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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