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In the evening I was so much worse that I resolved to prepare
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Charley察 with which view察 I said察 You¨re getting quite strong察
Charley察are you not拭院
^O quite 院said Charley。
^Strong enough to be told a secret察I think察Charley拭院
^Quite strong enough for that察 miss 院 cried Charley。 But
Charley¨s face fell in the height of her delight察 for she saw the
secret in my face察 and she came out of the great chair察 and fell
upon my bosom察and said ^O miss察it¨s my doing It¨s my doing 院
and a great deal more察out of the fulness of her grateful heart。
^Now察Charley察院said I察after letting her go on for a little while察
^if I am to be ill察my great trust察humanly speaking察is in you。 And
unless you are as quiet and composed for me察as you always were
for yourself察you can never fulfil it察Charley。 ̄
^If you¨ll let me cry a little longer察miss察院 said Charley。 ^O my
dear察 my dear if you¨ll only let me cry a little longer察 O my
dear 院how affectionately and devotedly she poured this out察 as
she clung to my neck察 I never can remember without tears!^I¨ll
be good。 ̄
So I let Charley cry a little longer察and it did us both good。
^Trust in me now察if you please察miss察院said Charley察quietly。 ^I
am listening to everything you say。 ̄
^It is very little at present察 Charley。 I shall tell your doctor
tonight that I don¨t think I am well察 and that you are going to
nurse me。 ̄
For that the poor child thanked me with her whole heart。
^And in the morning察when you hear Miss Ada in the garden察if
I should not be quite able to go to the window´curtain as usual察do
you go察 Charley察 and say I am asleep!that I have rather tired
myself察and am asleep。 At all times keep the room as I have kept it察
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Charley察and let no one come。 ̄
Charley promised察and I lay down察for I was very heavy。 I saw
the doctor that night察and asked the favour of him that I wished to
ask察relative to his saying nothing of my illness in the house as yet。
I have a very indistinct remembrance of that night melting into
day察and of day melting into night again察but I was just able察on the
first morning察to get to the window察and speak to my darling。
On the second morning I heard her dear voice!O how dear
now outside察and I asked Charley察 with some difficulty speech
being painful to me察 to go and say I was asleep。 I heard her
answer softly察 Don¨t disturb her察Charley察for the world 院
^How does my own Pride look察Charley拭院I inquired。
^Disappointed察 miss察院 said Charley察 peeping through the
curtain。
^But I know she is very beautiful this morning。 ̄
^She is indeed察miss察院answered Charley察peeping。 ^Still looking
up at the window。 ̄
With her blue clear eyes察God bless them察always loveliest when
raised like that
I called Charley to me察and gave her her last charge。
^Now察 Charley察 when she knows I am ill察 she will try to make
her way into the room。 Keep her out察Charley察if you love me truly察
to the last Charley察if you let her in but once察only to look upon me
for one moment as I lie here察I shall die。 ̄
^I never will I never will 院she promised me。
^I believe it察my dear Charley。 And now come and sit beside me
for a little while察and touch me with your hand。 For I cannot see
you察Charley察I am blind。 ̄
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Chapter 32
The Appointed Time
t is night in Lincoln¨s Inn!perplexed and troublous valley of
the shadow of the law察where suitors generally find but little
Iday!and fat candles are snuffed out in offices察 and clerks
have rattled down the crazy wooden stairs察and dispersed。 The bell
that rings at nine o¨clock察 has ceased its doleful clangour about
nothing察the gates are shut察and the night´porter察a solemn warder
with a mighty power of sleep察keeps guard in his lodge。 From tiers
of staircase windows察 clogged lamps like the eyes of Equity察
bleared Argus with a fathomless pocket for every eye and an eye
upon it察 dimly blink at the stars。 In dirty upper casements察 here
and there察 hazy little patches of candlelight reveal where some
wise draughtsman and conveyancer yet toils for the entanglement
of real estate in meshes of sheepskin察in the average ratio of about
a dozen of sheep to an acre of land。 Over which bee´like industry察
these benefactors of their species linger yet察 though office´hours
be past此that they may give察 for every day察 some good account at
last。
In the neighbouring court察 where the Lord Chancellor of the
Rag and Bottle shop dwells察 there is a general tendency towards
beer and supper。 Mrs Piper and Mrs Perkins察 whose respective
sons察 engaged with a circle of acquaintance in the game of hide
and seek察 have been lying in ambush about the by´ways of
Chancery Lane for some hours察and scouring the plain of the same
thoroughfare to the confusion of passengers!Mrs Piper and Mrs
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Perkins have but now exchanged congratulations on the children
being abed察and they still linger on a doorstep over a few parting
words。 Mr Krook and his lodger察and the fact of Mr Krook¨s being
^continually in liquor察院 and the testamentary prospects of the
young man are察as usual察the staple of their conversation。 But they
have something to say察 likewise察 of the Harmonic Meeting at the
Sol¨s Arms察 where the sound of the piano through the partly´
opened windows jingles out into the court察and where little Swills察
after keeping the lovers of harmony in a roar like a very Yorick察
may now be heard taking the gruff line in a concerted piece察and
sentimentally adjuring his friends and patrons to Listen察 listen察
listen察 Tew the wa´ter´Fall Mrs Perkins and Mrs Piper compare
opinions on the subject of the young lady of professional celebrity
who assists at the Harmonic Meetings察 and who has a space to
herself in the manuscript announcement in the window察 Mrs
Perkins possessing information that she has been married a year
and a half察 though announced as Miss M。 Melvilleson察 the noted
syren察 and that her baby is clandestinely conveyed to the Sol¨s
Arms every night to receive its natural nourishment during the
entertainments。 ^Sooner than which察myself察院says Mrs Perkins察 I
would get my livi