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until the loss which we all deplore�察�I was gravelled!an expression
which your Ladyship�察�moving in the higher circles�察�will be so good
as to consider tantamount to knocked over。 Small likewise!a
name by which I refer to another party�察�a friend of mine that your
Ladyship is not acquainted with!got to be so close and double´
faced that at times it wasn¨t easy to keep one¨s hands off his ed。
However�察�what with the exertion of my humble abilities�察�and what
with the help of a mutual friend by the name of Mr Tony Weevle
��who is of a high aristocratic turn�察 �and has your Ladyship¨s
portrait always hanging up in his room���察�I have now reasons for an
apprehension�察�as to which I come to put your Ladyship upon your
guard。 First�察�will your Ladyship allow me to ask you whether you
have had any strange visitors this morning�拭 �I don¨t mean
fashionable visitors�察 �but such visitors�察 �for instance�察 �as Miss
Barbary¨s old servant�察�or as a person without the use of his lower
extremities�察�carried upstairs similarly to a Guy�拭院�
^No� 院�
^Then I assure your Ladyship that such visitors have been here
and have been received here。 Because I saw them at the door�察�and
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waited at the corner of the square till they came out�察�and took half´
an´hour¨s turn afterwards to avoid them。 ̄
^What have I to do with that�察 �or what have you�拭 �I do not
understand you。 What do you mean�拭院�
^Your Ladyship�察�I come to put you on your guard。 There may
be no occasion for it。 Very well。 Then I have only done my best to
keep my promise to Miss Summerson。 I strongly suspect ��from
what Small has dropped�察�and from what we have corkscrewed out
of him�� that those letters I was to have brought to your Ladyship
were not destroyed when I supposed they were。 That if there was
anything to be blown upon�察 �it is blown upon。 That the visitors I
have alluded to have been here this morning to make money of it。
And that the money is made�察�or making。 ̄
Mr Guppy picks up his hat and rises。
^Your Ladyship�察 �you know best�察 �whether there¨s anything in
what I say�察 �or whether there¨s nothing。 Something or nothing�察 �I
have acted up to Miss Summerson¨s wishes in letting things alone�察�
and in undoing what I had begun to do�察�as far as possible�察 �that¨s
sufficient for me。 In case I should be taking a liberty in putting
your Ladyship on your guard when there¨s no necessity for it�察�you
will endeavour�察 �I should hope�察 �to outlive my presumption�察 �and I
shall endeavour to outlive your disapprobation。 I now take my
farewell of your Ladyship�察�and assure you that there¨s no danger
of your ever being waited on by me again。 ̄
She scarcely acknowledges these parting words by any look�察�
but when he has been gone a little while she rings her bell。
^Where is Sir Leicester�拭院�
Mercury reports that he is at present shut up in the library�察�
alone。
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^Has Sir Leicester had any visitors this morning�拭院�
Several on business。 Mercury proceeds to a description of them�察�
which has been anticipated by Mr Guppy。 Enough�此�he may go。
So� �All is broken down。 Her name is in these many mouths�察�her
husband knows his wrongs�察�her shame will be published!may be
spreading while she thinks about it!and in addition to the
thunderbolt so long foreseen by her�察�so unforeseen by him�察�she is
denounced by an invisible accuser as the murderess of her enemy。
Her enemy he was�察�and she has often�察�often�察�often�察�wished him
dead。 Her enemy he is�察�even in his grave。 This dreadful accusation
comes upon her�察�like a new torment at his lifeless hand。 And when
she recalls how she was secretly at his door that night�察 �and how
she may be represented to have sent her favourite girl away�察 �so
soon before�察 �merely to release herself from observation�察 �she
shudders as if the hangman¨s hands were at her neck。
She has thrown herself upon the floor�察�and lies with her hair all
wildly scattered�察�and her face buried in the cushions of a couch。
She rises up�察 �hurries to and fro�察 �flings herself down again�察 �and
rocks and moans。 The horror that is upon her�察 �is unutterable。 If
she really were the murderess�察�it could hardly be�察�for the moment�察�
more intense。
For�察 �as her murderous perspective�察 �before the doing of the
deed�察 �however subtle the precautions for its commission�察 �would
have been closed up by a gigantic dilatation of the hateful figure�察�
preventing her from seeing any consequences beyond it�察 �and as
those consequences would have rushed in�察 �in an unimagined
flood�察�the moment the figure was laid low!which always happens
when a murder is done�察�so�察�now she sees that when he used to be
on the watch before her�察 �and she used to think�察 �if some mortal
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stroke would but fall on this old man and take him from my way� 院�
it was but wishing that all he held against her in his hand might be
flung to the winds�察�and chance´sown in many places。 So�察�too�察�with
the wicked relief she has felt in his death。 What was his death but
the keystone of a gloomy arch removed�察�and now the arch begins
to fall in a thousand fragments�察 �each crushing and mangling
piecemeal� �
Thus�察 �a terrible impression steals upon and overshadows her�察�
that from this pursuer�察 �living or dead!obdurate and
imperturbable before her in his well´remembered shape�察 �or not
more obdurate and imperturbable in his coffin´bed�察�there is no
escape but in death。 Hunted�察 �she flies。 The complication of her
shame�察 �her dread�察 �remorse�察 �and misery�察 �overwhelms her at its
height�察 �and even her strength of self´reliance is overturned and
whirled away�察�like a leaf before a mighty wind。
She hurriedly addresses these lines to her husband�察�seals�察�and
leaves them on her table。
^If I am sought for�察�or accused of�察�his murder�察�believe that I am
wholly innocent。 Believe no other good of me�察�for I am innocent of
nothing else that you have heard�察�or will hear�察�laid to my charge。
He prepared me on that fatal night�察�for his disclosure of my guilt to
you。 After he had left me�察�I went out�察�on pretence of walking in the
garden where I sometimes walk�察 �but really to follow him�察 �and
make one last petition that he would not protract the dreadful
suspense on which I have been racked by him�察 �you do not know
how long�察�but would mercifully strike next morning。
^I found his house dark and silent。 I rang twice at his door�察�but
there was no reply�察�and I came home。
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^I have no home left。 I will encumber you no more。 May you�察�in
your just resentment�察 �be able to forget the unworthy woman on
whom you have wasted a most generous devotion!who avoids
you�察 �only with a deeper shame than that with which she hurries
from herself!and who writes this last adieu� 院�
She veils and dresses quickly�察 �leaves all her jewels and her
money�察 �listens�察 �goes downstairs at a moment when the hall is
empty�察�opens and shuts the great door�察�flutters away�察�in the shrill�察�
frosty wind。
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Chapter 56
Pursuit
mpassive�察 �as behoves its high breeding�察 �the Dedlock town´
house stares at the other houses in the street of dismal
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grandeur�察�and gives no outward sign of anything going wrong
within。 Carriages rattle�察 �doors are battered at�察 �the world
exchanges calls�察 �ancient charmers with skeleton throats�察 �and
peachy cheeks that have a rather ghastly bloom upon them seen
by daylight�察 �when indeed these fascinating creatures look like
Death and the Lady fused together�察�dazzle the eyes of men。 Forth
from the frigid Mews come easily swinging carriages guided by
short´legged coachmen in flaxen wigs�察 �deep sunk into downy
hammercloths�察�and up behind mount luscious Mercuries�察�bearing
sticks of state�察�and wearing cocked hats broadwise�此�a spectacle for
the Angels。
The Dedlock town house changes not extern