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a   shock    to   come    into   the   inheritance      of  a  protracted     misery察

attended       in  the    minds     of  many      people     with    such    dreadful 

recollections。   I   had   another   uneasiness察  in   the   application   of   the 

painful story to the poor half´witted creature who had brought us 

there察  but察  to   my   surprise察  she   seemed   perfectly   unconscious   of 

that察and  only  led   the   way  upstairs again察  informing  us察  with  the 

toleration   of   a   superior   creature   for   the   infirmities   of  a   common 

mortal察that her landlord was ^a little!M!察you know 院

    She lived at the top of the house察in a pretty large room察  from 

which   she   had   a   glimpse   of   the   roof   of   Lincoln¨s   Inn   Hall。   This 

seemed       to  have   been    her   principal     inducement察      originally察  for 

taking up her residence there。 She could look at it察she said察in the 

night察especially in the moonshine。 Her room was clean察but very察

very    bare。    I  noticed     the   scantiest    necessaries      in  the   way    of 

furniture察     a  few    old   prints    from    books察    of  Chancellors       and 



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barristers察wafered against the wall察and some half´dozen reticules 

and     work´bags察      containing      documents察院      as   she   informed      us。 

There   were   neither   coals   nor   ashes   in   the   grate察  and   I   saw   no 

articles of clothing anywhere察nor any kind of food。 Upon a shelf in 

an open cupboard were a plate or two察a cup or two察and so forth察

but all dry and empty。 There was a more affecting meaning in her 

pinched      appearance察      I  thought察   as  I  looked    round察   than   I  had 

understood before。 

    ^Extremely  honoured察  I am sure察院  said   our   poor   hostess察  with 

the greatest suavity察 by this visit from the wards in Jarndyce。 And 

very     much     indebted      for  the   omen。     It  is  a   retired    situation。 

Considering。   I   am   limited   as   to   situation。   In   consequence   of   the 

necessity of attending on   the  Chancellor。   I   have  lived   here  many 

years。 I pass my days in court察my evenings and my nights here。 I 

find the nights long察for I sleep but little察and think much。 That is察

of   course察  unavoidable察  being   in   Chancery。   I   am   sorry   I   cannot 

offer chocolate。 I expect a judgment shortly察and shall then place 

my establishment on a superior footing。 At  present察I   don¨t  mind 

confessing   to   the   wards   in   Jarndyce   in   strict  confidence察  that   I 

sometimes find it difficult to keep up a genteel appearance。 I have 

felt   the   cold   here。   I  have   felt  something      sharper     than   cold。   It 

matters      very   little。  Pray   excuse   the   introduction      of   such   mean 

topics。 ̄ 

    She     partly   drew     aside   the   curtain    of  the   long    low   garret´ 

window察      and    called   our   attention     to  a   number      of  bird´cages 

hanging   there此  some   containing   several   birds。   There   were   larks察

linnets察and goldfinches!I should think at least twenty。 

    ^I began to keep the little creatures察院she said察 with an object 

that    the  wards     will  readily    comprehend。       With    the   intention    of 



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restoring them to liberty。 When my judgment should be given。 Ye´ 

es They die in prison察though。 Their lives察poor silly things察are so 

short in comparison with Chancery proceedings察that察one by one察

the whole collection has died over and over again。 I doubt察do you 

know察whether one of these察though they are all young察will live to 

be free Ve´ry mortifying察is it not拭院

   Although she sometimes asked a question察she never seemed to 

expect a reply察but rambled on as if she were in the habit of doing 

so察when no one but herself was present。 

    ^Indeed察院    she   pursued察    I  positively   doubt    sometimes察    I  do 

assure you察whether while matters are still unsettled察and the sixth 

or Great Seal prevails察I may not one day be found lying stark and 

senseless here察as I have found so many birds 院

   Richard察answering what he saw in Ada¨s compassionate  eyes察

took the opportunity of laying some money察softly and unobserved察

on the chimney´piece。 We all drew nearer to the cages察feigning to 

examine the birds。 

    ^I can¨t allow them to sing much察院said the little   old lady察 for 

you¨ll think this curious I find my mind confused by the idea that 

they are singing察while I am following the arguments in court。 And 

my mind requires to be so very clear察you know Another time察I¨ll 

tell you their names。 Not at present。 On a day of such good omen察

they shall sing as much as they like。 In honour of youth察院a smile 

and   curtsey察   hope察院  a   smile   and   curtsey察  and   ^beauty察院  a   smile 

and curtsey。 ^There We¨ll let in the full light。 ̄ 

   The birds began to stir and chirp。 

    ^I cannot admit the air freely察院said the little old lady察the room 

was close察and would have been the better for it察 because the cat 

you  saw  downstairs!called   Lady   Jane!is   greedy   for   their   lives。 



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She crouches on the parapet outside for hours and hours。 I have 

discovered察院whispering mysteriously察 that her natural cruelty is 

sharpened       by   a  jealous   fear   of   their   regaining   their   liberty。  In 

consequence of the judgement I expect being shortly given。 She is 

sly察and full of malice。 I half believe察sometimes察that she is no cat察

but   the   wolf   of   the   old   saying。   It   is   so   very   difficult   to   keep   her 

from the door。 ̄ 

    Some neighbouring bells察 reminding   the   poor   soul   that   it   was 

half´past nine察did more for us in the way of bringing our visit to 

an    end察  than    we    could    easily   have    done    for  ourselves。     She 

hurriedly took up her little bag of documents察which she had laid 

upon the table on coming in察and asked if we were also going into 

court拭  On   our   answering   no察  and   that   we   would   on   no   account 

detain her察she opened the door to attend us downstairs。 

    ^With such an omen察it is even more necessary than usual that I 

should be there before the Chancellor comes in察院said she察 for he 

might mention my case the first thing。 I have a presentiment that 

he will mention it the first thing this morning。 ̄ 

    She   stopped   to   tell   us察  in   a   whisper察  as   we   were   going   down察

that   the   whole   house   was   filled   with   strange   lumber   which   her 

landlord      had   bought     piecemeal察    and    had   no   wish    to  sell察 in 

consequence of being a little!M!。 This was on the first floor。 But 

she   had   made   a   previous   stoppage   on   the   second   floor察  and   had 

silently pointed at a dark door there。 

    ^The only other lodger! ̄ she now whispered察in explanation! 

^a   law´writer。     The   children    in  the   lanes   here察  say   he  has   sold 

himself to the devil。 I don¨t know what he can have done with the 

money。 Hush 院

    She appeared to mistrust that the lodger might hear her察even 



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