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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

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