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the mirrors accustomed to reflect them when they were a portion
of herself察 have a desolate and vacant air。 Dark and cold as the
wintry day is察it is darker and colder in these deserted chambers
than in many a hut察 that will barely exclude the weather察 and
though the servants heap fires in the grates察and set the couches
and the chairs within the warm glass screens that let their ruddy
light shoot through to the furthest corners察there is a heavy cloud
upon the rooms which no light will dispel。
The old housekeeper and her son remain until the preparations
are complete察and then she returns upstairs。 Volumnia has taken
Mrs Rouncewell¨s place in the meantime此though pearl necklaces
and rouge pots however calculated to embellish Bath察 are but
indifferent comforts to the invalid under present circumstances。
Volumnia察not being supposed to know and indeed not knowing
what is the matter察has found it a ticklish task to offer appropriate
observations察 and consequently has supplied their place with
distracting smoothings of the bed linen察 elaborate locomotion on
tiptoe察 vigilant peeping at her kinsman¨s eyes察 and one
exasperating whisper to herself of ^He is asleep。 ̄ In disproof of
which superfluous remark察 Sir Leicester has indignantly written
on the slate察 I am not。 ̄
Yielding察 therefore察 the chair at the bedside to the quaint old
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housekeeper察 Volumnia sits at a table a little removed察
sympathetically sighing。 Sir Leicester watches the sleet and snow察
and listens for the returning steps that he expects。 In the ears of
his old servant察looking as if she had stepped out of an old picture´
frame to attend a summoned Dedlock to another world察the silence
is fraught with echoes of her own words察 Who will tell him 院
He has been under his valet¨s hands this morning察to be made
presentable察and is as well got up as the circumstances will allow。
He is propped with pillows察 his grey hair is brushed in its usual
manner察his linen is arranged to a nicety察and he is wrapped in a
responsible dressing gown。 His eyeglass and his watch are ready
to his hand。 It is necessary!less to his own dignity now perhaps察
than for her sake!that he should be seen as little disturbed察and
as much himself察 as may be。 Women will talk察 and Volumnia察
though a Dedlock察is no exceptional case。 He keeps her here察there
is little doubt察to prevent her talking somewhere else。 He is very ill此
but he makes his present stand against distress of mind and body察
most courageously。
The fair Volumnia being one of those sprightly girls who cannot
long continue silent without imminent peril of seizure by the
dragon Boredom察 soon indicates the approach of that monster
with a series of undisguisable yawns。 Finding it impossible to
suppress those yawns by any other process than conversation察she
compliments Mrs Rouncewell on her son察 declaring that he
positively is one of the finest figures she ever saw察and as soldierly
a looking person she should think察 as what¨s his name察 her
favourite Life Guardsman!the man she dotes on!the dearest of
creatures!who was killed at Waterloo。
Sir Leicester hears this tribute with so much surprise察 and
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stares about him in such a confused way察 that Mrs Rouncewell
feels it necessary to explain。
^Miss Dedlock don¨t speak of my eldest son察Sir Leicester察but
my youngest。 I have found him。 He has come home。 ̄
Sir Leicester breaks silence with a harsh cry。 ^George拭 Your
son George come home察Mrs Rouncewell拭院
The old housekeeper wipes her eyes。 ^Thank God。 Yes察 Sir
Leicester。 ̄
Does this discovery of some one lost察this return of some one so
long gone察come upon him as a strong confirmation of his hopes拭
Does he think察 Shall I not察 with the aid I have察 recall her safely
after this察there being fewer hours in her case than there are years
in his拭院
It is of no use entreating him察he is determined to speak now察
and he does。 In a thick crowd of sounds察 but still intelligibly
enough to be understood。
^Why did you not tell me察Mrs Rouncewell拭院
^It happened only yesterday察Sir Leicester察and I doubted your
being well enough to be talked to of such things。 ̄
Besides察 the giddy Volumnia now remembers with her little
scream that nobody was to have known of his being Mrs
Rouncewell¨s son察 and that she was not to have told。 But Mrs
Rouncewell protests察with warmth enough to swell the stomacher察
that of course she would have told Sir Leicester as soon as he got
better。
^Where is your son George察 Mrs Rouncewell拭院 asks Sir
Leicester。
Mrs Rouncewell察 not a little alarmed by his disregard of the
doctor¨s injunctions察replies察in London。
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^Where in London拭院
Mrs Rouncewell is constrained to admit that he is in the house。
^Bring him here to my room。 Bring him directly。 ̄
The old lady can do nothing but go in search of him。 Sir
Leicester察 with such power of movement as he has察 arranges
himself a little察to receive him。 When he has done so察he looks out
again at the falling sleet and snow察 and listens again for the
returning steps。 A quantity of straw has been tumbled down in the
street to deaden the noises there察and she might be driven to the
door perhaps without his hearing wheels。 He is lying thus察
apparently forgetful of his newer and minor surprise察 when the
housekeeper returns察accompanied by her trooper son。 Mr George
approaches softly to the bedside察makes his bow察squares his chest察
and stands察with his face flushed察very heartily ashamed of himself。
^Good Heaven察 and it is really George Rouncewell 院 exclaims
Sir Leicester。 ^Do you remember me察George拭院
The trooper needs to look at him察 and to separate this sound
from that sound察before he knows what he has said察but doing this察
and being a little helped by his mother察he replies此
^I must have a very bad memory察 indeed察 Sir Leicester察 if I
failed to remember you。 ̄
^When I look at you察 George Rouncewell察院 Sir Leicester
observes with difficulty察 I see something of a boy at Chesney
Wold!I remember well!very well。 ̄
He looks at the trooper until tears come into his eyes察and then
he looks at the sleet and snow again。
^I ask your pardon察Sir Leicester察院says the trooper察 but would
you accept of my arms to raise you up。 You would lie easier察Sir
Leicester察if you would allow me to move y