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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    

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