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used     to   laugh     at   while    they    praised     them�察    �my    odd    ways 

everywhere。 

    I   could   not    say   enough     in  admiration       of  what    was    all  so 

beautiful�察�but one secret doubt arose in my mind�察�when I saw this。 

I thought�察�O would he be the happier for it� �Would it not have been 

better for his peace that I should not have been so brought before 



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him�拭  �Because�察  �although   I   was   not   what   he   thought   me�察  �still   he 

loved me very dearly�察�and it might remind him mournfully of what 

he believed he had lost。 I did not wish him to forget me�察�perhaps 

he might not have done so�察�without these aids to his memory�察�but 

my   way   was   easier   than   his�察  �and   I   could   have   reconciled   myself 

even to that�察�so that he had been made the happier for it。 

    ^And now�察�little woman�察院�said my Guardian�察�whom I had never 

seen    so   proud   and   joyful  as   in  showing    me   these   things�察  �and 

watching my appreciation of them�察 �now�察�last of all�察�for the name 

of this house。 ̄ 

    ^What is it called�察�dear Guardian�拭院�

    ^My child�察院�said he�察 �come and see。 ̄ 

   He  took   me   to  the  porch�察  �which  he   had   hitherto   avoided�察  �and 

said�察�pausing before we went out�此� 

    ^My dear child�察�don¨t you guess the name�拭院�

    ^No� 院�said I。 

   We   went  out  of  the  porch�察  �and   he   showed   me   written   over   it�察�

BLEAK HOUSE。 

   He led me to a seat among the leaves close by�察�and sitting down 

beside me�察�and taking my hand in his�察�spoke to me thus�此�

    ^My darling girl�察�in what there has been between us�察  �I   have�察  �I 

hope�察�been really solicitous for your happiness。 When I wrote you 

the letter to which you brought the answer�察院�smiling as he referred 

to   it�察  �I  had  my   own   too   much    in  view�察  �but  I  had   yours   too。 

Whether�察     �under     different    circumstances�察     �I  might     ever   have 

renewed the old dream I sometimes dreamed when you were very 

young�察�of making you my wife one day�察�I need not ask myself。 I did 

renew it�察�and I wrote my letter�察�and you brought your answer。 You 

are following what I say�察�my child�拭院�



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    I was cold�察�and I trembled violently�察�but not a word he uttered 

was     lost。  As  I  sat  looking    fixedly    at  him�察  �and   the   sun¨s   rays 

descended�察�softly shining through the leaves�察�upon his bare head�察�I 

felt as if the brightness on him must be like the brightness of the 

Angels。 

    ^Hear me�察�my love�察�but do not speak。 It is for me to speak now。 

When it was that I began to doubt whether what I had done would 

really make you happy�察�is no matter。 Woodcourt came home�察�and I 

soon had no doubt at all。 ̄ 

    I   clasped   him   round   the   neck�察  �and   hung   my   head      upon    his 

breast�察�and wept。 ^Lie lightly�察�confidently�察�here�察�my child�察院�said he�察�

pressing me gently to him。 ^I am  your  Guardian and   your  father 

now。 Rest confidently here。 ̄ 

    Soothingly�察  �like   the   gentle  rustling  of  the   leaves�察�and   genially�察�

like the ripening weather�察�and radiantly and beneficently�察�like the 

sunshine�察�he went on。 

    ^Understand   me�察  �my   dear   girl。   I   had   no   doubt   of   your   being 

contented and happy with me�察�being so dutiful and so devoted�察�but 

I   saw   with   whom   you   would   be   happier。   That   I   penetrated   his 

secret   when   Dame   Durden   was   blind   to   it�察  �is   no   wonder�察  �for   I 

knew the good that could never change in her�察�better far than she 

did。    Well�   �I  have   long   been    in  Allan    Woodcourt¨s      confidence�察�

although he was not�察�until yesterday�察�a few hours before you came 

here�察  �in   mine。  But  I   would not  have  my  Esther¨s   bright   example 

lost�察  �I   would   not   have   a   jot   of   my   dear   girl¨s   virtues   unobserved 

and unhonoured�察�I would not have her admitted on sufferance into 

the line of Morgan ap Kerrig�察�no�察�not for the weight in gold of all 

the mountains in Wales� 院�

    He stopped to kiss me on the forehead�察�and I sobbed and wept 



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afresh。   For   I   felt   as   if   I   could   not   bear   the   painful   delight   of   his 

praise。 

    ^Hush�察�little woman� �Don¨t cry�察�this is to be a day of joy。 I have 

looked forward to it�察院�he said�察�exultingly�察 �for months on months� �

A    few    words     more�察   �Dame      Trot�察   �and    I  have    said    my    say。 

