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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 

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