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metamorphosed           state   he   is  available    in  a   good    many     places 

simultaneously�察       �and    can    throw     himself    upon     a  considerable 

portion of the country at one time。 Britannia being much occupied 

in   pocketing   Doodle   in   the   form   of   sovereigns�察  �and   swallowing 

Doodle   in   the   form   of   beer�察  �and   in   swearing   herself   black   in   the 

face    that  she   does    neither!plainly       to  the   advancement        of  her 

glory   and   morality!the   London   season   comes   to   a   sudden   end�察�

through      all  the   Doodleites     and   Coodleites      dispersing     to  assist 

Britannia in those religious exercises。 

    Hence Mrs Rouncewell housekeeper at Chesney Wold foresees�察�

though no instructions have yet  come   down�察  �that  the   family  may 

shortly     be  expected�察    �together     with   a  pretty   large   accession     of 

cousins      and    others     who    can    in   any    way    assist    the   great 

Constitutional work。 And hence the stately old dame�察�taking Time 

by the forelock�察�leads him up and down the staircases�察�and along 

the    galleries   and    passages     and   through     the   rooms�察   �to  witness 

before he grows any older that everything is ready�察�that floors are 

rubbed   bright�察  �carpets   spread�察  �curtains   shaken   out�察  �beds   puffed 

and   patted�察  �still´room   and   kitchen   cleared   for   action�察  �all   things 

prepared as beseems the Dedlock dignity。 

    This    present     summer      evening�察    �as  the   sun    goes   down�察    �the 



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preparations       are   complete。     Dreary     and    solemn     the  old   house 

looks�察    �with   so   many     appliances      of   habitation�察    �and    with    no 

inhabitants except the pictured forms upon the walls。 So did these 

come      and   go�察 �a   Dedlock     in  possession     might    have    ruminated 

passing along�察�so did they see this gallery hushed   and   quiet�察�as   I 

see it now�察�so think�察�as I think�察�of the gap that they would make in 

this domain when they were gone�察�so find it�察�as I find it�察�difficult to 

believe that it could be without them�察�so pass from my world�察�as I 

pass from theirs�察�now closing the reverberating door�察�so leave no 

blank     to  miss    them�察   �and    so  die。   Through      some     of  the   fiery 

windows�察�beautiful from without�察�and set�察�at this sunset hour�察�not 

in   dull   grey   stone    but   in  a   glorious    house    of  gold�察  �the   light 

excluded at the other windows pours in�察  �rich�察  �lavish�察  �overflowing 

like the summer plenty in the land。 Then do the frozen Dedlocks 

thaw。     Strange     movements        come     upon     their   features�察   �as   the 

shadows       of  leaves   play   there。    A  dense    Justice    in  a   corner    is 

beguiled into a wink。 A staring Baronet�察�with a truncheon�察�gets a 

dimple in   his   chin。   Down into  the   bosom   of  a   stony   shepherdess 

there steals a  fleck   of  light  and   warmth�察  �that  would   have   done it 

good   a   hundred   years   ago。   One   ancestress   of   Volumnia�察  �in   high´ 

heeled     shoes�察  �very    like  her!casting       the  shadow      of  that  virgin 

event   before   her   full   two   centuries!shoots   out   into   a   halo   and 

becomes   a   saint。   A   maid   of   honour   of   the   court   of   Charles   the 

Second�察�with large round eyes ��and other charms to correspond���察�

seems to bathe in glowing water�察�and it ripples as it glows。 

    But the fire of the sun is dying。 Even now the floor is dusky�察�and 

shadow slowly mounts the walls�察�bringing the Dedlocks down like 

age   and   death。   And   now�察  �upon   my   lady¨s   picture   over   the   great 

chimney´piece�察�a weird shade falls from some old tree�察�that turns it 



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pale�察�and flutters it�察�and looks as if a great arm held a veil or hood�察�

watching  an   opportunity   to   draw   it   over   her。   Higher   and   darker 

rises   shadow  on   the   wall!now   a   red   gloom   on   the   ceiling!now 

the fire is out。 

    All   that   prospect�察  �which   from   the   terrace   looked   so   near�察  �has 

moved   solemnly   away�察  �and   changed!not   the   first   or   the   last   of 

beautiful      things   that   look   so   near    and   will   so  change!into        a 

distant phantom。 Light mists arise�察�and the dew falls�察�and all   the 

sweet  scents in   the   garden are   heavy  in   the   air。   Now�察  �the   woods 

settle   into   great   masses   as   if   they   were   each   one   profound   tree。 

