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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