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from the first察 before Heaven察I will be a true friend to him I will
accept him as a trust察and it shall be a sacred one 院
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^God bless you 院said I察with my eyes filling fast察but I thought
they might察 when it was not for myself。 ^Ada loves him!we all
love him察but Ada loves him as we cannot。 I will tell her what you
say。 Thank you察and God bless you in her name 院
Richard came back as we finished exchanging these hurried
words察and gave me his arm to take me to the coach。
^Woodcourt察院he said察unconscious with what application察 pray
let us meet in London 院
^Meet拭院 returned the other。 ^I have scarcely a friend there察
now察but you。 Where shall I find you拭院
^Why察 I must get a lodging of some sort察院 said Richard察
pondering。 ^Say at Vholes¨s察Symond¨s Inn。 ̄
^Good Without loss of time。 ̄
They shook hands heartily。 When I was seated in the coach察and
Richard was yet standing in the street察 Mr Woodcourt laid his
friendly hand on Richard¨s shoulder察 and looked at me。 I
understood him察and waved mine in thanks。
And in his last look as we drove away察 I saw that he was very
sorry for me。 I was glad to see it。 I felt for my old self as the dead
may feel if they ever revisit these scenes。 I was glad to be tenderly
remembered察to be gently pitied察not to be quite forgotten。
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Chapter 46
Stop Him
arkness rests upon Tom´all´Alone¨s。 Dilating and dilating
since the sun went down last night察 it has gradually
D
swelled until it fills every void in the place。 For a time
there were some dungeon lights burning察as the lamp of Life burns
in Tom´all´Alone¨s察 heavily察 heavily察 in the nauseous air察 and
winking!as that lamp察 too察 winks in Tom´all´Alone¨s!at many
horrible things。 But they are blotted out。 The moon has eyed Tom
with a dull cold stare察as admitting some puny emulation of herself
in his desert region unfit for life and blasted by volcanic fires察but
she has passed on察 and is gone。 The blackest nightmare in the
infernal stables grazes on Tom´all´Alone¨s察and Tom is fast asleep。
Much mighty speech´making there has been察both in and out of
Parliament察concerning Tom察and much wrathful disputation how
Tom shall be got right。 Whether he shall be put into the main road
by constables察 or by beadles察 or by bell´ringing察 or by force of
figures察or by correct principles of taste察or by high church察or by
low church察or by no church察 whether he shall be set to splitting
trusses of polemical straws with the crooked knife of his mind察or
whether he shall be put to stone´breaking instead。 In the midst of
which dust and noise察there is but one thing perfectly clear察to wit察
that Tom only may and can察 or shall and will察 be reclaimed
according to somebody¨s theory but nobody¨s practice。 And察in the
hopeful meantime察Tom goes to perdition head foremost in his old
determined spirit。
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But he has his revenge。 Even the winds are his messengers察and
they serve him in these hours of darkness。 There is not a drop of
Tom¨s corrupted blood but propagates infection and contagion
somewhere。 It shall pollute察this very night察the choice stream in
which chemists on analysis would find the genuine nobility of a
Norman house察and his Grace shall not be able to say Nay to the
infamous alliance。 There is not an atom of Tom¨s slime察not a cubic
inch of any pestilential gas in which he lives察not one obscenity or
degradation about him察not an ignorance察not a wickedness察not a
brutality of his committing察but shall work its retribution察through
every order of society察up to the proudest of the proud察and to the
highest of the high。 Verily察 what with tainting察 plundering察 and
spoiling察Tom has his revenge。
It is a moot point whether Tom´all´Alone¨s be uglier by day or
by night察but on the argument that the more that is seen of it the
more shocking it must be察 and that no part of it left to the
imagination is at all likely to be made so bad as the reality察 day
carries it。 The day begins to break now察 and in truth it might be
better for the national glory even that the sun should sometimes
set upon the British dominions察than that it should ever rise upon
so vile a wonder as Tom。
A brown sunburnt gentleman察who appears in some inaptitude
for sleep to be wandering abroad rather than counting the hours
on a restless pillow察strolls hitherward at this quiet time。 Attracted
by curiosity察 he often pauses and looks about him察 up and down
the miserable byways。 Nor is he merely curious察for in his bright
dark eye there is compassionate interest察and as he looks here and
there察 he seems to understand such wretchedness察 and to have
studied it before。
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On the banks of the stagnant channel of mud which is the main
street of Tom´all´Alone¨s察 nothing is to be seen but the crazy
houses察 shut up and silent。 No waking creature save himself
appears察except in one direction察where he sees the solitary figure
of a woman sitting on a doorstep。 He walks that way。 Approaching察
he observes that she has journeyed a long distance察and is footsore
and travel´stained。 She sits on the doorstep in the manner of one
who is waiting察with her elbow on her knee and her head upon her
hand。 Beside her is a canvas bag察or bundle察she has carried。 She is
dozing probably察 for she gives no heed to his steps as he comes
toward her。
The broken footway is so narrow察 that when Allan Woodcourt
comes to where the woman sits察 he has to turn into the road to
pass her。 Looking down at her face察 his eye meets hers察 and he
stops。
^What is the matter拭院
^Nothing sir。 ̄
^Can¨t you make them hear拭Do you want to be let in拭院
^I¨m waiting till they get up at another house!a lodging´
house!not here察院the woman patiently returns。 ^I¨m waiting here
because there will be sun here presently to warm me。 ̄
^I am afraid you are tired。 I am sorry to see you sitting in the
street。 ̄
^Thank you sir。 It don¨t matter。 ̄
A habit in him of speaking to the poor察 and of avoiding
patronage or condescension察 or childishness which is the
favourite device察many people deeming it quite a subtlety to talk to
them like little spelling books察has put him on good terms with the
woman easily。
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