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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
w