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of the case察 so far as I have got it up。 It¨s going on察 and I shall
gather it up closer and closer as it goes on。 Your ladyship must
know!if your ladyship don¨t happen察 by any chance to know
already!that there was found dead at the house of a person
named Krook察near Chancery Lane察some time ago察a law´writer in
great distress。 Upon which law´writer察there was an inquest察 and
which law´writer was an anonymous character察 his name being
unknown。 But察your ladyship察 I have discovered察 very lately察 that
that law´writer¨s name was Hawdon。 ̄
^And what is that to me拭院
^Aye察your ladyship察that¨s the question Now察your ladyship察a
queer thing happened after that man¨s death。 A lady started up察a
disguised lady察 your ladyship察 who went to look at the scene of
action察and went to look at his grave。 She hired a cross´sweeping
boy to show it her。 If your ladyship would wish to have the boy
produced in corroboration of this statement察 I can lay my hand
upon him at any time。 ̄
The wretched boy is nothing to my Lady察and she does not wish
to have him produced。
^Oh察I assure your ladyship it¨s a very queer start indeed察院says
Mr Guppy。 ^If you was to hear him tell about the rings that
sparkled on her fingers when she took her glove off察you¨d think it
quite romantic。 ̄
There are diamonds glittering on the hand that holds the
screen。 My Lady trifles with the screen察 and makes them glitter
more察again with that expression which in other times might have
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been so dangerous to the young man of the name of Guppy。
^It was supposed察 your ladyship察 that he left no rag or scrap
behind him by which he could be possibly identified。 But he did。
He left a bundle of old letters。 ̄
The screen still goes察 as before。 All this time察 her eyes never
once release him。
^They were taken and secreted。 And tomorrow night察 your
ladyship察they will come into my possession。 ̄
^Still I ask you察what is this to me拭院
^Your ladyship察I conclude with that。 ̄ Mr Guppy rises。 ^If you
think there¨s enough察in this chain of circumstances put together!
in the undoubted strong likeness of this young lady to your
ladyship察 which is a positive fact for a jury!in her having been
brought up by Miss Barbary!in Miss Barbary stating Miss
Summerson¨s real name to be Hawdon!in your ladyship¨s
knowing both these names very well!and in Hawdon¨s dying as
he did!to give your ladyship a family interest in going further
into the case察 I will bring those papers here。 I don¨t know what
they are察except that they are old letters此I have never had them in
my possession yet。 I will bring those papers here察as soon as I get
them察 and go over them for the first time with your ladyship。 I
have told your ladyship my object。 I have told your ladyship that I
should be placed in a very disagreeable situation察if any complaint
was made察and all is in strict confidence。 ̄
Is this the full purpose of the young man of the name of Guppy察
or has he any other拭 Do his words disclose the length察 breadth察
depth察of his object and suspicion in coming here察or察if not察what
do they hide拭He is a match for my Lady there。 She may look at
him察but he can look at the table察and keep that witness´box face of
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his from telling anything。
^You may bring the letters察院says my Lady察 if you choose。 ̄
^Your ladyship is not very encouraging察 upon my word and
honour察院says Mr Guppy察a little injured。
^You may bring the letters察院she repeats察in the same tone察 if
you!please。 ̄
^It shall be done。 I wish your ladyship good day。 ̄
On a table near her is a rich bauble of a casket察 barred and
clasped like an old strong chest。 She察looking at him still察takes it
to her and unlocks it。
^Oh I assure your ladyship I am not actuated by any motives of
that sort察院 says Mr Guppy察 and I couldn¨t accept of anything of
the kind。 I wish your ladyship good day察and am much obliged to
you all the same。 ̄
So the young man makes his bow察and goes downstairs察where
the supercilious Mercury does not consider himself called upon to
leave his Olympus by the hall fire察to let the young man out。
As Sir Leicester basks in his library察 and dozes over his
newspaper察is there no influence in the house to startle him察not to
say察to make the very trees at Chesney Wold fling up their knotted
arms察the very portraits frown察the very armour stir拭
No。 Words察sobs察and cries察are but air察and air is so shut in and
shut out throughout the house in town察 that sounds need be
uttered trumpet´tongued indeed by my Lady in her chamber察 to
carry any faint vibration to Sir Leicester¨s ears察and yet this cry is
in the house察going upward from a wild figure on its knees。
^O my child察my child Not dead in the first hours of her life察as
my cruel sister told me察but sternly nurtured by her察after she had
renounced me and my name O my child察O my child 院
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Chapter 30
Esther¨s Narrative
ichard had been gone away some time察 when a visitor
Rcame to pass a few days with us。 It was an elderly lady。 It
was Mrs Woodcourt察who察having come from Wales to stay
with Mrs Bayham Badger察 and having written to my Guardian察
^by her son Allan¨s desire察院to report that she had heard from him
and that he was well察 and sent his kind remembrances to all of
us察院 had been invited by my Guardian to make a visit to Bleak
House。 She stayed with us nearly three weeks She took very
kindly to me察 and was extremely confidential察 so much so that
sometimes she almost made me uncomfortable。 I had no right察 I
knew very well察to be uncomfortable because she confided in me察
and I felt it was unreasonable察still察with all I could do察I could not
quite help it。
She was such a sharp little lady察and used to sit with her hands
folded in each other察looking so very watchful while she talked to
me察 that perhaps I found that rather irksome。 Or perhaps it was
her being so upright and trim察 though I don¨t think it was that察
because I though that quaintly pleasant。 Nor can it have been the
general expression of her face察 which was very sparkling and
pretty for an old lady。 I don¨t know what it was。 Or at least if I do察
now察I thought I did not then。 Or at least!but it don