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fruit察 the gooseberry´bushes were so laden that their branches
arched and rested on the earth察the strawberries and raspberries
grew in like profusion察and the peaches basked by the hundred on
the wall。 Tumbled about among the spread nets and the glass
frames sparkling and winking in the sun察there were such heaps of
drooping pods察 and marrows察 and cucumbers察 that every foot of
ground appeared a vegetable treasury察 while the smell of sweet
herbs and all kinds of wholesome growth to say nothing of the
neighbouring meadows where the hay was carrying made the
whole air a great nosegay。 Such stillness and composure reigned
within the orderly precincts of the old red wall察 that even the
feathers hung in garlands to scare the birds hardly stirred察and the
wall had such a ripening influence that where察here and there high
up察a disused nail and scrap of list still clung to it察it was easier to
fancy that they had mellowed with the changing seasons察than that
they had rusted and decayed according to the common fate。
The house察 though a little disorderly in comparison with the
garden察 was a real old house察 with settles in the chimney of the
brick´floored kitchen察and great beams across the ceilings。 On one
side of it was the terrible piece of ground in dispute察 where Mr
Boythorn maintained a sentry in a smock´frock察 day and night察
whose duty was supposed to be察in case of aggression察immediately
to ring a large bell hung up there for the purpose察 to unchain a
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great bulldog established in a kennel as his ally察and generally to
deal destruction on the enemy。 Not content with these
precautions察 Mr Boythorn had himself composed and posted
there察on painted boards to which his name was attached in large
letters察the following solemn warnings此 Beware of the Bulldog。 He
is most ferocious。 Lawrence Boythorn。 ̄
^The blunderbuss is loaded with slugs。 Lawrence Boythorn。 ̄
^Mulldogs and spring´guns are set here at all times of the day
and night。 Lawrence Boythorn。 ̄
^Take notice。 That any person or persons audaciously
presuming to trespass on this property察will be punished with the
utmost severity of private chastisement察and prosecuted with the
utmost rigour of the law。 Lawrence Boythorn。 ̄ These he showed
us察 from the drawing´room window察 while his bird was hopping
about his head察and he laughed察 Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha 院 to
that extent as he pointed them out察that I really thought he would
have hurt himself。
^But this is taking a good deal of trouble察院said Mr Skimpole in
his light way察 when you are not in earnest after all拭院
^Not in earnest 院 returned Mr Boythorn察 with unspeakable
warmth。 ^Not in earnest If I could have hoped to train him察 I
would have bought a Lion instead of that dog察 and would have
turned him loose upon the first intolerable robber who should
dare to make an encroachment on my rights。 Let Sir Leicester
Dedlock consent to come out and decide this question by single
combat察and I will meet him with any weapon known to mankind
in any age or country。 I am that much in earnest。 Not more 院
We arrived at his house on a Saturday。 On the Sunday morning
we all set forth to walk to the little church in the park。 Entering
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the park察almost immediately by the disputed ground察we pursued
a pleasant footpath winding among the verdant turf and the
beautiful trees察until it brought us to the church porch。
The congregation was extremely small and quite a rustic one察
with the exception of a large muster of servants from the House察
some of whom were already in their seats察 while others were yet
dropping in。 There were some stately footmen察 and there was a
perfect picture of an old coachman察who looked as if he were the
official representative of all the pomps and vanities that had ever
been put into his coach。 There was a very pretty show of young
women察 and above them察 the handsome old face and fine
responsible portly figure of the housekeeper察 towered pre´
eminent。 The pretty girl察of whom Mr Boythorn had told us察 was
close by her。 She was so very pretty察that I might have known her
by her beauty察even if I had not seen how blushingly conscious she
was of the eyes of the young fisherman察whom I discovered not far
off。 One face察and not an agreeable one察though it was handsome察
seemed maliciously watchful of this pretty girl察 and indeed of
everyone and everything there。 It was a Frenchwoman¨s。
As the bell was yet ringing and the great people were not yet
come察 I had leisure to glance over the church察 which smelt as
earthly as a grave察and to think what a shady察ancient察solemn little
church it was。 The windows察heavily shaded by trees察 admitted a
subdued light that made the faces around me pale察and darkened
the old brasses in the pavement察 and the time and damp´worn
monuments察and rendered the sunshine in the little porch察where
a monotonous ringer was working at the bell察inestimably bright。
But a stir in that direction察 a gathering of reverential awe in the
rustic faces察and a blandly´ferocious assumption on the part of Mr
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Boythorn of being resolutely unconscious of somebody¨s existence察
forewarned me that the great people were come察 and that the
service was going to begin。
^`Enter not into judgment with thy servant察O Lord察 for in thy
sight!¨ ̄
Shall I ever forget the rapid beating of my heart察occasioned by
the look I met察 as I stood up Shall I ever forget the manner in
which those handsome proud eyes seemed to spring out of their
languor察 and to hold mine It was only a moment before I cast
mine down!released again察 if I may say so!on my book察 but察 I
knew the beautiful face quite well察in that short space of time。
And察very strangely察there was something quickened within me察
associated with the lonely days at my godmother¨s察yes察away even
to the days when I had stood on tiptoe to dress myself at my little
glass察after dressing my doll。 And this察although I had never seen
this lady¨s face before in all my life!I was quite sure of it!
absolutely certain。
It was easy to know that the ceremonious察 gouty察 grey´haired
gentleman察 the only other occupant of the great pew察 was Sir
Leicester Dedlock察and that the lady was Lady Dedlock。 But why
her face should b