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its master察as if he were no more than another bird。
^But how do you and your neighbour get on about the disputed
right of way拭院said Mr Jarndyce。 ^You are not free from the toils
of the law yourself拭院
^The fellow has brought actions against me for trespass察 and I
have brought actions against him for trespass察院 returned Mr
Boythorn。 ^By Heaven察 he is the proudest fellow breathing。 It is
morally impossible that his name can be Sir Leicester。 It must be
Sir Lucifer。 ̄
^Complimentary to our distant relation 院 said my Guardian
laughingly察to Ada and Richard。
^I would beg Miss Clare¨s pardon and Mr Carstone¨s pardon察院
resumed our visitor察 if I were not reassured by seeing in the fair
face of the lady察 and the smile of the gentleman察 that it is quite
unnecessary察 and that they keep their distant relation at a
comfortable distance。 ̄
^Or he keeps us察院suggested Richard。
^By my soul 院exclaimed Mr Boythorn察suddenly firing another
volley察 that fellow is and his father was察and his grandfather was察
the most stiff´necked察arrogant察 imbecile察pig´headed察 numbskull察
ever察by some inexplicable mistake of Nature察born in any station
of life but a walking´stick¨s The whole of that family are the most
solemnly conceited and consummate blockheads But it¨s no
matter察 he should not shut up my path if he were fifty baronets
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melted into one察 and living in a hundred Chesney Wolds察 one
within another察 like the ivory balls in a Chinese carving。 The
fellow察by his agent察 or secretary察 or somebody察 writes to me `Sir
Leicester Dedlock察 Baronet察 presents his compliments to Mr
Lawrence Boythorn察and has to call his attention to the fact that
the green pathway by the old parsonage´house察now the property
of Mr Lawrence Boythorn察is Sir Leicester¨s right of way。 Being in
fact a portion of the park of Chesney Wold察and that Sir Leicester
finds it convenient to close up the same。¨ I write to the fellow察 Mr
Lawrence Boythorn presents his compliments to Sir Leicester
Dedlock察Baronet察and has to call his attention to the fact that he
totally denies the whole of Sir Leicester Dedlock¨s positions on
every possible subject察and has to add察in reference to closing up
the pathway察 that he will be glad to see the man who may
undertake to do it。¨ The fellow sends a most abandoned villain
with one eye察 to construct a gateway。 I play upon that execrable
scoundrel with a fire´engine察until the breath is nearly driven out
of his body。 The fellow erects a gate in the night。 I chop it down
and burn it in the morning。 He sends his myrmidons to come over
the fence察and pass and repass。 I catch them in humane mantraps察
fire split peas at their legs察 play upon them with the engine!
resolve to free mankind from the insupportable burden of the
existence of those lurking ruffians。 He brings actions for trespass察
I bring actions for trespass。 He brings actions for assault and
battery察I defend them察and continue to assault and batter。 Ha察ha察
ha 院
To hear him say all this with unimaginable energy察 one might
have thought him the angriest of mankind。 To see him察at the very
same time察looking at the bird now perched upon his thumb察and
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softly smoothing its feathers with his forefinger察 one might have
thought him the gentlest。 To hear him laugh察 and see the broad
good nature of his face then察one might have supposed that he had
not a care in the world察or a dispute察or a dislike察but that his whole
existence was a summer joke。
^No察no察院he said察 no closing up of my paths by any Dedlock
Though I willingly confess察院here he softened in a moment察 that
Lady Dedlock is the most accomplished lady in the world察 to
whom I would do any homage that a plain gentleman察 and no
baronet察with a head seven hundred years thick察may。 A man who
joined his regiment at twenty察and within a week察challenged the
most imperious and presumptuous coxcomb of a commanding
officer that ever drew the breath of life through a tight waist!and
got broke for it!is not the man to be walked over察by all the Sir
Lucifers dead or alive察locked or unlocked。 Ha察ha察ha 院
^Nor the man to allow his junior to be walked over察 either拭院
said my Guardian。
^Most assuredly not 院 said Mr Boythorn察 clapping him on the
shoulder with an air of protection察that had something serious in
it察 though he laughed。 ^He will stand by the low boy察 always。
Jarndyce察you may rely upon him But察speaking of this trespass!
with apologies to Miss Clare and Miss Summerson for the length
at which I have pursued so dry a subject!is there nothing for me
from your men察Kenge and Carboy拭院
^I think not察Esther拭院said Mr Jarndyce。
^Nothing察Guardian。 ̄
^Much obliged 院said Mr Boythorn。 ^Had no need to ask察after
even my slight experience of Miss Summerson¨s forethought for
every one about her。 ̄ They all encouraged me察 they were
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determined to do it。 ^I inquired because察 coming from
Lincolnshire察I of course have not yet been in town察and I thought
some letters might have been sent down here。 I dare say they will
report progress tomorrow morning。 ̄
I saw him so often察in the course of the evening察which passed
very pleasantly察 contemplate Richard and Ada with an interest
and a satisfaction that made his fine face remarkably agreeable as
he sat at a little distance from the piano listening to the music!
and he had small occasion to tell us that he was passionately fond
of music察for his face showed it!that I asked my Guardian察as we
sat at the backgammon board察 whether Mr Boythorn had ever
been married。
^No察院said he。 ^No。 ̄
^But he meant to be 院said I。
^How did you find out that拭院he returned with a smile。
^Why察Guardian察院I explained察not without reddening a little at
hazarding what was in my thoughts察 there is something so tender
in his manner察after all察and he is so very courtly and gentle to us察
and! ̄
Mr Jarndyce directed his eyes to where he was sitting察as I have
just described him。
I said no more。
^You are right察 little woman察院 he answered。 ^He was all but
married察once。 Long ago。 And once。 ̄
^Did the lady die拭院
^No!but she died to him。 That time has had its influence on all
his later life。 Would you suppose him to have a head and a heart
full of romance yet拭院
^I think察Guardian察I might have supposed so。 But it is easy to
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