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under the corner of his wig�� cries ^Order at the bar� 院�three times 

without making an impression。 

   And   not   the   least   amazing   circumstance   connected   with   her 

being     vaguely    the   town    talk�察 �is�察 �that  people    hovering     on   the 

confines     of  Mr    Sladdery¨s     high   connection�察    �people    who    know 

nothing and ever did know nothing about her�察�think it essential to 

their reputation to pretend that she is their topic too�察�and to retail 

her    at  second´hand      with    the  last  new    word    and   the   last  new 

manner�察      �and    the   last  new     drawl�察   �and    the   last  new     polite 

indifference�察     �and    all  the   rest   of  it�察 �all  at  second´hand        but 

considered equal to new�察�in inferior systems and to fainter stars。 If 

there    be   any   man    of   letters�察 �art�察 �or  science  among     these   little 

dealers�察  �how   noble   in   him   to   support   the   feeble   sisters   on   such 

majestic crutches� �

    So   goes    the  wintry    day   outside    the  Dedlock     mansion。     How 



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within it�拭�

    Sir   Leicester   lying   in   his   bed   can   speak   a   little�察  �though   with 

difficulty and indistinctness。 He is enjoined to silence and to rest�察�

and  they  have   given   him   some   opiate   to  lull   his   pain�察 �for   his   old 

enemy       is  very    hard    with    him。    He    is  never     asleep�察   �though 

sometimes he seems to fall into a dull waking doze。 He caused his 

bedstead to be moved out nearer to the window�察�when he heard it 

was such inclement weather�察�and his head to be so adjusted�察�that 

he could see the driving snow and sleet。 He watches it as it falls�察�

throughout the whole wintry day。 

    Upon   the   least   noise   in   the   house�察  �which   is   kept   hushed�察  �his 

hand is at the pencil。 The old housekeeper�察�sitting by him�察�knows 

what   he   would   write�察  �and   whispers�察   �No�察  �he   has   not   come   back 

yet�察�Sir Leicester。 It was late last night when he went。 He has been 

but a little time gone yet。 ̄ 

    He   withdraws   his   hand�察  �and   falls   to   looking   at   the   sleet   and 

snow again�察�until they seem�察�by being looked at�察�to fall so thick and 

fast�察�that he is obliged to close his eyes for a minute on the giddy 

whirl of white flakes and icy blots。 

    He began to look at them as soon as it was light。 The day is not 

yet far spent�察�when he conceives it to be necessary that her rooms 

should be prepared for her。   It  is   very  cold  and   wet。   Let  there   be 

good   fires。   Let   them   know   that   she   is   expected。   Please   see   to   it 

yourself。     He    writes     to  this   purpose      on    his   slate�察  �and    Mrs 

Rouncewell with a heavy heart obeys。 

    ^For I dread�察�George�察院�the old lady says to her son�察�who waits 

below to keep her company when she has a little leisure�察 �I dread�察�

my     dear�察  �that   my   Lady     will  never    more    set  foot   within    these 

walls。 ̄ 



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    ^That¨s a bad presentiment�察�mother。 ̄ 

    ^Nor yet within the walls of Chesney Wold�察�my dear。 ̄ 

    ^That¨s worse。 But why�察�mother� 院�

    ^When   I   saw  my   Lady   yesterday�察  �George�察  �she   looked   to  me! 

and I may say at me too!as if the step   on   the   Ghost¨s   Walk   had 

almost walked her down。 ̄ 

    ^Come�察�come� �You alarm yourself with old´story fears�察�mother。 ̄ 

    ^No I don¨t�察�my dear。 No I don¨t。 It¨s going on for sixty year that 

I have been in this family�察�and I never had any fears for it before。 

But   it¨s   breaking   up�察  �my   dear�察  �the   great   old  Dedlock     family   is 

breaking up。 ̄ 

    ^I hope not�察�mother。 ̄ 

    ^I am thankful I have lived long enough to be with Sir Leicester 

in   this   illness   and   trouble�察  �for   I   know   I   am   not   too   old�察  �nor   too 

useless�察  �to   be   a   welcomer   sight   to   him   than   anybody   else   in   my 

place   would   be。   But   the   step   on   the   Ghost¨s   Walk   will   walk   my 

