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in Plymouth Harbour。 

    ^The   dear   old  Crippler� 院  �said   Mrs   Badger�察  �shaking   her   head。 

^She was a noble vessel。 Trim�察�ship´shape�察�all a taunto�察�as Captain 

Swosser       used   to   say。  You    must     excuse    me    if  I  occasionally 

introduce a nautical expression�察�I was quite a sailor once。 Captain 

Swosser loved that craft for my sake。 When she was no longer in 

commission�察�he frequently said that if he were rich enough to buy 

her old hulk�察�he would have an inscription let into the timbers of 

the quarter´deck where we stood as partners in the dance�察�to mark 

the spot where he fell!raked fore and aft ��Captain Swosser used 

to say�� by the fire from my tops。 It was his naval way of mentioning 

my eyes。 ̄ 

    Mrs Badger shook her head�察�sighed�察�and looked in the glass。 

    ^It   was   a  great   change     from    Captain    Swosser      to  Professor 

Dingo�察院�she resumed�察�with a plaintive smile。 ^I felt it a good deal at 

first。   Such   an   entire   revolution   in   my   mode   of   life�   �But   custom�察�

combined       with    science!particularly        science!inured        me    to  it。 

Being the Professor¨s sole companion in his botanical excursions�察�I 

almost     forgot   that   I  had    ever   been    afloat�察 �and    became     quite 

learned。     It   is  singular   that   the  Professor   was    the  Antipodes   of 

Captain      Swosser�察    �and   that   Mr   Badger     is  not  in  the   least  like 

either� 院�

    We    then    passed    into   a  narrative     of  the  deaths     of  Captain 

Swosser and Professor Dingo�察�both of whom seemed to have had 

very bad complaints。 In the course of it�察�Mrs Badger signified to us 

that  she   had   never   madly   loved   but   once�察  �and   that   the   object   of 

that   wild   affection�察  �never   to   be   recalled   in   its   fresh   enthusiasm�察�

was   Captain   Swosser。   The   Professor   was   yet   dying   by   inches   in 

the most dismal manner�察�and Mrs Badger was giving us imitations 



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of   his   way   of   saying�察  �with   great   difficulty�察   �Where   is   Laura�拭  �Let 

Laura   give   me   my   toast   and   water� 院  �when   the   entrance   of   the 

gentlemen consigned him to the tomb。 

    Now�察�I observed that evening�察�as I had observed for some days 

past�察�that Ada and Richard were more than ever attached to each 

other¨s society�察�which was but natural�察�seeing that they were going 

to be separated so soon。 I was therefore not very much surprised�察�

when   we   got   home�察  �and   Ada   and   I   retired   upstairs�察  �to   find   Ada 

more   silent   than   usual�察  �though   I   was   not   quite   prepared   for   her 

coming into my arms�察�and beginning to speak to me�察�with her face 

hidden。 

    ^My darling Esther� 院�murmured Ada。 ^I have a great secret to 

tell you� 院�

   A mighty secret�察�my pretty one�察�no doubt� �

    ^What is it�察�Ada�拭院�

    ^O Esther�察�you would never guess� 院�

    ^Shall I try to guess�拭院�said I。 

    ^O no� �Don¨t� �Pray don¨t� 院�cried Ada�察�very much startled by the 

idea of my doing so。 

    ^Now   I   wonder   who   it   can   be   about�拭院  �said   I�察  �pretending   to 

consider。 

    ^It¨s  about�察院   �said   Ada   in  a  whisper。     ^It¨s  about!my       cousin 

Richard� 院�

    ^Well�察�my own� 院�said I�察�kissing her bright hair�察�which was all I 

could see。 ^And what about him�拭院�

    ^O Esther�察�you would never guess� 院�

    It was so pretty to have her clinging to me in that way�察�hiding 

her face�察�and to know that she was not crying in sorrow�察�but in a 

little  glow  of  joy�察  �and   pride�察�and   hope�察  �that  I   would not   help   her 



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just yet。 

    ^He says!I know it¨s   very  foolish�察  �we   are both  so  young!but 

he says�察院�with a burst of tears�察 �that he loves me dearly�察�Esther。 ̄ 

    ^Does he indeed�拭院�said I。 ^I never heard of such a thing� �Why�察�

my pet of pets�察�I could have told you that weeks and weeks ago� 院�

    To see Ada lift up her flushed face in joyful surprise�察�and hold 

me round the neck�察�and laugh�察�and cry�察�and blush�察�and laugh�察�was 

so pleasant� �

    ^Why�察�my darling� 院�said I�察 �what a goose you must take me for� �

Your  cousin   Richard  has been   loving  you  as   plainly   as   he   could�察�

for I don¨t know how long� 院�

    ^And yet you never said a word about it� 院�cried Ada�察�kissing me。 

    ^No�察�my love�察院�said I。 ^I waited to be told。 ̄ 

    ^But  now  I   have   told   you�察  �you   don¨t   think   it   wrong   of   me�察  �do 