And   now  the   moon  rises�察 �to  separate   them�察  �and   to  glimmer   here 

and there is horizontal lines behind their stems�察�and to make the 

avenue       a   pavement       of   light    among      high    cathedral      arches 

fantastically broken。 

    Now�察�the moon is high�察�and the great house�察�needing habitation 

more than ever�察�is like a body without life。 Now�察�it is even awful�察�

stealing through it�察�to think of the live people who have slept in the 

solitary bedrooms�此�to say nothing of the dead。 Now is the time for 

shadow�察�when every corner is a cavern�察�and every downward step 

a   pit�察  �when   the   stained   glass   is   reflected   in   pale   and   faded   hues 

upon the floors�察�when anything and everything can be made of the 

heavy  staircase   beams   excepting   their   own   proper   shapes�察  �when 

the   armour   has   dull   lights   upon   it   not   easily   to   be   distinguished 

from stealthy movement�察�and when barred helmets are frightfully 

suggestive   of   heads   inside。   But�察  �of   all   the    shadows   in     Chesney 

Wold�察    �the   shadow      in  the   long   drawing´room         upon    my    Lady¨s 

picture is the first to come�察 �the   last  to  be   disturbed。  At  this   hour 

and by this light it changes into threatening hands raised up�察�and 

menacing the handsome face with every breath that stirs。 



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    ^She   is   not   well�察  �ma¨am�察院  �says   a   groom   in   Mrs   Rouncewell¨s 

audience´chamber。 

    ^My Lady not well�拭�What¨s the matter�拭院�

    ^Why�察�my Lady has been but poorly�察�ma¨am�察�since she was last 

here!I   don¨t   mean   with   the   family�察  �ma¨am�察  �but   when   she   was 

here as a bird of passage!like。 My Lady has not been out much�察�

for her�察�and has kept her room a good deal。 ̄ 

    ^Chesney Wold�察�Thomas�察院�rejoins the housekeeper�察�with proud 

complacency�察 �will set my Lady up� �There is no finer air�察�and no 

healthier soil�察�in the world� 院�

    Thomas   may   have   his   own   personal   opinions   on   this   subject�察�

probably  hints   them�察  �in   his   manner   of   smoothing   his   sleek   head 

from     the  nape    of  his  neck    to  his  temples�察   �but   he  forbears    to 

express them further�察�and retires to the servants¨ hall to regale on 

cold meat´pie and ale。 

    This    groom     is  the  pilot´fish   before    the  nobler    shark。    Next 

evening�察�down come Sir Leicester and my Lady with their largest 

retinue�察�and down come the cousins and others from all the points 

of   the   compass。      Henceforth      for   some    weeks�察    �backward      and 

forward   rush   mysterious   men   with   no   names�察  �who   fly   about   all 

those particular parts of the country on which Doodle is at present 

throwing himself in an auriferous and malty shower�察�but who are 

merely   persons   of   a   restless   disposition   and   never   do   anything 

anywhere。 

    On    these   national    occasions�察   �Sir  Leicester    finds   the   cousins 

useful。 A better man than the Honourable Bob Stables to meet the 

Hunt     at   dinner�察   �there   could    not   possibly    be。   Better    got   up 

gentlemen   than   the   other   cousins�察  �to   ride   over   to   polling´booths 

and hustings here and there�察�and show themselves on the side of 



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England�察�it would be hard to find。 Volumnia is a little dim�察�but she 

is   of   the   true   descent�察  �and   there   are   many   who   appreciate   her 

sprightly conversation�察�her French conundrums so old as to have 

become   in   the   cycles   of   time    al

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