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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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