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such strange mistrust� �

    ^What is the matter�拭�Sit down and take your breath。 ̄ 

    ^O�察  �my   Lady�察  �my   Lady。   I   have   found   my   son!my   youngest�察�

who went away for a soldier so long ago。 And he is in prison。 ̄ 

    ^For debt�拭院�

    ^O no�察�my Lady�察�I would have paid any debt�察�and joyful。 ̄ 

    ^For what is he in prison then�拭院�



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    ^Charged with a murder�察�my Lady�察�of which he is  as   innocent 

as!as I am。 Accused of the murder of Mr Tulkinghorn。 ̄ 

    What  does she   mean   by   this   look   and   this   imploring   gesture�拭�

Why does she come so close�拭�What is the letter that she holds�拭�

    ^Lady  Dedlock�察�my  dear  Lady�察  �my  good   Lady�察  �my   kind   Lady� �

You   must   have   a   heart   to   feel   for   me�察  �you   must   have   a   heart   to 

forgive me。 I was in this family before you were born。 I am devoted 

to it。 But think of my dear son wrongfully accused。 ̄ 

    ^I do not accuse him。 ̄ 

    ^No�察  �my   Lady�察  �no。   But   others   do�察  �and   he   is   in   prison   and   in 

danger。 O Lady Dedlock�察�if you can say but a word to help to clear 

him�察�say it� 院�

    What delusion can this be�拭�What power does she suppose is in 

the   person   she   petitions�察  �to   avert   this   unjust   suspicion�察  �if   it   be 

unjust�拭�Her Lady¨s handsome eyes regard her with astonishment�察�

almost with fear。 

    ^My  Lady�察  �I   came   away  last  night  from   Chesney   Wold   to   find 

my son in my old age�察�and the step upon the Ghost¨s Walk was so 

constant   and   so   solemn   that   I   never   heard   the   like   in   all   these 

years。 Night after night�察�as it has fallen dark�察�the sound has echoed 

through your rooms�察�but last night it was awfullest。 And as it fell 

dark last night�察�my Lady�察�I got this letter。 ̄ 

    ^What letter is it�拭院�

    ^Hush� �Hush� 院�The housekeeper looks round�察�and answers in a 

frightened whisper�此 �My Lady�察�I have not breathed a word of it�察�I 

don¨t believe what¨s written in it�察�I know it can¨t be true�察�I am sure 

and  certain   that  it  is  not  true。   But  my  son is   in   danger�察  �and   you 

must have a heart to pity me。 If you know of anything that is not 

known to others�察�if you have any suspicion�察�if you have any clue at 



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all�察�and any reason for keeping it in your own breast�察  �O my  dear 

Lady�察�think of me�察�and conquer that reason�察�and let it be known� �

This   is   the   most   I   consider   possible。   I   know   you   are   not   a   hard 

lady�察�but you go your own way always�察�without help�察�and you are 

not   familiar   with   your   friends�察  �and   all   who   admire   you!and   all 

do!as a beautiful and elegant lady�察�know you to be one far away 

from   themselves�察  �who   can¨t   be   approached   close。   My   Lady�察  �you 

may   have   some   proud   or   angry   reasons   for   disdaining   to   utter 

something   that   you   know�察  �if  so�察  �pray�察  �O   pray�察  �think   of   a   faithful 

servant whose whole life has been passed in this family which she 

dearly  loves�察 �and   relent�察�and   help  to  clear  my  son�   �My   Lady�察  �my 

good Lady�察院  �the   old   housekeeper  pleads   with  genuine   simplicity�察�

^I am so humble in my place�察�and you are by nature so high and 

distant�察�that you may not think what I feel for my child�察�but I feel 

so much�察�that I have come here to make so bold as to beg and pray 

you not to be scornful of us�察�if you can do us any right or justice at 

this fearful time� 院�

    Lady Dedlock raises her without one word�察�until she takes the 

letter from her hand。 

    ^Am I to read this�拭院�

    ^When       I  am     gone�察   �my    Lady�察    �if  you    please�察    �and    then 

remembering the most that I consider possible。 ̄ 

    ^I know of nothing I can  do。   I know  of nothing  I   reserve�察  �that 

can affect your son。 I have never accused him。 ̄ 

    ^My Lady�察�you may pity him the more�察�under a false accusation�察�

after reading the letter。 ̄ 

    The old housekeeper leaves her with the letter in her hand。 In 

truth she is not a hard lady naturally�察�and the time has been when 

the   sight   of   the   venerable   figure   suing   to   her   with   such   strong 



