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^How do you do察Mrs Rouncewell拭I am glad to see you。 ̄
^I hope I have the honour of welcoming you in good health察Sir
Leicester拭院
^In excellent health察Mrs Rouncewell。 ̄
^My Lady is looking charmingly well察院 says Mrs Rouncewell察
with another curtsey。
My Lady signifies察 without profuse expenditure of words察 that
she is as wearily well as she can hope to be。
But Rosa is in the distance察 behind the housekeeper察 and my
Lady察 who has not subdued the quickness of her observation察
whatever else she may have conquered察asks此
^Who is that girl拭院
^A young scholar of mine察my Lady。 Rosa。 ̄
^Come here察 Rosa 院 Lady Dedlock beckons her察 with even an
appearance of interest。 ^Why察 do you know how pretty you are察
child拭院she says察touching her shoulder with her two forefingers。
Rosa察very much abashed察 says察 No察if you please察my Lady 院
and glances up察and glances down察and don¨t know where to look察
but looks all the prettier。
^How old are you拭院
^Nineteen察my Lady。 ̄
^Nineteen察院 repeats my Lady察 thoughtfully。 ^Take care they
don¨t spoil you by flattery。 ̄
^Yes察my Lady。 ̄
My Lady taps her dimpled cheek with the same delicate gloved
fingers察 and goes on to the foot of the oak staircase察 where Sir
Leicester pauses for her as her knightly escort。 A staring old
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Dedlock in a panel察as large as life and as dull察looks as if he didn¨t
know what to make of it!which was probably his general state of
mind in the days of Queen Elizabeth。
That evening察in the housekeeper¨s room察Rosa can do nothing
but murmur Lady Dedlock¨s praises。 She is so affable察so graceful察
so beautiful察 so elegant察 has such a sweet voice察 and such a
thrilling touch察that Rosa can feel it yet Mr Rouncewell confirms
all this察not without personal pride察reserving only the one point of
affability。 Mrs Rouncewell is not quite sure as to that。 Heaven
forbid that she should say a syllable in dispraise of any member of
that excellent family察above all察of my Lady察whom the whole world
admires察 but if my Lady would only be ^a little more free察院 not
quite so cold and distant察 Mrs Rouncewell thinks she would be
more affable。
^¨Tis almost a pity察院 Mrs Rouncewell adds!only ^almost察院
because its borders on impiety to suppose that anything could be
better than it is察 in such an express dispensation as the Dedlock
affairs察 that my Lady has no family。 If she had had a daughter
now察a grown young lady察to interest her察I think she would have
had the only kind of excellence she wants。 ̄
^Might not that have made her still more proud察
grandmother拭院 says Watt察 who has been home and come back
again察he is such a good grandson。
^More and most察 my dear察院 returns the housekeeper with
dignity察 are words it¨s not my place to use!nor so much as to
hear!applied to any drawback on my Lady。 ̄
^I beg your pardon察grandmother。 But she is proud察is she not拭院
^If she is察she has reason to be。 The Dedlock family have always
reason to be。 ̄
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^Well 院says Watt察 it¨s to be hoped they line out of their Prayer´
Books a certain passage for the common people about pride and
vainglory。 Forgive me察grandmother Only a joke 院
^Sir Leicester and Lady Dedlock察my dear察are not fit subjects
for joking。 ̄
^Sir Leicester is no joke by any means察院 says Watt察 and I
humbly ask his pardon。 I suppose察 grandmother察 that察 even with
the family and their guests down here察there is no objection to my
prolonging my stay at the Dedlock Arms for a day or two察as any
other traveller might拭院
^Surely察none in the world察child。 ̄
^I am glad of that察院 says Watt察 because I!because I have an
inexpressible desire to extend my knowledge of this beautiful
neighbourhood。 ̄
He happens to glance at Rosa察who looks down察and is very shy察
indeed。 But察according to the old superstition察it should be Rosa¨s
ears that burn察 and not her fresh bright cheeks察 for my Lady¨s
maid is holding forth about her at this moment察 with surpassing
energy。
My Lady¨s maid is a Frenchwoman of two´and´thirty察 from
somewhere in the Southern country about Avignon and
Marseilles!a large´eyed brown woman with black hair察 who
would be handsome察 but for a certain feline mouth and general
uncomfortable tightness of face察rendering the jaws too eager察and
the skull too prominent。 There is something indefinably keen and
wan about her anatomy察and she has a watchful way of looking out
of the corners of her eyes without turning her head察which could
be pleasantly dispensed with!especially when she is in an ill´
humour and near knives。 Through all the good taste of her dress
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and little adornments察these objections so express themselves察that
she seems to go about like a very neat She´Wolf imperfectly
tamed。 Besides being accomplished in all the knowledge
appertaining to her post察 she is almost an Englishwoman in her
acquaintance with the language!consequently察she is in no want
of words to shower upon Rosa for having attracted my Lady¨s
attention察and she pours them out with such grim ridicule as she
sits at dinner察that her companion察the affectionate man察is rather
relieved when she arrives at the spoon stage of that performance。
Ha察ha察ha She察Hortense察been in my Lady¨s service since five
years察and always kept at the distance察and this doll察this puppet察
caressed!absolutely caressed!by my Lady on the moment of her
arriving at the house Ha察 ha察 ha And do you know how pretty
you are察child拭院^No察my Lady。 ̄!You are right there And how
old are you察child And take care they do not spoil you by flattery察
child 院O how droll It is the best thing altogether。
In short察 it is such an admirable thing察 that Mademoiselle
Hortense can¨t forget it察 but at meals for days afterwards察 even
among her countrywomen and others attached in like capacity to
the troop of visitors察relapses into silent enjoyment of the joke!an
enjoyment expressed察 in her own convivial manner察 by an
additional tightness of face察 thin elongation of compressed lips察
and sidewise look此 which intense appreciation of humour is
frequently reflected in my Lady¨s mirrors察 when my Lady is not
among them。
All the mirrors in the house are brought into action now此many
of them afte