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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