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A Wintry Day and Night

           "Doesthisdiscoveryofsomeonelost,thisreturnofsomeonesolonggone,comeuponhimasastrongconfirmationofhishopes?Doeshethink,"ShallInot,withtheaidIhave,recallhersafelyafterthis,therebeingfewerhoursinhercasethanthereareyearsinhis?"Itisofnouseentreatinghim;heisdeterminedtospeaknow,andhedoes.Inathickcrowdofsounds,butstillintelligiblyenoughtobeunderstood."Whydidyounottellme,Mrs.Rouncewell?""Ithappenedonlyyesterday,SirLeicester,andIdoubtedyourbeingwellenoughtobetalkedtoofsuchthings."Besides,thegiddyVolumnianowrememberswithherlittlescreamthatnobodywastohaveknownofhisbeingMrs.Rouncewell’ssonandthatshewasnottohavetold.ButMrs.Rouncewellprotests,withwarmthenoughtoswellthestomacher,thatofcourseshewouldhavetoldSirLeicesterassoonashegotbetter."WhereisyoursonGeorge,Mrs.Rouncewell?"asksSirLeicester,Mrs.Rouncewell,notalittlealarmedbyhisdisregardofthedoctor’sinjunctions,replies,inLondon."WhereinLondon?"Mrs.Rouncewellisconstrainedtoadmitthatheisinthehouse."Bringhimheretomyroom.Bringhimdirectly."Theoldladycandonothingbutgoinsearchofhim.SirLeicester,withsuchpowerofmovementashehas,arrangeshimselfalittletoreceivehim.Whenhehasdoneso,helooksoutagainatthefallingsleetandsnowandlistensagainforthereturningsteps.Aquantityofstrawhasbeentumbleddowninthestreettodeadenthenoisesthere,andshemightbedriventothedoorperhapswithouthishearingwheels.

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