The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-23

Su-erad a. drvlv as il he were dis
cussing any dry legal matter, tnal he
did not know. His duty, said ne. was
TO Sir Leicester Dedlock, and 10 no
one else. 4 think that | shall va =
70 hush this up said he But
have much to consider. In the mean
time must beg you 10 keep your
own counsel. act as YOU always nave
acted. and | shall keep mine. IL
/ decide on disclosure will warn you.
It was not an ordinary look that he
received from the handsome, IInperl-
Gus face as she turne to go. In GAYS
gore by, in castled hou-es such IS
this, many a man with q lesser secret
h a that possessed by this little,
withered lawyer, would have seen ms
warrant for a quick death IN some
! secret chamber underground. II ne
had been looked at with such eyes.
But MIR. Tulkinghorn went 10 ped
merely thinking. with a certain dry
admiration. Of her wonderful self
control. He was alive when the
morning came: and unframed he de-
parted. with his secret !
Careful hunter as he was he did
not know all. He did not know that
Lady Dedlock had learned. only re-
Gently, shat there was living q girl
whose resemblance to herself was
amazing: that she had made IN
uuiries, cautiously, ~cleverly: n that
she had discovered that this was her
daughter. her child that. deceived by
her stern sister. she had believed dead
Mr.. Tulkin.-aorn did not know, and
probably. had he known. would not
greatly have cared. hat this daughter
was Esther Summerson.
Lady Dedlock had managed to see
and speak with the unsuspectine girl,
while still she thought her secret
safe. Now, with Mr.. T~ulkinghOrn
holding her in his hand, she dared not
approach her again, knew that she
never must dare to let human eyes
see them together lest others be
struck by the resemblance. While she
was in her suspense, in her agony Of
shame and fear. she earned that
Esther was very i'll; thai she had
found q poor lad suffering IN the
road. had nurSed him and been in
fected with his disease, the smallpox.
Bleak House was not bright and
happy now. All its went
around with distressed faces, and
anxiety in every corner, from the
Crowley to the stables. She lay Iii
through many weeks, #nurSed by her
little maid, who had had the disease
and was immune. She lay through
AHS oAiN SA> ~AA"> AAn ~
her, filled with vast and fearful pnan-
toms of delirium; but always and
again she managed to struggle out Of
the nightmare dreams for intervals.
and to repeat again her Injunction to
the little nurse TO let none come near
her, to keep them away from her
even If she were dying, to keep them
away from her When she lay dead,
that they might not be smitten by
iur sickness.
Sometimes, in these moments OF
consciousness, she would near those
whom she loved at the door; but
though they begged to be admitted
she shook her head and said. No"
And they were aware soon that it
would Kill her if they were to dis
obey.
h became better at last. bat very
, slowly. AS she lay in the olissful
peace Of convalescence, with her mine
9 mercIfully clear again. she thought Of
: a certain thing very often. and wher
she was able to move about her rooms
. At last She was able to say quite
steadily to her little maid that she
missed something. 4 miss some ia
q miiiar object" said Esther Sum rner.
! son. All | know what ii is. IT:
i the locking glass;"
Her maid went hurriedly into tn.
mat IOoln- dhC Esther heard her sol
there. She was certain now. Sh,
= Thanked God that she had thought o
= IT during her convalescence, that sh,
here was nothing but sorrowfu
, had prepared herself for il. and tina
DICKENS -FOUR
It was TO shock now. ct matters yer,
little. Charley" h said. taking tn,
maid into her arms. Il hope cal
40 without my old face very WELL
JONI Jarndyce came as soon as sh
permitted 1t. He could only hold he
. IN his arms and say: My dear, dea
girl. She had long known what
deep fountain of affection and gen
IS crosby his heart was, and sh
). hought He has seen me. and n
- loves me better than he did He ha
seen me. and is even fonder. Wha
H. nave l To mourn for?'
y. lhey arranged that she was TO e
- LOT 2 while to q country place One
F." Hl q friend. 1t was near an estat
10 known as Chesney Void.
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