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up and down steps out of one room into another察and where you
come upon more rooms when you think you have seen all there
are察 and where there is a bountiful provision of little halls and
passages察 and where you find still older察 cottage´rooms in
unexpected places察 with lattice windows and green growth
pressing through them。 Mine察which we entered first察 was of this
kind察with an up´and´down roof察that had more corners in it than I
ever counted afterwards察and a chimney there was a wood´fire on
the hearth paved all around with pure white tiles察in every one of
which a bright miniature of the fire was blazing。 Out of this room察
you went down two steps into a charming little sitting´room察
looking down upon a flower´garden察 which room was henceforth
to belong to Ada and me。 Out of this you went up three steps察into
Ada¨s bedroom察 which had a fine broad window察 commanding a
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beautiful view we saw a great expanse of darkness lying
underneath the stars察to which there was a hollow window´seat察in
which察with a spring´lock察three dear Adas might have been lost at
once。 Out of this room察you passed into a little gallery察with which
the other best rooms only two communicated察and so察by a little
staircase of shallow steps察 with a number of corner stairs in it察
considering its length察down into the hall。 But if察instead of going
out at Ada¨s door察you came back into my room察and went out at
the door by which you had entered it察and turned up a few crooked
steps that branched off in an unexpected manner from the stairs察
you lost yourself in passages察 with mangles in them察 and three´
cornered tables察and a Native´Hindoo chair察which was also a sofa察
a box察 and a bedstead察 and looked in every form察 something
between a bamboo skeleton and a great bird´cage察 and had been
brought from India nobody knew by whom or when。 From these察
you came on Richard¨s room察which was part library察part sitting´
room察part bedroom察and seemed indeed a comfortable compound
of many rooms。 Out of that察you went straight察with a little interval
of passage察to the plain room where Mr Jarndyce slept察all the year
round察with his window open察his bedstead without any furniture
standing in the middle of the floor for more air察and his cold´bath
gaping for him in a smaller room adjoining。 Out of that察you came
into another passage察where there were backstairs察and where you
could hear the horses being rubbed down察outside the stable察and
being told to Hold up察 and Get over察 as they slipped about very
much on the uneven stones。 Or you might察 if you came out at
another door every room had at least two doors察go straight down
to the hall again by half´a´dozen steps and a low archway察
wondering how you got back there察or had ever got out of it。
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The furniture察 old´fashioned rather than old察 like the house察
was as pleasantly irregular。 Ada¨s sleeping´room was all flowers!
in chintz and paper察in velvet察in needlework察in the brocade of two
stiff courtly chairs察which stood察each attended by a little page of a
stool for greater state察on either side of the fireplace。 Our sitting´
room was green察 and had察 framed and glazed察 upon the walls察
numbers of surprising and surprised birds察staring out of pictures
at a real trout in a case察 as brown and shining as if it had been
served with gravy察at the death of Captain Cook察and at the whole
process of preparing tea in China察as depicted by Chinese artists。
In my room there were oval engravings of the months!ladies hay´
making察 in short waists察 and large hats tied under the chin察 for
June!smooth´legged noblemen察 pointing察 with cocked hats察 to
village´steeples察 for October。 Half´length portraits察 in crayons察
abounded all through the house察 but were so dispersed that I
found the brother of a youthful officer of mine in the china´closet察
and the grey old age of my pretty young bride察with a flower in her
bodice察in the breakfast room。 As substitutes察I had four angels察of
Queen Anne¨s reign察taking a complacent gentleman to heaven察in
festoons察 with some difficulty察 and a composition in needlework察
representing fruit察 a kettle察 and an alphabet。 All the moveables察
from the wardrobes to the chairs and tables察 hangings察 glasses察
even to the pincushions and scent´bottles on the dressing´tables察
displayed the same quaint variety。 They agreed in nothing but
their perfect neatness察their display of the whitest linen察and their
storing´up察wheresoever the existence of a drawer察small or large察
rendered it possible察 of quantities of rose´leaves and sweet
lavender。 Such察 with its illuminated windows察 softened here and
there by shadows of curtains察shining out upon the starlight night察
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with its light察and warmth察and comfort察with its hospitable jingle察
at a distance察 of preparations for dinner察 with the face of its
generous master brightening everything we saw察 and just wind
enough without to sound a low accompaniment to everything we
heard察were our first impressions of Bleak House。
^I am glad you like it察院said Mr Jarndyce察when he had brought
us round again to Ada¨s sitting´room。 ^It makes no pretensions察
but it is a comfortable little place察I hope察and will be more so with
such bright young looks in it。 You have barely half an hour before
dinner。 There¨s no one here but the finest creature upon earth!a
child。 ̄
^More children察Esther 院said Ada。
^I don¨t mean literally a child察院 pursued Mr Jarndyce察 not a
child in years。 He is grown up!he is at least as old as I am!but in
simplicity察 and freshness察 and enthusiasm察 and a fine guileless
inaptitude for all worldly affairs察he is a perfect child。 ̄
We felt that he must be very interesting。
^He knows Mrs Jellyby察院 said Mr Jarndyce。 ^He is a musical
man察 an Amateur察 but might have been a Professional。 He is an
Artist察too察an Amateur察but might have been a Professional。 He is
a man of attainments and of captivating manners。 He has been
unfortunate in his affairs察 and unfortunate in his pursuits察 and
unfortunate in his family察but he don¨t care!he¨s a child 院
^Did you imply that he has children of his own察sir拭院inquired
Richard。
^Yes。 Rick Half´a´dozen。 More Near a dozen察 I should think。
But he has never looked after them。 How could he拭 He wanted
somebody to look after him。 He is a child察 you know 院 said Mr
Jarndyce。
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