you�拭院�returned Ada。 She might have coaxed me to say No�察�if I had 

been the hardest´hearted Duenna in the world。 Not being that yet�察�

I said No�察�very freely。 

    ^And now�察院�said I�察 �I know the worst of it。 ̄ 

    ^O   that¨s   not   quite   the   worst   of   it�察 �Esther   dear�察院 �cried   Ada�察�

holding     me    tighter�察 �and    laying   down    her   face   again   upon    my 

breast。 

    ^No�拭院�said I。 ^Not even that�拭院�

    ^No�察�not even that� 院�said Ada�察�shaking her head。 

    ^Why�察�you never mean to say !� 院�I was beginning in joke。 

    But Ada�察�looking up and smiling through her tears�察�cried�察 �Yes I 

do� �You know�察�you know I do� 院�and then sobbed out�察 �With all my 

heart I do� �With all my whole heart�察�Esther� 院�

    I told her�察�laughing�察�why I had known that�察�too�察�just as well as I 

had known the other� �And we sat before the fire�察�and I had all the 



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talking to myself for a little while ��though there was not much of 

it���察�and Ada was soon quiet and happy。 

    ^Do you think my cousin John knows�察�dear Dame Durden�拭院�she 

asked。 

    ^Unless my cousin John is blind�察�my pet�察院�said I�察 �I should think 

my cousin John knows pretty well as much as we know。 ̄ 

    ^We     want   to  speak    to  him   before    Richard    goes�察院   �said  Ada�察�

timidly�察    �and    we   wanted    you   to   advise   us�察 �and   to  tell  him  so。 

Perhaps you wouldn¨t mind Richard¨s coming in�察�Dame Durden�拭院�

    ^O� �Richard is outside�察�is he�察�my dear�拭院�said I。 

    ^I am not quite certain�察院�returned Ada�察�with a bashful simplicity 

that would have won my heart�察�if she had not won it long before�察�

^but I think he¨s waiting at the door。 ̄ 

    There he was of course。 They brought a chair on either side of 

me�察�and put me between them�察�and really seemed to have fallen in 

love with me�察�instead of one another�察�they were so confiding�察�and 

so trustful�察�and so fond of me。 They went on in their own wild way 

for   a   little   while!I   never   stopped   them�察  �I   enjoyed   it   too   much 

myself!and then we gradually fell to considering how young they 

were�察�and how there must be a lapse   of  several   years before   this 

early    love  could    come    to  anything�察   �and    how    it  could  come    to 

happiness only if it were real and lasting�察�and inspired them with a 

steady  resolution   to   do   their   duty   to   each   other�察  �with   constancy�察�

fortitude�察   �and    perseverance�此     �each   always    for   the  other¨s    sake。 

Well� �Richard said that he would work his fingers to the bone for 

Ada�察�and Ada said that she would work her fingers to the bone for 

Richard�察  �and   they   called   me   all   sorts   of   endearing   and   sensible 

names�察    �and    we   sat  there�察  �advising    and   talking�察  �half  the   night。 

Finally before we parted�察�I gave them my promise to speak to their 



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cousin John tomorrow。 

    So�察   �when    tomorrow       came�察   �I  went    to   my    Guardian      after 

breakfast�察    �in   the  room     that  was    our   town    substitute    for   the 

Growlery�察�and told him that I had it in trust to tell him something。 

    ^Well�察�little woman�察院�said he�察�shutting up his book�察 �if you have 

accepted the trust�察�there can be no harm in it。 ̄ 

    ^I hope not�察�Guardian�察院�said I。 ^I can guarantee that there is no 

secrecy in it。 For it only happened yesterday。 ̄ 

    ^Aye�拭�And what is it�察�Esther�拭院�

    ^Guardian�察院  �said   I�察   �you   remember   the   happy   night   when   we 

first   came   down   to   Bleak   House�拭  �When   Ada   was   singing   in   the 

dark room�拭院�

    I wished to recall to his remembrance the look he had given me 

then。 Unless I am much mistaken�察�I saw that I did so。 

    ^Because�察院�said I�察�with a little hesitation。 

    ^Yes�察�my dear� 院�said he。 ^Don¨t hurry。 ̄ 

    ^Because�察院  �said   I�察   �Ada   and   Richard   have   fallen   in   love。   And 

have told each other so。 ̄ 

    ^Already� 院�cried my Guardian�察�quite astonished。 

    ^Yes� 院  �said   I�察  �and   to   tell  you   the  truth�察 �Guardian�察    �I  rather 

expected it。 ̄ 

    ^The deuce you did� 院�said he。 

   He sat considering for a minute or two�察�with his smile at once so 

handsome        and    so   kind�察  �upon     his  changing      face�察  �and    then 

requested me to let them know that he wished to see them。 When 

they came he encircled Ada with one arm�察�in his fatherly way�察�and 

addressed himself to Richard with a cheerful

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