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Enlightened

           Itwasasombreday,anddropsofchillrainfellatintervals.Itwasoneofthosecolourlessdayswheneverythinglooksheavyandharsh.Thehousesfrownedatus,thedustroseatus,thesmokeswoopedatus,nothingmadeanycompromiseaboutitselforworeasoftenedaspect.Ifanciedmybeautifulgirlquiteoutofplaceintheruggedstreets,andIthoughtthereweremorefuneralspassingalongthedismalpavementsthanIhadeverseenbefore.WehadfirsttofindoutSymond’sInn.WeweregoingtoinquireinashopwhenAdasaidshethoughtitwasnearChanceryLane."Wearenotlikelytobefarout,mylove,ifwegointhatdirection,"saidI.SotoChanceryLanewewent,andthere,sureenough,wesawitwrittenup.Symond’sInn.Wehadnexttofindoutthenumber."OrMr.Vholes’sofficewilldo,"Irecollected,"forMr.Vholes’sofficeisnextdoor."UponwhichAdasaid,perhapsthatwasMr.Vholes’sofficeinthecornerthere.Anditreallywas.Thencamethequestion,whichofthetwonextdoors?Iwasgoingfortheone,andmydarlingwasgoingfortheother;andmydarlingwasrightagain.Soupwewenttothesecondstory,whenwecametoRichard’snameingreatwhitelettersonahearse-likepanel.Ishouldhaveknocked,butAdasaidperhapswehadbetterturnthehandleandgoin.ThuswecametoRichard,poringoveratablecoveredwithdustybundlesofpaperswhichseemedtomelikedustymirrorsreflectinghisownmind.WhereverIlookedIsawtheominouswordsthatraninitrepeated.JarndyceandJarndyce.Hereceivedusveryaffectionately,andwesatdown.

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