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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 

F 

         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

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