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rung as we drew up察and amidst the sound of its deep voice in the
still air察and the distant barking of some dogs察and a gush of light
from the open door察and the smoking and steaming of the heated
horses察and the quickening beating of our own hearts察we alighted
in no inconsiderable confusion。
^Ada察 my love察 Esther察 my dear察 you are welcome。 I rejoice to
see you Rick察if I had a hand to spare at present察I would give it
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you 院
The gentleman who said these words in a clear察 bright察
hospitable voice察had one of his arms round Ada¨s waist察and the
other round mine察and kissed us both in a fatherly way察and bore
us across the hall into a ruddy little room察 all in a glow with a
blazing fire。 Here he kissed us again察and opening his arms察made
us sit down side by side察 on a sofa ready drawn out near the
hearth。 I felt that if we had been at all demonstrative察 he would
have run away in a moment。
^Now察 Rick 院 said he察 I have a hand at liberty。 A word in
earnest is as good as a speech。 I am heartily glad to see you。 You
are at home。 Warm yourself 院
Richard shook him by both hands with an intuitive mixture of
respect and frankness察 and only saying though with an
earnestness that rather alarmed me察 I was so afraid of Mr
Jarndyce¨s suddenly disappearing察 You are very kind察 sir We
are very much obliged to you 院 laid aside his hat and coat察 and
came up to the fire。
^And how did you like the ride拭院 And how did you like Mrs
Jellyby察my dear拭院said Mr Jarndyce to Ada。
While Ada was speaking to him in reply察I glanced I need not
say with how much interest at his face。 It was a handsome察lively察
quick face察full of change and motion察and his hair was a silvered
iron´grey。 I took him to be nearer sixty than fifty察 but he was
upright察hearty察and robust。 From the moment of his first speaking
to us察 his voice had connected itself with an association in my
mind that I could not define察 but now察 all at once察 a something
sudden in his manner察 and a pleasant expression in his eyes察
recalled the gentleman in the stage´coach察 six years ago察 on the
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memorable day of my journey to Reading。 I was certain it was he。 I
never was so frightened in my life as when I made the discovery察
for he caught my glance察and appearing to read my thoughts察gave
such a look at the door that I thought we had lost him。
However察 I am happy to say he remained where he was察 and
asked me what I thought of Mrs Jellyby拭
^She exerts herself very much for Africa察sir察院I said。
^Nobly 院 returned Mr Jarndyce。 ^But you answer like Ada。 ̄
Whom I had not heard。 ^You all think something else察I see。 ̄
^We rather thought察院said I察glancing at Richard and Ada察who
entreated me with their eyes to speak察 that perhaps she was a
little unmindful of her home。 ̄
^Floored 院cried Mr Jarndyce。
I was rather alarmed again。
^Well I want to know your real thoughts察my dear。 I may have
sent you there on purpose。 ̄
^We thought that察 perhaps察院 said I察 hesitating察 it is right to
begin with the obligations of home察 sir察 and that察 perhaps察 while
those are overlooked and neglected察no other duties can possibly
be substituted for them。 ̄
^The little Jellybys察院 said Richard察 coming to my relief察 are
really!I can¨t help expressing myself strongly察sir!in a devil of a
state。 ̄
^She means well察院said Mr Jarndyce察hastily。 ^The wind¨s in the
east。 ̄
^It was in the north察sir察as we came down察院observed Richard。
^My dear Rick察院said Mr Jarndyce察poking the fire察 I¨ll take an
oath it¨s either in the east察or going to be。 I am always conscious of
an uncomfortable sensation now and then when the wind is
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blowing in the east。 ̄
^Rheumatism察sir拭院said Richard。
^I dare say it is察Rick。 I believe it is。 And so the little Jell!I had
my doubts about ¨em!are in a!oh察Lord察yes察it¨s easterly 院said
Mr Jarndyce。
He had taken two or three undecided turns up and down while
uttering these broken sentences察retaining the poker in one hand
and rubbing his hair with the other察with a good´natured vexation察
at once so whimsical and so loveable察that I am sure we were more
delighted with him than we could possibly have expressed in any
words。 He gave an arm to Ada and an arm to me察 and bidding
Richard bring a candle察 was leading the way out察 when he
suddenly turned us all back again。
^Those little Jellybys。 Couldn¨t you!didn¨t you!now察if it had
rained sugar´plums察or three´cornered raspberry tarts察or anything
of that sort 院said Mr Jarndyce。
^O cousin ! 院Ada hastily began。
^Good察 my pretty pet。 I like cousin。 Cousin John察 perhaps察 is
better。 ̄
^Then察cousin John  ̄ Ada laughingly began again。
^Ha察 ha Very good indeed 院 said Mr Jarndyce察 with great
enjoyment。 ^Sounds uncommonly natural。 Yes察my dear拭院
^It did better than that。 It rained Esther。 ̄
^Ay拭院said Mr Jarndyce。 ^What did Esther do拭院
^Why察 cousin John察院 said Ada察 clasping her hands upon his
arm察and shaking her head at me across him!for I wanted her to
be quiet此 Esther was their friend directly。 Esther nursed them察
coaxed them to sleep察washed and dressed them察told them stories察
kept them quiet察 bought them keepsakes ̄!My dear girl I had
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only gone out with Peepy察 after he was found察 and given him a
little察tiny horse ^and察cousin John察she softened poor Caroline察
the eldest one察 so much察 and was so thoughtful for me and so
amiable No察no察I won¨t be contradicted察Esther dear You know察
you know察it¨s true 院
The warm´hearted darling leaned across her cousin John察and
kissed me察 and then looking up in his face察 boldly said察 At all
events察cousin John察I will thank you for the companion you have
given me。 ̄ I felt as if she challenged him to run away。 But he
didn¨t。
^Where did you say the wind was察Rick拭院asked Mr Jarndyce。
^In the north察as we came down察sir。 ̄
^You are right。 There¨s no east in it。 A mistake of mine。 Come察
girls察come and see your home 院
It was one of those delightfully irregular houses where you go
up and down steps out of one room into another察and where you
come upon more rooms when