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privileged cousins察 in a luxurious chair between them。 Sir
Leicester glancing察with magnificent displeasure察at the rouge and
the pearl necklace。
^I occasionally meet on my staircase here察院 drawls Volumnia察
whose thoughts perhaps are already hopping up it to bed察after a
long evening of a very desultory talk察 one of the prettiest girls察I
think察that I ever saw in my life。 ̄
^A proteg└e of my Lady¨s察院observes Sir Leicester。
^I thought so。 I felt sure that some uncommon eye must have
picked that girl out。 She really is a marvel。 A dolly sort of beauty
perhaps察院says Miss Volumnia察reserving her own sort察 but in its
way察perfect察such bloom I never saw 院
Sir Leicester with his magnificent glance of displeasure at the
rouge察appears to say so too。
^Indeed察院 remarks my Lady察 languidly察 if there is any
uncommon eye in the case察it is Mrs Rouncewell¨s察and not mine。
Rosa is her discovery。 ̄
^Your maid察I suppose拭院
^No。 My anything察 pet!secretary!messenger!I don¨t know
what。 ̄
^You like to have her about you察 as you would like to have a
flower察 or a bird察 or a picture察 or a poodle!no察 not a poodle察
though!or anything else that was equally pretty拭院says Volumnia察
sympathising。 ^Yes察 how charming now and how well that
delightful old soul Mrs Rouncewell is looking。 She must be an
immense age察and yet she is as active and handsome She is the
dearest friend I have察positively 院
Sir Leicester feels it to be right and fitting that the housekeeper
of Chesney Wold should be a remarkable person。 Apart from that察
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he has a real regard for Mrs Rouncewell察 and likes to hear her
praised。 So he says察 You are right察Volumnia察院which Volumnia is
extremely glad to hear。
^She has no daughter of her own察has she拭院
^Mrs Rouncewell拭 No察 Volumnia。 She has a son。 Indeed察 she
had two。 ̄
My Lady察 whose chronic malady of boredom has been sadly
aggravated by Volumnia this evening察glances wearily towards the
candlesticks and heaves a noiseless sigh。
^And it is a remarkable example of the confusion into which the
present age has fallen察 of the obliteration of landmarks察 the
opening of floodgates察and the uprooting of distinctions察院says Sir
Leicester with stately gloom察 that I have been informed察 by Mr
Tulkinghorn察 that Mrs Rouncewell¨s son has been invited to go
into Parliament。 ̄
Miss Volumnia utters a little sharp scream。
^Yes察indeed察院repeats Sir Leicester。 ^Into Parliament。 ̄
^I never heard of such a thing Good gracious察 what is the
man拭院exclaims Volumnia。
^He is called察I believe!an!Ironmaster。 ̄ Sir Leicester says it
slowly察and with gravity and doubt察as not being sure but that he is
called a Lead´mistress察or that the right word may be some other
word expressive of some other relationship to some other metal。
Volumnia utters another little scream。
^He has declined the proposal察 if my information from Mr
Tulkinghorn be correct察as I have no doubt it is察Mr Tulkinghorn
being always correct and exact察 still that does not察院 says Sir
Leicester察 that does not lessen the anomaly察which is fraught with
strange considerations!startling considerations察 as it appears to
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me。 ̄
Miss Volumnia rising with a look candlestick´wards察 Sir
Leicester politely performs the grand tour of the drawing´room察
brings one察and lights it at my Lady¨s shaded lamp。
^I must beg you察my Lady察院he says while doing so察 to remain a
few moments察 for this individual of whom I speak察 arrived this
evening shortly before dinner察and requested!in a very becoming
note察院Sir Leicester察with his habitual regard to truth察dwells upon
it察 I am bound to say察 in a very becoming and well expressed
note!the favour of a short interview with yourself and myself察on
the subject of this young girl。 As it appeared that he wished to
depart tonight察I replied that we would see him before retiring。 ̄
Miss Volumnia with a third little scream takes flight察 wishing
her hosts!O Lud well rid of the!what is it拭Ironmaster
The other cousins soon disperse察 to the last cousin there。 Sir
Leicester rings the bell。 ^Make my compliments to Mr
Rouncewell察 in the housekeeper¨s apartments察 and say I can
receive him now。 ̄
My Lady察who has heard all this with slight attention outwardly察
looks towards Mr Rouncewell as he comes in。 He is a little over
fifty perhaps察 of a good figure察 like his mother察 and has a clear
voice察a broad forehead from which his dark hair has retired察and a
shrewd察though open face。 He is a responsible´looking gentleman
dressed in black察 portly enough察 but strong and active。 Has a
perfectly natural and easy air察and is not in the least embarrassed
by the great presence into which he comes。
^Sir Leicester and Lady Dedlock察as I have already apologised
for intruding on you察I cannot do better than be very brief。 I thank
you察Sir Leicester。 ̄
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The head of the Dedlocks has motioned towards a sofa between
himself and my Lady。 Mr Rouncewell quietly takes his seat there。
^In these busy times察when so many great undertakings are in
progress察 people like myself have so many workmen in so many
places察that we are always on the flight。 ̄
Sir Leicester is content enough that the ironmaster should feel
that there is no hurry there察there察in that ancient house察rooted in
that quiet park察 where the ivy and the moss have had time to
mature察 and the gnarled and warted elms察 and the umbrageous
oaks察stand deep in the fern and leaves of a hundred years察 and
where the sundial on the terrace has dumbly recorded for
centuries that time察 which was as much the property of every
Dedlock!while he lasted!as the house and lands。 Sir Leicester
sits down in an easy chair察 opposing his repose and that of
Chesney Wold to the restless flights of ironmasters。
^Lady Dedlock has been so kind察院 proceeds Mr Rouncewell察
with a respectful glance and a bow that way察 as to place near her
a young beauty of the name of Rosa。 Now察 my son has fallen in
love with Rosa察 and has asked my consent to his proposing
marriage to her察 and to their becoming engaged if she will take
him!which I suppose she wil