Intelligence

           Imusthavebeenmarried,ifImaytrusttomyimperfectmemoryfordates,aboutayearorso,whenoneevening,asIwasreturningfromasolitarywalk,thinkingofthebookIwasthenwritingformysuccesshadsteadilyincreasedwithmysteadyapplication,andIwasengagedatthattimeuponmyfirstworkoffictionIcamepastMrs.Steerforth’shouse.Ihadoftenpasseditbefore,duringmyresidenceinthatneighbourhood,thoughneverwhenIcouldchooseanotherroad.Howbeit,itdidsometimeshappenthatitwasnoteasytofindanother,withoutmakingalongcircuit;andsoIhadpassedthatway,uponthewhole,prettyoften.

           Ihadneverdonemorethanglanceatthehouse,asIwentbywithaquickenedstep.Ithadbeenuniformlygloomyanddull.Noneofthebestroomsabuttedontheroad;andthenarrow,heavily-framedold-fashionedwindows,nevercheerfulunderanycircumstances,lookedverydismal,closeshut,andwiththeirblindsalwaysdrawndown.Therewasacoveredwayacrossalittlepavedcourt,toanentrancethatwasneverused;andtherewasoneroundstaircasewindow,atoddswithalltherest,andtheonlyoneunshadedbyablind,whichhadthesameunoccupiedblanklook.IdonotrememberthatIeversawalightinallthehouse.IfIhadbeenacasualpasser-by,Ishouldhaveprobablysupposedthatsomechildlesspersonlaydeadinit.IfIhadhappilypossessednoknowledgeoftheplace,andhadseenitofteninthatchangelessstate,Ishouldhavepleasedmyfancywithmanyingeniousspeculations,Idaresay.

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