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                                  Bleak House                                    544 



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

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