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earnestness   would   have   moved   her   to   great   compassion。   But�察  �so 

long  accustomed   to  suppress   emotion�察  �and  keep down   reality�察  �so 

long   schooled   for   her   own      purposes�察    �in  that   destructive   school 

which shuts up the natural feelings of the heart�察�like flies in amber�察�

and spreads one uniform and dreary gloss over the good and bad�察�

the feeling and the unfeeling�察�the   sensible   and   the   senseless�察  �she 

had subdued even her wonder until now。 

    She   opens   the   letter。   Spread   out   upon   the   paper   is   a   printed 

account of the discovery  of  the   body�察  �as it  lay  face downward   on 

the   floor�察  �shot   through   the   heart�察  �and   underneath   is   written   her 

own name�察�with the word Murderess attached。 

    It   falls   out   of   her   hand。   How   long   it   may   have   lain   upon   the 

ground�察  �she   knows   not�察  �but   it   lies   where   it   fell�察  �when   a   servant 

stands before her announcing a young man of the name of Guppy。 

The words have probably been repeated several times�察�for they are 

ringing in her head before she begins to understand them。 

    ^Let him come in� 院�

    He   comes   in。   Holding   the   letter   in   her   hand�察  �which   she   has 

taken from the floor�察�she tries to collect her thoughts。 In the eyes 

of   Mr   Guppy   she   is   the   same   Lady   Dedlock�察  �holding   the   same 

prepared�察�proud�察�chilling state。 

    ^Your Ladyship may not be at first disposed to excuse this visit 

from   one   who   has   never   been   very   welcome   to   your   Ladyship! 

which he don¨t complain of�察�for he is bound to confess that there 

never has been any particular reason on the face of things�察�why he 

should      be�察 �but    I  hope    when     I  mention      my    motives     to  your 

Ladyship�察�you will not find fault with me�察院�says Mr Guppy。 

    ^Do so。 ̄ 

    ^Thank       your    Ladyship。      I   ought    first   to  explain     to   your 



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Ladyship�察院�Mr Guppy sits on the edge of a chair�察�and puts his hat 

on the carpet at his feet�察 �that Miss Summerson�察�whose image as I 

formerly mentioned to your Ladyship was at one period of my life 

imprinted   on  my  art   until   erased   by   circumstances   over   which   I 

had   no control�察�communicated   to  me�察  �after  I   had  the   pleasure   of 

waiting on your Ladyship last�察�that she particularly wished me to 

take   no  steps   whatever   in   any   matter   at   all   relating   to   her。   And 

Miss Summerson¨s wishes being to me a law ��except as connected 

with circumstances over which I have no control���察�I consequently 

never   expected   to   have   the   distinguished   honour   of   waiting   on 

your Ladyship again。 ̄ 

    And yet he is here now�察�Lady Dedlock moodily reminds him。 

    ^And yet I am here now�察院�Mr Guppy admits。 ^My object being 

to   communicate   to   your   Ladyship�察  �under   the   seal   of   confidence�察�

why I am here。 ̄ 

    He cannot do so�察�she tells him�察�too plainly or too briefly。 

    ^Nor   can   I�察院  �Mr   Guppy   returns�察  �with   a   sense   of   injury   upon 

him�察   �too   particularly   request   your   Ladyship   to   take        particular 

notice   that   it¨s   no   personal   affair   of   mine   that  brings   me   here。   I 

have no interested views of my own to serve in coming here。 If it 

was not for my promise to Miss Summerson�察�and my keeping of it 

sacred�察�I�察  �in   point   of   fact�察  �shouldn¨t   have   darkened   these   doors 

again�察�but should have seen ¨em further first。 ̄ 

    Mr Guppy  considers   this   a   favourable  moment  for  sticking  up 

his hair with both hands。 

    ^Your Ladyship will remember when I mention it�察�that the last 

time     I  was   here�察  �I  run   against     a  party   very    eminent     in  our 

profession�察�and whose loss we all deplore。 That party certainly did 

from that time apply himself to cutting in against me in a way that 



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I will call sharp practice�察�and did make it�察�at every turn and point�察�

extremely difficult for me to be sure that I hadn¨t inadvertently led 

up to something contrary to Miss Summerson¨s wishes。 Self´praise 

is no recommendation�察�but I may say for myself that I am not  so 

bad a man of business neither。 ̄ 

    Lady     Dedlock     looks    at  him    in   stern    inquiry。   Mr    Guppy 

immediately        withdraws       his   eyes   from     her   face�察  �and    looks 

anywhere else。 

    ^Indeed�察  �it  has been made   so  hard�察院  �he  goes   on�察   �to  have   any 

idea   what   that   party   was   up   to   in   combination   with   others�察  �that 

until the loss which we all deplore�察�I was gravelled!an expression 

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