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that of the lady! ̄ 

    ^Oh�察�I know� �the thin´faced gentlewoman with a   shawl   put  on 

like drapery。!Why�察�as a matter of course�察�it would be sold among 

the other things。 If you had been rich�察�you might  have  bought  it�察�

for I remember you said it represented your mother�此�you see what 

it is to be without a sou。 ̄ 

    I did。 ^But surely�察院�I thought to myself�察 �I shall not always be so 

poverty´stricken�察�I may one day buy it back yet。!Who purchased 

it�拭�do you know�拭院�I asked。 

    ^How   is   it   likely�拭  �I   never   inquired   who   purchased   anything�察�

there    spoke    the   unpractical     man!to       imagine     all  the  world    is 

interested in what interests himself� �Now�察�good night!I¨m off for 

Germany  to´morrow   morning�察  �I   shall   be   back   here   in   six   weeks�察�

and possibly I may call and see you again�察�I wonder whether you¨ll 

be   still   out  of  place� 院 �he  laughed�察  �as   mockingly�察  �as   heartlessly as 

Mephistopheles�察�and so laughing�察�vanished。 

    Some     people�察   �however     indifferent     they   may    become     after  a 

considerable space of absence�察�always contrive to leave a pleasant 

impression just at parting�察�not so Hunsden�察�a conference with him 

affected     one    like  a   draught     of   Peruvian     bark�察   �it  seemed     a 

concentration       of  the   specially   harsh�察   �stringent�察  �bitter�察  �whether�察�

like bark�察�it invigorated�察�I scarcely knew。 

    A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow�察�I slept little on the night 

after this interview�察�towards morning I began to doze�察�but hardly 

had    my   slumber   become   sleep�察       �when    I  was   roused    from    it  by 



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hearing      a  noise    in   my    sitting   room�察   �to  which     my    bed´room 

adjoined!a step�察�and a shoving of furniture�察�the movement lasted 

barely     two   minutes�察    �with    the   closing   of  the   door    it  ceased。    I 

listened�察�not a mouse stirred�察�perhaps I had dreamt it�察�perhaps a 

locataire had made a mistake�察�and entered my apartment instead 

of his own。 It was yet but five o¨clock�察�neither I nor the day were 

wide awake�察�I turned�察�and was soon unconscious。 When I did rise�察�

about two hours later�察�I had forgotten the   circumstance�察  �the   first 

thing   I   saw�察  �however�察  �on   quitting   my   chamber�察  �recalled   it�察  �just 

pushed in at the door of my sitting´room�察�and still standing on end�察�

was a wooden packing´case!a rough deal affair�察�wide but shallow�察�

a porter had doubtless shoved it forward�察�but seeing no occupant 

of the room�察�had left it at the entrance。 

    ^That   is   none   of   mine�察院  �thought   I�察  �approaching�察   �it   must   be 

meant for somebody else。 ̄ I stooped to examine the address�此� 

    ^Wm。 Crimsworth�察�Esq。�察�No !�察 � St。�察�Brussels。 ̄ 

     I  was    puzzled�察   �but   concluding      that   the   best   way   to  obtain 

information was to ask within�察�I cut the cords and opened the case。 

Green baize enveloped its contents�察�sewn carefully at the sides�察  �I 

ripped   the   pack´thread   with  my  pen´knife�察�and   still�察  �as   the   seam 

gave     way�察  �glimpses     of  gilding    appeared      through     the   widening 

interstices。   Boards   and   baize   being   at       length    removed�察     �I  lifted 

from   the   case   a   large   picture�察  �in   a   magnificent   frame�察  �leaning   it 

against a chair�察�in a position where the light from the window fell 

favourably   upon   it�察  �I   stepped   back!already   I   had   mounted   my 

spectacles。       A   portrait´painter¨s       sky    ��the    most     sombre      and 

threatening of welkins���察�and distant trees of a conventional depth 

of   hue�察  �raised   in   full   relief   a   pale�察  �pensive´looking   female    face�察�

shadowed   with   soft   dark   hair�察  �almost   blending   with   the   equally 



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dark   clouds�察  �large�察  �solemn   eyes   looked   reflectively   into   mine�察  �a 

thin   cheek   rested   on   a   delicate   little   hand�察  �a   shawl�察  �artistically 

draped�察�half hid�察�half showed a slight figure。 A listener ��had there 

been one�� might have heard me�察�after  ten   minutes¨ silent  gazing�察�

utter  the   word   ^Mother� 院  �I   might   have   said   more!but   with   me�察�

the   first  word   uttered   aloud   in  soliloquy   rouses   consciousness�察  �it 

reminds me that only crazy people talk to themselves�察�and then I 

think   out  my   monologue�察  �instead   of   speaking   it。   I   had   thought   a 

long while�察�and a long while had contemplated the intelligence�察�the 

sweetness�察�and!alas� �the sadness also of those fine�察�grey eyes�察�the 

mental   power   of   that   forehead�察  �and   the       rare   sensibility   of   that 

serious   mouth�察  �when   my   glance�察  �travelling   downwards�察  �fell   on   a 

narrow billet�察�stuck in the corner of the picture�察�between the frame 

and  the   canvas。   Then   I   first asked�察   �Who  sent  this  picture�拭 �Who 

thought of me�察�saved it out of the wreck of Crimsworth Hall�察�and 

now commits it to the care of its natural keeper�拭院�I took the note 

from its niche�察�thus it spoke�此� 



^There is a sort of stupid pleasure in giving a child sweets�察�a fool 

his bells�察�a dog a bone。 You are repaid by seeing the child besmear 

his face with sugar�察�by witnessing how the fool¨s ecstasy makes a 

greater fool of him than ever�察�by watching the dog¨s nature come 

out    over   his  bone。    In  giving    William     Crimsworth       his  mother¨s 

picture�察�I give him sweets�察�bells�察�and bone all in one�察�what grieves 

me   is�察  �that   I   cannot   behold   the   result�察  �I   would   have   added   five 

shillings     more     to  my    bid   if  the�察 �auctioneer      could    only    have 

promised me that pleasure。 

                                                                           ^H。 Y。 H。 

^P。S。!You said last night you positively declined adding another 



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item to your account with me�察�don¨t you think I¨ve saved you that 

trouble�拭院�



I muffled the picture in its green baize covering�察�restored it to the 

case�察�and having transported the whole concern to my bed´room�察�

put it out of sight under my bed。 My pleasure was   now  poisoned 

by pungent pain�察�I determined to look no more till I could look at 

my ease。 If Hunsden had come in at  that  moment�察  �I   should   have 

said   to   him�察   �I   owe   you   nothing�察  �Hunsden!not   a   fraction   of   a 

farthing�此�you have paid yourself in taunts� 院�

    Too   anxious   to   remain   any   longer   quiescent�察  �I   had   no   sooner 

breakfasted�察      �than   I  repaired     once    more    to  M。   Vandenhuten¨s�察�

scarcely hoping to find him at home�察�for a week had barely elapsed 

since     my    first  call�此  �but   fancying     I   might    be    able   to   glean 

information as to the time when his return was expected。 A better 

result   awaited   me   than   I   had   anticipated�察  �for   though   the   family 

were yet at Ostend�察�M。 Vandenhuten had come over to Brussels on 

business for the day。 He received me with the quiet kindness of a 

sincere though not excitable man。 I had not sat five minutes alone 

with him in his bureau�察�before I became aware of a sense of ease in 

his   presence�察  �such   as   I   rarely   experienced   with   strangers。   I   was 

surprised   at   my     own    composure�察      �f

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