Холодный дом

On the Watch

           Inshort,itissuchanadmirablethingthatMademoiselleHortensecan’tforgetit;butatmealsfordaysafterwards,evenamonghercountrywomenandothersattachedinlikecapacitytothetroopofvisitors,relapsesintosilentenjoymentofthejokeanenjoymentexpressed,inherownconvivialmanner,byanadditionaltightnessofface,thinelongationofcompressedlips,andsidewiselook,whichintenseappreciationofhumourisfrequentlyreflectedinmyLady’smirrorswhenmyLadyisnotamongthem.Allthemirrorsinthehousearebroughtintoactionnow,manyofthemafteralongblank.Theyreflecthandsomefaces,simperingfaces,youthfulfaces,facesofthreescoreandtenthatwillnotsubmittobeold;theentirecollectionoffacesthathavecometopassaJanuaryweekortwoatChesneyWold,andwhichthefashionableintelligence,amightyhunterbeforetheLord,huntswithakeenscent,fromtheirbreakingcoverattheCourtofSt.James’stotheirbeingrundowntodeath.TheplaceinLincolnshireisallalive.Bydaygunsandvoicesareheardringinginthewoods,horsemenandcarriagesenliventheparkroads,servantsandhangers-onpervadethevillageandtheDedlockArms.Seenbynightfromdistantopeningsinthetrees,therowofwindowsinthelongdrawing-room,wheremyLady’spicturehangsoverthegreatchimney-piece,islikearowofjewelssetinablackframe.OnSundaythechilllittlechurchisalmostwarmedbysomuchgallantcompany,andthegeneralflavouroftheDedlockdustisquenchedindelicateperfumes.

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