Determined not  to  throw  away  one   atom   of  my  Esther¨s   worth�察  �I 

took   Mrs   Woodcourt   into   a   separate   confidence。   `Now�察  �madam�察� 

said I�察 �I clearly perceive!and indeed I know�察�to boot!that your 

son loves my ward。 I am further very sure that my ward loves your 

son�察�but will sacrifice her love to a sense of duty and affection�察�and 

will sacrifice   it so  completely�察  �so  entirely�察�so  religiously�察  �that   you 

should never  suspect  it�察  �though  you  watched   her  night  and   day。¨ 

Then      I  told  her    all  our   story!ours!yours           and   mine。    `Now�察�

madam�察� said I�察   �come   you�察  �knowing  this�察�and   live   with  us。   Come 

you�察�and see my child from hour to hour�察�set what you see�察�against 

her pedigree�察�which is this�察�and this¨!for I scorned to mince it! 

¨and tell me what is the true legitimacy�察�when you shall have quite 

made up your mind on that subject。¨ Why�察�honour to her old Welsh 

blood�察�my dear� 院�cried my Guardian�察  �with  enthusiasm�察   �I  believe 

the heart it animates beats no less warmly�察�no less admiringly�察�no 

less lovingly�察�towards Dame Durden�察�than my own� 院�

    He tenderly raised my head�察�and as I clung to him�察�kissed me in 

his   old   fatherly   way   again   and   again。   What   a   light�察  �now�察  �on   the 

protecting manner I had thought about。 

    ^One more last word。 When Allan Woodcourt spoke to you�察�my 

dear�察  �he   spoke   with  my  knowledge   and   consent!but  I   gave   him 

no    encouragement�察        �not   I�察 �for  these    surprises    were    my    great 

reward�察�and I was too miserly to part with a scrap of it。 He was to 

come�察�and tell me all   that  passed�察  �and   he did。   I   have no  more   to 



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say。 My dearest�察�Allan Woodcourt  stood   beside   your  father  when 

he lay dead!stood beside your mother。 This is Bleak House。 This 

day   I   give   this   house   its   little   mistress�察  �and   before   God�察  �it   is   the 

brightest day in all my life� 院�

    He rose and raised me with him。 We were no longer alone。 My 

husband!I have called him by that name full seven happy years 

now!stood at my side。 

    ^Allan�察院  �said   my   Guardian�察   �take   from   me�察  �a   willing   gift�察  �the 

best wife that ever a man had。 What more can I say for you than 

that   I   know   you   deserve   her�   �Take   with   her   the   little   home   she 

brings you。 You know what she will make it�察�Allan�察�you know what 

she   has   made   its   namesake。   Let   me   share   its   felicity   sometimes�察�

and what do I sacrifice�拭�Nothing�察�nothing。 ̄ 

    He kissed me once again�察�and now the tears were in his eyes�察�as 

he said more softly�此�

    ^Esther�察  �my   dearest�察  �after   so   many   years�察  �there   is   a   kind   of 

parting in this too。 I know that my mistake has caused you some 

distress。   Forgive   your   old   Guardian�察  �in   restoring   him   to   his   old 

place in your affections�察�and blot it out of your memory。 Allan�察�take 

my dear� 院�

    He moved away from under the green roof  of  leaves�察  �stopping 

in the sunlight outside�察�and turning cheerfully towards us�察�said�此�

    ^I shall be found about here somewhere。 It¨s a West wind�察�little 

woman�察�due West� �Let no one thank me any more�察�for I am going 

to   revert   to   my   bachelor   habits�察  �and   if   anybody   disregards   this 

warning�察�I¨ll run away and never come back� 院�



    What   happiness   was   ours   that   day�察  �what   joy�察  �what   rest�察  �what 

hope�察�what gratitude�察�what bliss� �We were to be married before the 



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month was out�察�but when we were to come and take possession of 

our own house�察�was to depend on Richard and Ada。 

    We    all  three    went    home    together     next   day。   As   soon    as  we 

arrived in town�察 �Allan   went  straight  to  see   Richard�察�and   to  carry 

our joyful news to him and my darling。 Late as it was�察�I meant to 

go to her for a few minutes before lying down to sleep�察�but I went 

home   with   my   Guardian   first�察  �to   make   his   tea   for   him�察  �and      to 

occupy  the   old   chair  by  his   side�察  �for  I   did not  like   to   think   of   its 

being empty so soon。 

    When   we   came   home�察  �we   found   that  a   young   man   had   called 

three   times   in   the   course   of   that   one   day�察  �to   see   me�察  �and   that�察�

having been told�察�on the occasion of his third call�察�than I was not 

expected   to   return   before   ten 

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