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and falls into a contemplation of the fire as if it were her fire at
Chesney Wold察 and she had never left it。 Sir Leicester察 quite
unconscious察 reads on through his double eyeglass察 occasionally
stopping to remove his glass and express approval察as ^Very true
indeed察院 Very properly put察院 I have frequently made the same
remark myself察院invariably losing his place after each observation察
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and going up and down the column to find it again。
Sir Leicester is reading察 with infinite gravity and state察 when
the door opens察 and the Mercury in powder makes this strange
announcement此
^The young man察my Lady察of the name Guppy。 ̄
Sir Leicester pauses察stares察repeats in a killing voice此
^The young man of the name of Guppy拭院
Looking round he beholds the young man of the name of
Guppy察 much discomfited察 and not presenting a very impressive
letter of introduction in his manner and appearance。
^Pray察院 says Sir Leicester to Mercury察 what do you mean by
announcing with this abruptness a young man of the name of
Guppy拭院
^I beg your pardon察Sir Leicester察but my Lady said she would
see the young man whenever he called。 I was not aware that you
were here察Sir Leicester。 ̄
With this apology察 Mercury directs a scornful and indignant
look at the young man of the name of Guppy察which plainly says察
^What do you come calling here for察and getting me into a row拭院
^It¨s quite right。 I gave him those directions察院 says my Lady。
^Let the young man wait。 ̄
^By no means察 my Lady。 Since he has your orders to come察 I
will not interrupt you。 ̄ Sir Leicester in his gallantry retires察rather
declining to accept a bow from the young man as he goes out察and
majestically supposing him to be some shoemaker of intrusive
appearance。
Lady Dedlock looks imperiously at her visitor察when the servant
has left the room察casting her eyes over him from head to foot。 She
suffers him to stand by the door察and asks him what he wants拭
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^That your ladyship would have the kindness to oblige me with
a little conversation察院returns Mr Guppy察embarrassed。
^You are察 of course察 the person who has written me so many
letters拭院
^Several察 your ladyship。 Several察 before your ladyship
condescended to favour me with an answer。 ̄
^And could you not take the same means of rendering a
conversation unnecessary拭Can you not still拭院
Mr Guppy screws his mouth into a silent ^No 院and shakes his
head。
^You have been strangely importunate。 If it should appear察
after all察 that what you have to say does not concern me!and I
don¨t know how it can察and don¨t expect that it will!you will allow
me to cut you short with but little ceremony。 Say what you have
say察if you please。 ̄
My Lady察 with a careless toss of her screen察 turns herself
towards the fire again察 sitting almost with her back to the young
man of the name of Guppy。
^With your ladyship¨s permission察then察院says the young man察 I
will now enter on my business。 Hem I am察as I told your ladyship
in my first letter察 in the law。 Being in the law察 I have learnt the
habit of not committing myself in writing察and therefore I did not
mention to your ladyship the name of the firm with which I am
connected察and in which my standing!and I may add income!is
tolerably good。 I may now state to your ladyship察 in confidence察
that the name of that firm is Kenge Carboy察 of Lincoln¨s Inn察
which may not be altogether unknown to your ladyship in
connection with the case in Chancery of Jarndyce and Jarndyce。 ̄
My Lady¨s figure begins to be expressive of some attention。 She
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has ceased to toss the screen察and holds it as if she were listening。
^Now察 I may say to your ladyship at once察院 says Mr Guppy察 a
little emboldened察 it is no matter arising out of Jarndyce and
Jarndyce that made me so desirous to speak to your ladyship察
which conduct I have no doubt did appear察 and does appear察
obtrusive!in fact察 almost blackguardly。 ̄ After waiting for a
moment to receive some assurance to the contrary察 and not
receiving any察Mr Guppy proceeds。 ^If it had been Jarndyce and
Jarndyce察I should have gone at once to your ladyship¨s solicitor察
Mr Tulkinghorn of the Fields。 I have the pleasure of being
acquainted with Mr Tulkinghorn察at least we move when we
meet one another!and if it had been any business of that sort察I
should have gone to him。 ̄
My Lady turns a little round察 and says ^You had better sit
down。 ̄
^Thank you ladyship。 ̄ Mr Guppy does so。 ^Now察 your
ladyship察院 Mr Guppy refers to a slip of paper on which he has
made small notes of his line of argument察 and which seems to
involve him in the densest obscurity whenever he looks at it此 I!O
yes I place myself entirely in your ladyship¨s hands。 If your
ladyship were to make any complaint to Kenge and Carboy察or to
Mr Tulkinghorn察of the present visit察I should be placed in a very
disagreeable situation。 That I openly admit。 Consequently察 I rely
upon your ladyship¨s honour。 ̄
My Lady察 with a disdainful gesture of the hand that holds the
screen察assures him of his being worth no complaint from her。
^Thank察 your ladyship察院 says Mr Guppy察 quite satisfactory。
Now!I!dash it The fact is察that I put down a head or two here
of the order of the points I thought of touching upon察and they¨re
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written short察and I can¨t quite make out what they mean。 If your
ladyship will excuse me taking it to the window half a moment察I!
 ̄
Mr Guppy going to the window tumbles into a pair of love´
birds察to whom he says in his confusion察 I beg your pardon察I am
sure。 ̄ This does not tend to the greater legibility of his notes。 He
murmurs察growing warm and red察and holding a slip of paper now
close to eyes察now a long way off。 ^C。S。 What¨s C。S。 for拭O E。S O察
I know Yes察to be sure 院And comes back enlightened。
^I am not aware察院 says Mr Guppy察 standing midway between
my Lady and his chair察 whether your ladyship ever happened to
hear of察 or to see察 a young lady of the name of Mis