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harmless person�察�even when we had had more of him。 

    ^Still�察  �upon   the  whole�察  �he   is   as   well   in   his   native   mountains�察院�

said my Guardian。 ^I agree with you。 Then�察�little woman�察�can I do 

better for a time than retain Mrs Woodcourt here�拭院�

    No。 And yet!My Guardian looked at me�察�waiting for what I had 

to say。 

    I had nothing to say。 At least I had nothing in my  mind   that  I 

could say。 I had an undefined impression that it might have been 

better if we had had   some   other  inmate�察  �but  I could   hardly  have 

explained   why�察  �even   to   myself。   Or�察  �if   to   myself�察  �certainly   not   to 

anybody else。 

    ^You     see�察院   �said   my    Guardian�察      �our   neighbourhood         is  in 

Woodcourt¨s way�察�and he can come here to see her as often as he 

likes�察  �which  is   agreeable  to  them   both�察  �and   she   is   familiar   to   us�察�

and fond of you。 

   Yes。   That   was   undeniable。   I   had   nothing   to   say   against   it。   I 



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could   not   have   suggested      a   better   arrangement�察  �but   I    was   not 

quite easy in my mind。 Esther�察�Esther�察�why not�拭�Esther�察�think� �

    ^It is a very good plan indeed�察�dear Guardian�察�and we could not 

do better。 ̄ 

    ^Sure�察�little woman�拭院�

    Quite   sure。   I   had   had   a   moment¨s   time   to   think�察  �since   I   had 

urged that duty on myself�察�and I was quite sure。 

    ^Good�察院     �said    my    Guardian。      ^It   shall   be    done。    Carried 

unanimously。 ̄ 

    ^Carried unanimously�察院�I repeated�察�going on with my work。 

    It   was   a  cover    for   his  book´table     that   I  happened       to  be 

ornamenting。 It  had been  laid by  on   the night  preceding  my  sad 

journey�察    �and   never    resumed。     I  showed    it  to  him   now�察  �and    he 

admired it highly。 After I had explained the pattern to him�察�and all 

the   great   effects   that   were   to   come   out   by´and´by�察   �I  thought   I 

would go back to our last theme。 

    ^You   said    dear   Guardian�察    �when     we   spoke   of   Mr   Woodcourt 

before Ada left us�察�that you thought he   would give a long  trial   to 

another country。 Have you been advising him since�拭院�

    ^Yes�察�little woman�察�pretty often。 ̄ 

    ^Has he decided to do so�拭院�

    ^I rather think not。 ̄ 

    ^Some other prospect has opened to him�察�perhaps�拭院�said I。 

    ^Why!yes!perhaps�察院            �returned     my   Guardian�察    �beginning     his 

answer in a very deliberate manner。 ^About half a year hence   or 

so�察�there is a medical attendant for the poor to be appointed at a 

certain     place    in  Yorkshire。     It  is  a  thriving    place�察  �pleasantly 

situated�察  �streams   and   streets�察  �town   and   country�察  �mill   and   moor�察�

and seems to present an opening for such a man。 I mean�察  �a  man 



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whose       hopes     and    aims     may     sometimes       lie   ��as   most     men¨s 

sometimes do�察�I dare say��  above   the   ordinary  level�察  �but  to  whom 

the ordinary level will be high enough after all�察�if it should prove to 

be   a   way  of   usefulness   and   good   service   leading   to   no   other。   All 

generous   spirits   are   ambitious�察  �I   suppose�察  �but   the   ambition   that 

calmly trusts itself to such a road�察�instead of spasmodically trying 

to fly over it�察�is of the kind I care for。 It is Woodcourt¨s kind。 ̄ 

    ^And will he get this appointment�拭院�I asked。 

    ^Why�察     �little  woman�察院      �returned      my    Guardian�察     �smiling�察     �not 

being     an   oracle�察   �I  cannot    confidently      say�察  �but   I  think    so。  His 

reputation   stands   very  high�察  �there   were   people   from   that   part   of 

the   country   in   the   shipwreck�察  �and�察  �strange   to   say�察  �I   believe   the 

best man has the best chance。 You must not suppose it to be a fine 

endowment。   It   is   a   very�察  �very   commonplace   affair�察  �my   dear�察  �an 

appointment to a great amount of work and a small amount of pay�察�

but better things will gather about it�察�it may be fairly hoped。 ̄ 

    ^The poor of that place will have reason to bless the choice�察�if it 

falls on Mr Woodcourt�察�Guardian。 ̄ 

    ^You are right�察�little woman�察�that I am sure they will。 ̄ 

    We   said   no   more   about   it�察  �nor   did   he   say   a   word   about   the 

future of Bleak House。 But it was the first time I had taken my seat 

at   his   side   in   my   mourning   dress�察     �and    that   accounted      for   it�察 �I 

considered。 

    I   now   began   to   visit   my   dear   girl   every   day�察  �in   the   dull   dark 

corner      where    she    lived。   The   morning       was   my    usual    time�察  �but 

whenever I found I had an hour or so to spare�察�I put on my bonnet 

and bustled off to Chancery Lane。 They were both so glad to see 

me   at   all   hour   and   used   to   brighten   up   so   when   they   heard   me 

opening   the   door   and   coming   in   ��being   quite   at   home�察  �I   never 



