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him!which I suppose she will。 I have never seen Rosa until today察

but I have some confidence in my son¨s good sense!even in love。 I 

find her what he represents her察to the best of my judgment察and 

my mother speaks of her with great commendation。 ̄ 

    ^She in all respects deserves it察院says my Lady。 

    ^I   am   happy察  Lady   Dedlock察  that   you   say   so察  and   I   need   not 

comment on the value to me of your kind opinion of her。 ̄ 

    ^That察院observes Sir Leicester察with unspeakable grandeur察for 

he    thinks     the   ironmaster      a   little  too   glib察   must     be   quite 



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unnecessary。 ̄ 

    ^Quite unnecessary察Sir Leicester。 Now察my son is a very young 

man察and Rosa is a very young woman。 As I made my way察so my 

son must make his察and his being married at present is out of the 

question。 But supposing I gave my consent to his engaging himself 

to   this   pretty   girl察  if   this   pretty   girl   will   engage   herself  to   him察  I 

think it a piece of candour to say at once!I am sure察Sir Leicester 

and Lady Dedlock察you will understand and excuse me!I should 

make   it   a   condition   that   she   did   not   remain   at   Chesney   Wold。 

Therefore察before communicating further with my son察I take the 

liberty    of  saying察   that   if  her  removal     would     be   in  any    way 

inconvenient or objectionable察I will hold the matter over with him 

for any reasonable time察and leave it precisely where it is。 ̄ 

   Not     remain    at  Chesney     Wold    Make     it  a  condition    All  Sir 

Leicester¨s old misgivings relative to Wat Tyler察and the people in 

the iron districts who do nothing but turn out by torchlight察come 

in a shower upon his head此the fine grey hair of which察as well as of 

his whiskers察actually stirs with indignation。 

    ^Am I to understand察sir察院says Sir Leicester察 and is my Lady 

to understand察院he brings her in thus specially察first察as a point of 

gallantry察  and next  as   a point  of  prudence察  having   great   reliance 

on   her   sense察   am   I   to   understand察  Mr   Rouncewell察  and   is   my 

Lady to understand察sir察that you consider this young woman too 

good     for  Chesney     Wold察   or  likely   to  be  injured    by   remaining 

here拭院

    ^Certainly not察Sir Leicester。 ̄ 

    ^I am glad to hear it。 ̄ Sir Leicester very lofty indeed。 

    ^Pray察  Mr   Rouncewell察院  says   my   Lady察  warning   Sir   Leicester 

off with the slightest gesture of her pretty hand察as if he were a fly察



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^explain to me what you mean。 ̄ 

    ^Willingly察    Lady     Dedlock。     There     is  nothing     I  could    desire 

more。 ̄ 

    Addressing her composed face察whose intelligence察however察is 

too quick and active to be concealed by any studied impassiveness察

however habitual察to the strong Saxon face of the visitor察a picture 

of   resolution   and   perseverance察  my   Lady   listens   with   attention察

occasionally slightly bending her head。 

    ^I am the son of your housekeeper察Lady Dedlock察and passed 

my  childhood   about  this   house。   My  mother   has   lived   here   half  a 

century察  and   will   die   here   I   have   no   doubt。   She   is   one   of   those 

examples!perhaps             as  good     a  one    as   there    is!of    love察  and 

attachment察and fidelity in such a station察which England may well 

be   proud   of察  but   of   which   no   order   can   appropriate   the   whole 

pride or the whole merit察because such an instance bespeaks high 

worth on two sides察on the great side assuredly察on the small one察

no less assuredly。 ̄ 

    Sir   Leicester   snorts   a   little   to   hear   the   law   laid   down   in   this 

way察  but   in   his   honour   and   his   love   of   truth察  he   freely察  though 

silently察admits the justice of the ironmaster¨s proposition。 

    ^Pardon me for saying what is so obvious察but I wouldn¨t have it 

hastily    supposed察院     with   the   least   turn   of  his   eyes   towards     Sir 

Leicester察   that   I   am   ashamed   of   my   mother¨s   position   here察  or 

wanting   in   all   just   respect   for   Chesney   Wold   and   the      family。    I 

certainly      may     have    desired!I       certainly    have     desired察   Lady 

Dedlock!that my mother  should  retire   after  so  many  years察and 

end   her   days   with   me。   But察  as   I   have   found   that   to   sever   this 

strong bond would be to break her heart察I have long abandoned 

that idea。 ̄ 



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    Sir    Leicester     very   magnificent      again察   at  the   notion    of   Mrs 

Rouncewell being spirited   off  from   her  natural   home察  to  end   her 

days with an ironmaster。 

    ^I have been察院proceeds the visitor察in a modest clear way察 an 

apprentice察  and   a   workman。   I   have   lived   on   workman¨s   wages察

years and years察and beyond a certain point have had to  educate 

myself。 My wife was a foreman¨s daughter察and plainly brought up。 

We have three daughters察besides this son of whom I have spoken察

and  being  fortunately able   to  give   them   greater   advantages   than 

we   had   ourselves察  we   have   educated   them   well察  very   well。   It   has 

been one of our great cares and pleasures to make them worthy of 

any station。 ̄ 

    A little boastfulness in his fatherly tone here察as if he added in 

his   heart察   even   of   the   Chesney   Wold   station。 ̄   Not   a   little   more 

magnificence察therefore察on the part of Sir Leicester。 

    ^All this is so frequent察Lady Dedlock察where I live察and among 

the   class   to   which   I   belong察  that   what   would   be   generally   called 

unequal   marriages   are   not   of   such   rare        occurrence      with   us   as 

elsewhere。 A son will sometimes make it known to his father that 

he has fallen in love察say with a young woman in the factory。 The 

father察   who     once   worked      in  a   factory   himself察   will   be   a  little 

disappointed   at   first察  very   possibly。   It   may   be   that   he   had   other 

views      for   his   son。    However察     the    chances      are察  that    having 

ascertained the young woman to be of unblemished character察he 

will say  to  his   son察   I   must  be   quite   sure   that   you   are   in   earnest 

here。   This   is   a   serious   matter   for   both   of   you。   Therefore   I   shall 

have this girl educated for two years¨!or察it may be!`I shall place 

this   girl  at   the   same   school    with   your   sisters    for  such    a  time察

during  which  you  will  give   me   your  word   and   honour  to  see   her 



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only so often。 If察at the expiration of that time察when she has so far 

profited by her advantages as that you may be upon a fair equality察

you   are   both   in   the   same   mind察  I   will   do   my   part   to   make   you 

happy。¨ I know of several cases such as I describe察my Lady察and I 

think they indicate to me my own course now。 ̄ 

    Sir Leicester¨s magnificence explodes。 Calmly察but terribly。 

    ^Mr Rouncewell察院sa

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