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Lady Dedlock

           Iamverysensibleofit,ifitbe,andIshouldn’twonderifitwere!"IalwayswonderedontheseoccasionswhetherheeverthoughtofMrs.Skimpoleandthechildren,andinwhatpointofviewtheypresentedthemselvestohiscosmopolitanmind.SofarasIcouldunderstand,theyrarelypresentedthemselvesatall.TheweekhadgoneroundtotheSaturdayfollowingthatbeatingofmyheartinthechurch;andeverydayhadbeensobrightandbluethattorambleinthewoods,andtoseethelightstrikingdownamongthetransparentleavesandsparklinginthebeautifulinterlacingsoftheshadowsofthetrees,whilethebirdspouredouttheirsongsandtheairwasdrowsywiththehumofinsects,hadbeenmostdelightful.Wehadonefavouritespot,deepinmossandlastyear’sleaves,wherethereweresomefelledtreesfromwhichthebarkwasallstrippedoff.Seatedamongthese,welookedthroughagreenvistasupportedbythousandsofnaturalcolumns,thewhitenedstemsoftrees,uponadistantprospectmadesoradiantbyitscontrastwiththeshadeinwhichwesatandmadesopreciousbythearchedperspectivethroughwhichwesawitthatitwaslikeaglimpseofthebetterland.UpontheSaturdaywesathere,Mr.Jarndyce,Ada,andI,untilweheardthundermutteringinthedistanceandfeltthelargeraindropsrattlethroughtheleaves.

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