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knocked���察�that I had no fear of becoming troublesome just yet。 

    On these occasions I frequently found Richard absent。 At other 

times he would be writing�察�or reading papers in the Cause�察�at that 

table   of  his�察  �so covered   with   papers�察  �which   was   never   disturbed。 

Sometimes   I   would   come   upon   him�察  �lingering   at   the   door   of   Mr 

Vholes¨s       office。    Sometimes         I   would       meet     him      in    the 

neighbourhood�察  �lounging  about�察  �and   biting   his   nails。   I   often   met 

him wandering in Lincoln¨s Inn�察�near the place where I   had  first 

seen him�察�O how different�察�how different� �

    That   the   money   Ada   brought   him   was   melting   away   with   the 

candles   I   used   to   see   burning   after   dark   in   Mr   Vholes¨s   office�察  �I 

knew very well。 It was not a large amount in the beginning�察�he had 

married in debt�察�and I could not fail   to  understand�察�by  this   time�察�

what was meant by Mr Vholes¨s shoulder being at the wheel!as I 

still   heard   it   was。   My   dear   made   the   best   of   housekeepers�察  �and 

tried hard to save�察�but I   knew  that  they  were   getting  poorer  and 

poorer every day。 

    She   shone   in   the   miserable   corner   like   a   beautiful   star。   She 

adorned and graced it so�察�that it became another place。 Paler than 

she   had   been   at   home�察  �and   a   little   quieter   than   I   had   thought 

natural when she was yet so cheerful and hopeful�察�her face was so 

unshadowed�察�that I half believed she was blinded by her love   for 

Richard to his ruinous career。 

    I  went    one    day   to  dine   with    them�察   �while   I  was    under    this 

impression。 As I turned into Symond¨s Inn�察�I met little Miss Flite 

coming out。 She had been to make a stately call upon the wards in 

Jarndyce�察  �as   she   still   called   them�察  �and   had   derived   the   highest 

gratification from that ceremony。 Ada had already told me that she 

called every Monday at five o¨clock�察�with one little extra white bow 



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in her bonnet�察�which never appeared there at any other time�察�and 

with her largest reticule of documents on her arm。 

    ^My dear� 院�she began。 ^So delighted� �How do you do� �So glad 

to   see   you。   And   are   you   going   to   visit   our   interesting   Jarndyce 

wards�拭 �To  be   sure�  �Our beauty  is at  home�察�my  dear�察�and   will   be 

charmed to see you。 ̄ 

    ^Then Richard has not come in yet�拭院�said I。 ^I am glad of that�察�

for I was afraid of being a little late。 ̄ 

    ^No he is not come in�察院�returned Miss Flite。 ^He has had a long 

day in court。 I left him there�察�with Vholes。 You don¨t like Vholes�察�I 

hope�拭�Don¨t like Vholes。 Dan´gerous man� 院�

    ^I am afraid you see Richard oftener than ever now�拭院�said I。 

    ^My dearest�察院�returned Miss Flite�察 �daily and hourly。 You know 

what   I   told   you   of   the   attraction   on   the   Chancellor¨s   table�拭  �My 

dear�察  �next   to   myself   he   is   the   most   constant   suitor   in   court。   He 

begins   quite   to   amuse   our   little   party。   Ve´ry   friendly   little   party�察�

are we not�拭院�

    It was miserable to hear this from her poor mad lips�察�though it 

was no surprise。 

    ^In short�察�my valued friend�察院�pursued Miss Flite�察�advancing her 

lips to my ear�察�with an air of equal patronage and mystery�察 �I must 

tell   you   a  secret。   I  have   made     him   my    executor。    Nominated�察�

constituted�察�and appointed him。 In my will。 Ye´es。 ̄ 

    ^Indeed�拭院�said I。 

    ^Ye´es�察院�repeated Miss Flite�察�in her most  genteel  accents�察   �my 

executor�察  �administrator�察  �and   assign。   ��Our   Chancery   phrases�察  �my 

love。�� I have reflected that if I should wear out�察�he will be able to 

watch that judgment。 Being so very regular in his attendance。 ̄ 

    It made me sigh to think of him。 



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