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fragments of airs on the piano察or to singing scraps of songs察or to
lying down on his back under a tree察 and looking at the sky!
which he couldn¨t help thinking察he said察was what he was meant
for察it suited him so exactly。
^Enterprise and effort察院he would say to us on his back察 are
delightful to me。 I believe I am truly cosmopolitan。 I have the
deepest sympathy with them。 I lie in a shady place like this察 and
think of adventurous spirits going to the North Pole察 or
penetrating to the heart of the Torrid Zone察 with admiration。
Mercenary creatures ask察 What is the use of a man¨s going to the
North Pole拭What good does it do拭 I can¨t say察but for anything I
can say察he may go for the purpose!though he don¨t know it!of
employing my thoughts as I lie here。 Take an extreme case。 Take
the case of the Slaves on American plantations。 I dare say they are
worked hard察 I dare say they don¨t altogether like it察 I dare say
theirs is an unpleasant experience on the whole察but察they people
the landscape for me察 they give it a poetry for me察 and perhaps
that is one of the pleasanter objects of their existence。 I am very
sensible of it察if it be察and I shouldn¨t wonder if it were 院
I always wondered on these occasions whether he ever thought
of Mrs Skimpole and the children察and in what point of view they
presented themselves to his cosmopolitan mind。 So far as I could
understand察they rarely presented themselves at all。
The week had gone round to the Saturday following that
beating of my heart in the church察 and every day had been so
bright and blue察that to ramble in the woods察and to see the light
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striking down among the transparent leaves察and sparkling in the
beautiful interlacings of the shadows of the trees察while the birds
poured out their songs察 and the air was drowsy with the hum of
insects察had been most delightful。 We had one favourite spot察deep
in moss察and last year¨s leaves察where there were some felled trees
from which the bark was all stripped off。 Seated among these察we
looked through a green vista supported by thousands of natural
columns察 the whitened stems of trees察 upon a distinct prospect
made so radiant by its contrast with the shade in which we sat察
and made so precious by the arched perspective through which we
saw it察 that it was like a glimpse of the better land。 Upon the
Saturday we sat here察 Mr Jarndyce察 Ada察 and I察 until we heard
thunder muttering in the distance察 and felt the large raindrops
rattle through the leaves。
The weather had been all the week extremely sultry察 but察 the
storm broke so suddenly!upon us察 at least察 in that sheltered
spot!that before we reached the outskirts of the wood察 the
thunder and lightning were frequent察and the rain came plunging
through the leaves察as if every drop were a great leaden bead。 As it
was not a time for standing among trees察we ran out of the wood察
and up and down the moss´grown steps which crossed the
plantation´fence like two broad´staved ladders placed back to
back察and made for a keeper¨s lodge which was close at hand。 We
had often noticed the dark beauty of this lodge standing in a deep
twilight of trees察and how the ivy clustered over it察and how there
was a steep hollow near察where we had once seen the keeper¨s dog
dive down into the fern察as if it were water。
The lodge was so dark within察now the sky was overcast察 that
we only clearly saw the man who came to the door when we took
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shelter there察 and put two chairs for Ada and me。 The lattice´
windows were all thrown open and we sat察 just within the
doorway察 watching the storm。 It was grand to see how the wind
awoke察and bent the trees察and drove the rain before it like a cloud
of smoke察 and to hear the solemn thunder察 and to see the
lightning察and while thinking with awe of the tremendous powers
by which our little lives are encompassed察 to consider how
beneficent they are察 and how upon the smallest flower and leaf
there was already a freshness poured from all this seeming rage察
which seemed to make creation new again。
^Is it not dangerous to sit in so exposed a place拭院
^O no察Esther dear 院said Ada察quietly。
Ada said it to me察but察I had not spoken。
The beating at my heart came back again。 I had never heard the
voice察as I had never seen the face察but it affected me in the same
strange way。 Again察 in a moment察 there arose before my mind
innumerable pictures of myself。
Lady Dedlock had taken shelter in the lodge察before our arrival
there察and had come out of the gloom within。 She stood behind my
chair察with her hand upon it。 I saw her with her hand close to my
shoulder察when I turned my head。
^I have frightened you拭院she said。
^No。 It was not fright。 Why should I be frightened 院
^I believe察院 said Lady Dedlock to my Guardian察 I have the
pleasure of speaking to Mr Jarndyce。 ̄
^Your remembrance does me more honour than I had
supposed it would察Lady Dedlock察院he returned。
^I recognised you in church on Sunday。 I am sorry that any
local disputes of Sir Leicester¨s!they are not of his seeking察
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however察 I believe!should render it a matter of some absurd
difficulty to show you any attention here。 ̄
^I am aware of the circumstances察院returned my Guardian with
a smile察 and am sufficiently obliged。 ̄
She had given him her hand察in an indifferent way that seemed
habitual to her察 and spoke in a correspondingly indifferent
manner察 though in a very pleasant voice。 She was as graceful as
she was beautiful察 perfectly self´possessed察 and had the air察 I
thought察 of being able to attract and interest any one察if she had
thought it worth her while。 The keeper had brought her a chair察on
which she sat察in the middle of the porch between us。
^Is the young gentleman disposed of察 whom you wrote to Sir
Leicester about察and whose wishes Sir Leicester was sorry not to
have it in his power to advance in any way拭院 she said察 over her
shoulder察to my Guardian。
^I hope so察院said he。
She seemed to respect him察and even to wish to conciliate him。
There was something very winning in her haughty manner察and it
became more familiar!I was going to say more easy察 but that
could hardly be!as she spoke to him over her shoulder。
^I presume this is your other ward察Miss Clare拭院