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Tom-all-Alone’s

           "HenceSirLeicesteryieldsuphisfamilylegstothefamilydisorderasifheheldhisnameandfortuneonthatfeudaltenure.HefeelsthatforaDedlocktobelaiduponhisbackandspasmodicallytwitchedandstabbedinhisextremitiesisalibertytakensomewhere,buthethinks,"Wehaveallyieldedtothis;itbelongstous;ithasforsomehundredsofyearsbeenunderstoodthatwearenottomakethevaultsintheparkinterestingonmoreignobleterms;andIsubmitmyselftothecompromise."Andagoodlyshowhemakes,lyinginaflushofcrimsonandgoldinthemidstofthegreatdrawing-roombeforehisfavouritepictureofmyLady,withbroadstripsofsunlightshiningin,downthelongperspective,throughthelonglineofwindows,andalternatingwithsoftreliefsofshadow.Outside,thestatelyoaks,rootedforagesinthegreengroundwhichhasneverknownploughshare,butwasstillachasewhenkingsrodetobattlewithswordandshieldandrodea-huntingwithbowandarrow,bearwitnesstohisgreatness.Inside,hisforefathers,lookingonhimfromthewalls,say,"Eachofuswasapassingrealityhereandleftthiscolouredshadowofhimselfandmeltedintoremembranceasdreamyasthedistantvoicesoftherooksnowlullingyoutorest,"andheartheirtestimonytohisgreatnesstoo.Andheisverygreatthisday.AndwoetoBoythornorotherdaringwightwhoshallpresumptuouslycontestaninchwithhim!MyLadyisatpresentrepresented,nearSirLeicester,byherportrait.

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