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Fading Away

           Thathemightnotberemissinhispartoftheengagement,heresolvedtowaitfulltwohours,onthisthirdandlastnight.

           TherewastheladywhohadoncekeptMr.Bounderby’shouse,sittingatthefirst-floorwindowashehadseenherbefore;andtherewasthelightporter,sometimestalkingwithherthere,andsometimeslookingovertheblindbelowwhichhadBankuponit,andsometimescomingtothedoorandstandingonthestepsforabreathofair.Whenhefirstcameout,Stephenthoughthemightbelookingforhim,andpassednear;butthelightporteronlycasthiswinkingeyesuponhimslightly,andsaidnothing.

           Twohourswerealongstretchofloungingabout,afteralongday’slabour.Stephensatuponthestepofadoor,leanedagainstawallunderanarchway,strolledupanddown,listenedforthechurchclock,stoppedandwatchedchildrenplayinginthestreet.Somepurposeorotherissonaturaltoeveryone,thatamereloitereralwayslooksandfeelsremarkable.Whenthefirsthourwasout,Stephenevenbegantohaveanuncomfortablesensationuponhimofbeingforthetimeadisreputablecharacter.

           Thencamethelamplighter,andtwolengtheninglinesoflightalldownthelongperspectiveofthestreet,untiltheywereblendedandlostinthedistance.Mrs.Sparsitclosedthefirst-floorwindow,drewdowntheblind,andwentup-stairs.Presently,alightwentup-stairsafterher,passingfirstthefanlightofthedoor,andafterwardsthetwostaircasewindows,onitswayup.Byandby,onecornerofthesecond-floorblindwasdisturbed,asifMrs.

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