院�
This almost overturns the trooper afresh�察�but he sets himself up
with a great�察�rough�察�sounding clearance of his throat。
^Heaven forgive me�察 �mother�察 �but I thought there would be
small consolation then in hearing anything about me。 There were
you�察�respected and esteemed。 There was my brother�察�as I read in
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chance north´country papers now and then�察 �rising to be
prosperous and famous。 There was I a dragoon�察�roving�察�unsettled�察�
not self´made like him�察 �but self´unmade!all my earlier
advantages thrown away�察 �all my little learning unlearnt�察 �nothing
picked up but what unfitted me for most things that I could think
of。 What business had I to make myself known�拭 �After letting all
that time go by me�察 �what good could come of it�拭 �The worst was
past with you�察�mother。 I knew by that time ��being a man�� how yo