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marriage was just concluded察and the young couple had to sign the
register。 The bridegroom察 to whom the pen was handed first察
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made a rude cross for his mark察the bride察who came next察did the
same。 Now察I had known the bride when I was last there察not only
as the prettiest girl in the place察but as having quite distinguished
herself in the school察and I could not help looking at her with some
surprise。 She came aside and whispered to me察 while tears of
honest love and admiration stood in her bright eyes察 He¨s a dear
good fellow察 miss察 but he can¨t write察 yet!he¨s going to learn of
me!and I wouldn¨t shame him for the world 院Why察what had I to
fear察 I thought察 when there was this nobility in the soul of a
labouring man¨s daughter
The air blew as freshly and revivingly upon me as it had ever
blown察 and the healthy colour came into my new face as it had
come into my old one。 Charley was wonderful to see察she was so
radiant and so rosy察and we both enjoyed the whole day察and slept
soundly the whole night。
There was a favourite spot of mine in the park´woods of
Chesney Wold察 where a seat had been erected commanding a
lovely view。 The wood had been cleared and opened察 to improve
this point of sight察and the bright sunny landscape beyond察was so
beautiful that I rested there at least once every day。 A picturesque
part of the Hall察 called the Ghost¨s Walk察 was seen to advantage
from this higher ground察 and the startling name察 and the old
legend in the Dedlock family which I had heard from Mr
Boythorn察 accounting for it察 mingled with the view and gave it
something of a mysterious interest察in addition to its real charms。
There was a bank here察 too察 which was a famous one for violets察
and as it was a daily delight of Charley¨s to gather wild flowers察she
took as much to the spot as I did。
It would be idle to inquire now why I never went close to the
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house察 or never went inside it。 The family were not there察 I had
heard on my arrival察and were not expected。 I was far from being
incurious or uninterested about the building察 on the contrary察 I
often sat in this place察 wondering how the rooms ranged察 and
whether any echo like a footstep really did resound at times察as the
story said察 upon the lonely Ghost¨s Walk。 The indefinable feeling
with which Lady Dedlock had impressed me察may have had some
influence in keeping me from the house even when she was
absent。 I am not sure。 Her face and figure were associated with it察
naturally察 but I cannot say that they repelled me from it察 though
something did。 For whatever reason or no reason察 I had never
once gone near it察down to the day at which my story now arrives。
I was resting at my favourite point察 after a long ramble察 and
Charley was gathering violets at a little distance from me。 I had
been looking at the Ghost¨s Walk lying in a deep shade of masonry
afar off察and picturing to myself the female shape that was said to
haunt it察 when I became aware of a figure approaching through
the wood。 The perspective was so long察and so darkened by leaves察
and the shadows of the branches on the ground made it so much
more intricate to the eye察 that at first I could not discern what
figure it was。 By little and little察it revealed itself to be a woman¨s!
a lady¨s!Lady Dedlock¨s。 She was alone察 and coming to where I
sat with a much quicker step察I observed to my surprise察than was
usual with her。
I was fluttered by her being unexpectedly so near she was
almost within speaking distance before I knew her察 and would
have risen to continue my walk。 But I could not。 I was rendered
motionless。 Not so much by her hurried gesture of entreaty察not so
much by her quick advance and outstretched hands察not so much
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by the great change in her manner察 and the absence of her
haughty self´restraint察 as by a something in her face that I had
pined for and dreamed of when I was a little child察 something I
had never seen in any face察 something I had never seen in hers
before。
A dread and faintness fell upon me察 and I called to Charley。
Lady Dedlock stopped察upon the instant察and changed back almost
to what I had known her。
^Miss Summerson察 I am afraid I have startled you察院 she said察
now advancing slowly。 ^You can scarcely be strong yet。 You have
been very ill察I know。 I have been much concerned to hear it。 ̄
I could no more have removed my eyes from her pale face察than
I could have stirred from the bench on which I sat。 She gave me
her hand察and its deadly coldness察so at variance with the enforced
composure of her features察 deepened the fascination that
overpowered me。 I cannot say what was in my whirling thoughts。
^You are recovering again拭院she asked kindly。
^I was quite well but a moment ago察Lady Dedlock。 ̄
^Is this your young attendant拭院
^Yes。 ̄
^Will you send her on before察 and walk towards your house
with me拭院
^Charley察院said I察 take your flowers home察and I will follow you
directly。 ̄
Charley察 with her best curtsey察 blushingly tied on her bonnet察
and went her way。 When she was gone察Lady Dedlock sat down on
the seat beside me。
I cannot tell in any words what the state of my mind was察when
I saw in her hand my handkerchief察with which I had covered the
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dead baby。
I looked at her察but I could not see her察I could not hear her察I
could not draw my breath。 The beating of my heart was so violent
and wild察that I felt as if my life were breaking from me。 But when
she caught me to her breast察 kissed me察 wept over me察
compassionated me察and called me back to myself察 when she fell
down on her knees and cried to me察 O my child察my child察I am
your wicked and unhappy mother O try to forgive me 院when I
saw her at my feet on the bare earth in her great agony of mind察I
felt察through all my tumult of emotion察a burst of gratitude to the
providence of God that I was so changed as that I never could
disgrace her by any trace of likeness察 as that nobody could ever
now look at me察and look at her察and remotely think of any near tie
between us。
I raised my mother up察praying and beseeching