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Boodle and no Buffy�察�or saved by being all Buffy and no Boodle ��it
must be one of the two�察 �and cannot be anything else���察 �are the
staple of her reading。 Sir Leicester is not particular what it is�察�and
does not appear to follow it very closely�察 �further than that he
always comes broad awake the moment Volumnia ventures to
leave off�察�and sonorously repeating her last word�察�begs with some
displeasure to know if she finds herself fatigued�拭 �However�察�
Volumnia�察 �in the course of her bird´like hopping about and
pecking at papers�察 �has lighted on a memorandum concerning
herself�察 �in the event of ^anything happening ̄ to her kinsman�察�
which is handsome compensation for an extensive course of
reading�察�and holds even the dragon Boredom at bay。
The cousins generally are rather shy of Chesney Wold in its
dulness�察�but take to it a little in the shooting season�察 �when guns
are heard in the plantations�察 �and a few scattered beaters and
keepers wait at the old places of appointment�察 �for low´spirited
twos and threes of cousins。 The debilitated cousin�察 �more
debilitated by the deariness of the place�察�gets into a fearful state of
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depression�察�groaning under penitential sofa´pillows in his gunless
hours�察�and protesting that such fernal old jail¨s!nough t¨sew fler
up!frever。
The only great occasions for Volumnia�察�in this changed aspect
of the place in Lincolnshire�察�are those occasions�察�rare and widely
separated�察 �when something is to be done for the county�察 �or the
country�察�in the way of gracing a public ball。 Then�察�indeed�察�does the
tuckered slyph come out in fairy form�察�and proceed with joy under
cousinly escort to the exhausted old assembly´room�察 �fourteen
heavy miles off�察�which�察�during three hundred and sixty´four days
and nights of every ordinary year�察�is a kind of Antipodean lumber´
room�察 �full of old chairs and tables�察 �upside down。 Then�察 �indeed�察�
does she captivate all hearts by her condescension�察�by her girlish
vivacity�察 �and by her skipping about as in the days when the
hideous old general with the mouth too full of teeth�察 �had not cut
one of them at two guineas each。 Then does she twirl and twine�察�a
pastoral nymph of good family�察 �through the mazes of the dance。
Then do the swains appear with tea�察 �with lemonade�察 �with
sandwiches�察�with homage。 Then is she kind and cruel�察�stately and
unassuming�察 �various�察 �beautifully wilful。 Then is there a singular
kind of parallel between her and the little glass chandeliers of
another age�察 �embellishing that assembly´room�察 �which�察 �with their
meagre stems�察 �their spare little drops�察 �their disappointing knobs
were no drops are�察 �their bare little stalks from which knobs and
drops have both departed�察 �and their little feeble prismatic
twinkling�察�all seem Volumnias。
For the rest�察 �Lincolnshire life to Volumnia is a vast blank of
overgrown house looking out upon trees�察 �sighing�察 �wringing their
hands�察 �bowing their heads�察 �and casting their tears upon the
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window´panes in monotonous depression。 A labyrinth of
grandeur�察�less the property of an old family of human beings and
their ghostly likenesses�察 �than of an old family of echoings and
thunderings which start out of their hundred graves at every
sound�察�and go resounding through the building。 A waste of unused
passages and staircases�察�in which to drop a comb upon a bedroom
floor at night is to send a stealthy footfall on an errand through the
house。 A place where few people care to go about alone�察�where a
maid screams if an ash drops from the fire�察 �takes to crying at all
times and seasons�察 �becomes the victim of a low disorder of the
spirits�察�and gives warning and departs。
Thus Chesney Wold。 With so much of itself abandoned to
darkness and vacancy�察 �with so little change under the summer
shining or the wintry lowering�察 �so sombre and motionless
always!no flag flying now by day�察 �no rows of light sparkling by
night�察�with no family to come and go�察�no visitors to be the souls of
pale cold shapes of rooms�察 �no stir of life about it�察�passion and
pride�察�even to the stranger¨s eye�察�have died away from the place of
Lincolnshire�察�and yielded it to dull repose。
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Chapter 67
The Close Of Esther¨s Narrative
ull seven happy years I have been the mistress of Bleak
House。 The few words that I have to add to what I have
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written�察�are soon penned�察�then I�察�and the unknown friend
to whom I write�察 �will part for ever。 Not without much dear
remembrance on my side。 Not without some�察 �I hope�察 �on his or
hers。
They gave my darling into my arms�察�and through many weeks I
never left her。 The little child who was to have done so much�察�was
born before the turf was planted on his father¨s grave。 It was a
boy�察 �and I�察 �my husband�察 �and my Guardian�察 �gave him his father
name。
The help that my dear counted on�察 �did come to her�察 �though it
came in the Eternal Wisdom�察�for another purpose。 Though to bless
and restore his mother�察�not his father�察�was the errand of this baby�察�
its power was mighty to do it。 When I saw the strength of the weak
little hand�察�and how its touch could heal my darling¨s heart�察 �and
raise up hope within her�察 �I felt a new sense of the goodness and
the tenderness of God。
They throve�察 �and by degrees I saw my dear girl pass into my
country garden�察�and walk there with her infant in her arms。 I was
married then。 I was the happiest of the happy。
It was at this time that my Guardian joined us�察�and asked Ada
when she would come home。
^Both houses are your home�察�my dear�察院�said he�察 �but the older
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Bleak House claims priority。 When you and my boy are strong
enough to do it�察�come and take possession of your home。
Ada called him ^her dearest cousin�察�John。 ̄ But he said�察 �No�察 �it
must be Guardian now。 He was her Guardian henceforth�察�and the
boy¨s�察�and he had an old association with the name。 So she called
him Guardian�察 �and has called him Guardian ever since。 The
children know him by no other name!I say the children�察 �I have
two little daughters。
It is difficult to believe that Charley ��round´eyed still�察�and not at
all grammatical�� is married to a miller in our neighbourhood�察�yet
so it is�察�and even now�察�looking up from my desk as I write�察�early in
the morning at my summer window�察�I see the very mill beginning
to go round。 I hope the miller will not spoil Charley�察�but he is very
fond of her�察�and Charley is rather vain of such a match!for he is
well to do�察�and was in great request。 So far as my small maid is
concerned�察�I might suppose Time to have stood for seven years as
still as the mill did half an hour ago�察�since little Emma�察�Charley¨s
sister�察 �is exactly what Charley used to be。 As to Tom�察 �Charley¨s
brother�察 �I am really afraid to say what he did at school in
ciphering�察 �but I think it was Decimals。 He is apprenticed to the
miller�察�whatever it was�察�and is a good bashful fellow�察�always falling
in love with somebody�察�and being ashamed of it。
Caddy Jellyby passed her very last holidays with us�察�and was a
dearer creature than ever�察 �perpetually dancing in and out of the
house with the children�察�as if she had never given a dancing´lesson
in her life。 Caddy keeps her own little carriage now�察 �instead of
hiring one�察 �and lives full two miles further westward than
Newman Street。 She works very hard�察�her husband ��an excellent
one�� being lame�察�and able to do very little。 Still�察�she is more than
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contented�察�and does all she has to do with all her heart。 Mr Jellyby
spends his evenings at her new house with his head against the
wall�察�as he u