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Boodle and his retinue察and Buffy and his retinue。 These are the
great actors for whom the stage is reserved。 A People there are察no
doubt!a certain large number of supernumeraries察who are to be
occasionally addressed and relied upon for shouts and choruses察
as on the theatrical stage察 but Boodle and Buffy察 their followers
and families察 their heirs察 executors察 administrators察 and assigns察
are the born first actors察managers察and leaders察and no others can
appear upon the scene for ever and ever。
In this察too察there is perhaps more Dandyism at Chesney Wold
than the brilliant and distinguished circle will find good for itself
in the long run。 For it is察even with the stillest and politest circles察
as with the circle the necromancer draws around him!very
strange appearances may be seen in active motion outside。 With
this difference此that察being realities and not phantoms察there is the
greater danger of their breaking in。
Chesney Wold is quite full察anyhow察so full察that a burning sense
of injury arises in the breasts of ill´lodged ladies¨ maids察and is not
to be extinguished。 Only one room is empty。 It is a turret chamber
of the third order of merit察plainly but comfortably furnished察and
having an old´fashioned business air。 It is Mr Tulkinghorn¨s room察
and is never bestowed on anybody else察 for he may come at any
time。 He is not come yet。 It is his quiet habit to walk across the
park from the village察in fine weather察to drop into this room察as if
he had never been out of it since he was last seen there察to request
a servant to inform Sir Leicester that he is arrived察 in case he
should be wanted察and to appear ten minutes before dinner察in the
shadow of the library door。 He sleeps in his turret察 with a
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complaining flag´staff over his head察and has some leads outside察
on which察 any fine morning察 when he is down here察 his black
figure may be seen walking before breakfast like a larger species
of rook。
Every day before dinner察my Lady looks for him in the dusk of
the library察 but he is not there。 Every day at dinner察 my Lady
glances down the table for the vacant place察that would be waiting
to receive him if he had just arrived察but there is no vacant place。
Every night察my Lady casually asks her maid此
^Is Mr Tulkinghorn come拭院
Every night the answer is察 No察my Lady察not yet。 ̄
One night察 while having her hair undressed察 my Lady loses
herself in deep thought after this reply察 until she sees her own
brooding face察 in the opposite glass察 and a pair of black eyes
curiously observing her。
^Be so good as to attend察院 says my Lady then察addressing the
reflection of Hortense察 to your business。 You can contemplate
your beauty at another time。 ̄
^Pardon It was your Ladyship¨s beauty。 ̄
^That察院says my Lady察 you needn¨t contemplate at all。 ̄
At length察one afternoon a little before sunset察when the bright
groups of figures察 which have for the last hour or two enlivened
the Ghost¨s Walk察are all dispersed察and only Sir Leicester and my
Lady remain upon the terrace察 Mr Tulkinghorn appears。 He
comes towards them at his usual methodical pace察which is never
quickened察 never slackened。 He wears his usual expressionless
mask!if it be a mask!and carries family secrets in every limb of
his body察and every crease of his dress。 Whether his whole soul is
devoted to the great察 or whether he yields them nothing beyond
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the services he sells察is his personal secret。 He keeps it察as he keeps
the secrets of his clients察he is his own client in that matter察 and
will never betray himself。
^How do you do察 Mr Tulkinghorn拭院 says Sir Leicester察 giving
him his hand。
Mr Tulkinghorn is quite well。 Sir Leicester is quite well。 My
Lady is quite well。 All highly satisfactory。 The lawyer察 with his
hands behind him察walks at Sir Leicester¨s side察along the terrace。
My Lady walks upon the other side。
^We expected you before察院 says Sir Leicester。 A gracious
observation。 As much as to say察 Mr Tulkinghorn察 we remember
your existence when you are not here to remind us of it by your
presence。 We bestow a fragment of our minds upon you察 sir察 you
see 院
Mr Tulkinghorn察comprehending it察inclines his head察and says
he is much obliged。
^I should have come down sooner察院 he explains察 but that I
have been much engaged with those matters in the several suits
between yourself and Boythorn。 ̄
^A man of a very ill´regulated mind察院 observes Sir Leicester察
with severity。 ^An extremely dangerous person in any community。
A man of a very low character of mind。 ̄
^He is obstinate察院says Mr Tulkinghorn。
^It is natural to such a man to be so察院says Sir Leicester察looking
most profoundly obstinate himself。 ^I am not at all surprised to
hear it。 ̄
^The only question is察院pursues the lawyer察 whether you will
give up anything。 ̄
^No察sir察院replies Sir Leicester。 ^Nothing。 I give up拭院
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^I don¨t mean anything of importance。 That察of course察I know
you would not abandon。 I mean any minor point。 ̄
^Mr Tulkinghorn察院 returns Sir Leicester察 there can be no
minor point between myself and Mr Boythorn。 If I go farther察and
observe that I cannot readily conceive how any right of mine can
be a minor point察I speak not so much in reference to myself as an
individual察as in reference to the family position I have it in charge
to maintain。 ̄
Mr Tulkinghorn inclines his head again。 ^I have now my
instructions察院 he says。 ^Mr Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble! ̄
^It is the character of such a mind察 Mr Tulkinghorn察院 Sir
Leicester interrupts him察 to give trouble。 An exceedingly ill´
conditioned察levelling person。 A person who察fifty years ago察would
probably have been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue
proceeding察 and severely punished!if not察院 adds Sir Leicester察
after a moment¨s pause察 if not hanged察drawn察and quartered。 ̄
Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a
burden察 in passing this capital sentence察 as if it were the next
satisfactory thing to having the sentence executed。
^But night is coming on察院says he察 and my Lady will take cold。
My dear察let us go in。 ̄
As they turn towards the hall´door察Lady Dedlock addresses Mr
Tulkinghorn for the first time。
^You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I
happened to inquire about。 It was