Lady down�察�George�察�it has been many a day behind her�察�and now 

it will pass her�察�and go on。 ̄ 

    ^Well�察�mother dear�察�I say again�察�I hope not。 ̄ 

    ^Ah�察  �so do  I�察  �George�察院  �the  old   lady  returns�察�shaking  her  head�察�

and parting her folded hands。 ^But if my fears come true�察�and he 

has to know it�察�who will tell him� 院�

    ^Are these her rooms�拭院�

    ^These are my Lady¨s rooms�察�just as she left them。 ̄ 

    ^Why now�察院�says the trooper�察�glancing round him�察�and speaking 

in a lower voice�察 �I begin to understand how you come to think as 

you do think�察�mother。 Rooms get an awful look about them when 

they are fitted up�察�like these�察�for one person you are used to see in 

them�察�and that person is away under any shadow�此�let alone being 



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God knows where。 ̄ 

    He   is   not   far   out。   As   all   partings   foreshadow   the   great   final 

one�察�so�察  �empty  rooms�察�bereft   of   a   familiar   presence�察  �mournfully 

whisper   what   your   room   and   what   mine   must   one   day   be。   My 

Lady¨s state has a hollow look�察�thus gloomy and abandoned�察�and in 

the inner apartment�察�where Mr Bucket last night made his secret 

perquisition�察  �the   traces   of   her   dresses   and   her   ornaments�察  �even 

the mirrors accustomed to reflect them when they were a portion 

of   herself�察  �have   a   desolate   and   vacant   air。   Dark   and   cold   as   the 

wintry day is�察�it is darker and colder in these   deserted   chambers 

than   in   many   a   hut�察  �that   will   barely   exclude    the   weather�察    �and 

though the servants heap fires in the grates�察�and set  the   couches 

and the chairs within the warm glass screens that let their ruddy 

light shoot through to the furthest corners�察�there is a heavy cloud 

upon the rooms which no light will dispel。 

    The old housekeeper and her son remain until the preparations 

are complete�察�and then she returns upstairs。 Volumnia has taken 

Mrs Rouncewell¨s place in the meantime�此�though pearl necklaces 

and   rouge      pots   however     calculated     to  embellish     Bath�察   �are   but 

indifferent   comforts   to   the   invalid   under   present   circumstances。 

Volumnia�察�not being supposed to know ��and indeed not knowing�� 

what is the matter�察�has found it a ticklish task to offer appropriate 

observations�察      �and    consequently       has   supplied     their   place    with 

distracting  smoothings   of  the  bed   linen�察  �elaborate   locomotion   on 

tiptoe�察    �vigilant     peeping      at   her    kinsman¨s       eyes�察   �and     one 

exasperating   whisper   to   herself   of   ^He   is   asleep。 ̄   In   disproof   of 

which   superfluous   remark�察  �Sir   Leicester   has   indignantly   written 

on the slate�察 �I am not。 ̄ 

    Yielding�察  �therefore�察  �the   chair   at   the   bedside   to   the   quaint   old 



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housekeeper�察       �Volumnia       sits  at   a   table    a   little  removed�察�

sympathetically sighing。 Sir Leicester watches the sleet and snow�察�

and listens for the returning steps that he expects。 In the   ears   of 

his old servant�察�looking as if she had stepped out of an old picture´ 

frame to attend a summoned Dedlock to another world�察�the silence 

is fraught with echoes of her own words�察 �Who will tell him� 院�

   He has been under his valet¨s hands this morning�察�to be made 

presentable�察�and is as well got up as the circumstances will allow。 

He   is   propped   with   pillows�察  �his   grey   hair   is   brushed   in   its   usual 

manner�察�his linen is arranged to a nicety�察�and he is wrapped in a 

responsible dressing gown。 His eyeglass  and   his   watch  are   ready 

to his hand。 It is necessary!less to his own dignity now perhaps�察�

than for her sake!that he should be seen as little disturbed�察�and 

as   much     himself�察  �as  may   be。  Women      will  talk�察 �and   Volumnia�察�

though a Dedlock�察�is no exceptional case。 He keeps her here�察�there 

is little doubt�察�to prevent her talking somewhere else。 He is very ill�此�

but he makes his present stand against distress of mind and body�察�

most courageously。 

   The fair Volumnia being one of those sprightly girls who cannot 

long    continue    silent  without    imminent      peril  of  seizure   by   the 

dragon     Boredom�察  �soon   indicates      the   approach     of  that  monster 

with    a  series  of  undisguisable     yawns。    Finding     it  impossible   to 

suppress those yawns by any other process than conversation�察�she 

compliments        Mrs   Rouncewell       on   her   son�察  �declaring    that   he 

positively is one of the finest figures she ever saw�察�and as soldierly 

a   looking    person    she   should    think�察  �as  what¨s    his  name�察    �her 

favourite Life Guardsman!the man she dotes on!the dearest of 

creatures!who was killed at Waterloo。 

    Sir   Leicester    hears   this  tribute   with  so   much    surprise�察  �and 



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