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glance at the small forms and round the room。
All this time her hands were busy at her lace´pillow。 As they still
continued so�察�and as there was a kind of substitute for conversation in the
click and play of its pegs�察 �Barbox Brothers took the opportunity of
observing her。 He guessed her to be thirty。 The charm of her
transparent face and large bright brown eyes was�察 �not that they were
passively resigned�察 �but that they were actively and thoroughly cheerful。
Even her busy hands�察 �which of their own thinness alone might have
besought compassion�察�plied their task with a gay courage that made mere
compassion an unjustifiable assumption of superiority�察 �and an
impertinence。
He saw her eyes in the act of rising towards his�察�and he directed his
towards the prospect�察�saying�此 �Beautiful�察�indeed� ─�
;Most beautiful�察�sir。 I have sometimes had a fancy that I would like
to sit up�察�for once�察�only to try how it looks to an erect head。 But what a
foolish fancy that would be to encourage� �It cannot look more lovely to
any one than it does to me。;
Her eyes were turned to it�察 �as she spoke�察 �with most delighted
admiration and enjoyment。 There was not a trace in it of any sense of
deprivation。
;And those threads of railway�察 �with their puffs of smoke and steam
changing places so fast�察�make it so lively for me�察─�she went on。 ;I think
of the number of people who can go where they wish�察�on their business�察�or
their pleasure�察�I remember that the puffs make signs to me that they are
actually going while I look�察�and that enlivens the prospect with abundance
of company�察�if I want company。 There is the great Junction�察�too。 I don't
see it under the foot of the hill�察�but I can very often hear it�察�and I always
know it is there。 It seems to join me�察�in a way�察�to I don't know how many
places and things that I shall never see。;
With an abashed kind of idea that it might have already joined himself
to something he had never seen�察�he said constrainedly�此 �Just so。;
;And so you see�察 �sir�察─ �pursued Phoebe�察 �I am not the invalid you
thought me�察�and I am very well off indeed。;
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;You have a happy disposition�察─�said Barbox Brothers�此 �perhaps with
a slight excusatory touch for his own disposition。
;Ah� �But you should know my father�察─ �she replied。 ;His is the
happy disposition��Don't mind�察�sir� ─ �For his reserve took the alarm at a
step upon the stairs�察 �and he distrusted that he would be set down for a
troublesome intruder。 ;This is my father coming。;
The door opened�察�and the father paused there。
;Why�察 �Lamps� ─ �exclaimed Barbox Brothers�察 �starting from his chair。
;How do you do�察�Lamps�拭─�
To which Lamps responded�此 �The gentleman for Nowhere� �How
do you DO�察�sir�拭─�
And they shook hands�察 �to the greatest admiration and surprise of
Lamp's daughter。
;I have looked you up half´a´dozen times since that night�察─ �said
Barbox Brothers�察 �but have never found you。;
;So I've heerd on�察�sir�察�so I've heerd on�察─�returned Lamps。 ;It's your
being noticed so often down at the Junction�察�without taking any train�察�that
has begun to get you the name among us of the gentleman for Nowhere。
No offence in my having called you by it when took by surprise�察�I hope�察�
sir�拭─�
;None at all。 It's as good a name for me as any other you could call
me by。 But may I ask you a question in the corner here�拭─�
Lamps suffered himself to be led aside from his daughter's couch by
one of the buttons of his velveteen jacket。
;Is this the bedside where you sing your songs�拭─�
Lamps nodded。
The gentleman for Nowhere clapped him on the shoulder�察 �and they
faced about again。
;Upon my word�察�my dear�察─�said Lamps then to his daughter�察�looking
from her to her visitor�察 �it is such an amaze to me�察 �to find you brought
acquainted with this gentleman�察�that I must ��if this gentleman will excuse
me�� take a rounder。;
Mr。 Lamps demonstrated in action what this meant�察�by pulling out his
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oily handkerchief rolled up in the form of a ball�察 �and giving himself an
elaborate smear�察 �from behind the right ear�察 �up the cheek�察 �across the
forehead�察 �and down the other cheek to behind his left ear。 After this
operation he shone exceedingly。
;It's according to my custom when particular warmed up by any
agitation�察�sir�察─�he offered by way of apology。 ;And really�察�I am throwed
into that state of amaze by finding you brought acquainted with Phoebe�察�
that Ithat I think I will�察 �if you'll excuse me�察 �take another rounder。;
Which he did�察�seeming to be greatly restored by it。
They were now both standing by the side of her couch�察�and she was
working at her lace´pillow。 ;Your daughter tells me�察─ �said Barbox
Brothers�察�still in a half´reluctant shamefaced way�察 �that she never sits up。;
;No�察�sir�察�nor never has done。 You see�察�her mother ��who died when
she was a year and two months old�� was subject to very bad fits�察�and as
she had never mentioned to me that she WAS subject to fits�察�they couldn't
be guarded against。 Consequently�察�she dropped the baby when took�察�and
this happened。;
;It was very wrong of her�察─�said Barbox Brothers with a knitted brow�察�
;to marry you�察�making a secret of her infirmity。'
;Well�察�sir� ─�pleaded Lamps in behalf of the long´deceased。 ;You see�察�
Phoebe and me�察�we have talked that over too。 And Lord bless us� �Such
a number on us has our infirmities�察�what with fits�察�and what with misfits�察�
of one sort and another�察 �that if we confessed to 'em all before we got
married�察�most of us might never get married。;
;Might not that be for the better�拭─�
;Not in this case�察�sir�察─�said Phoebe�察�giving her hand to her father。
;No�察�not in this case�察�sir�察─�said her father�察�patting it between his own。
;You correct me�察─�returned Barbox Brothers with a blush�察 �and I must
look so like a Brute�察 �that at all events it would be superfluous in me to
confess to THAT infirmity。 I wish you would tell me a little more about
yourselves。 I hardly knew how to ask it of you�察�for I am conscious that I
have a bad stiff manner�察�a dull discouraging way with me�察�but I wish you
would。;
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;With all our hearts�察�sir�察─�returned Lamps gaily for both。 ;And first
of all�察�that you may know my name;
;Stay� ─ �interposed the visitor with a slight flush。 ;What signifies
your name�拭 �Lamps is name enough for me。 I like it。 It is bright and
expressive。 What do I want more�拭─�
;Why�察�to be sure�察�sir�察─�returned Lamps。 ;I have in general no other
name down at the Junction�察�but I thought�察�on account of your being here as
a first´class single�察�in a private character�察�that you might;
The visitor waved the thought away with his hand�察 �and Lamps
acknowledged the mark of confidence by taking another rounder。
;You are hard´worked�察 �I take for granted�拭─ �said Barbox Brothers�察�
when the subject of the rounder came out of it much dirtier than be went
into it。
Lamps was beginning�察 �Not particular so;when his daughter took
him up。
;Oh yes�察 �sir�察 �he is very hard´worked。 Fourteen�察 �fifteen�察 �eighteen
hours a day。 Sometimes twenty´four hours at a time。;
;And you�察─ �said Barbox Brothers�察 �what with your school�察 �Phoebe�察�
and what with your lace´making;
;But my school is a pleasure to me�察─ �she interrupted�察 �opening her
brown eyes wider�察�as if surprised to find him so obtuse。 ;I began it when
I was but a child�察�because it brought me and other children into company�察�
don't you see�拭 �THAT was not work。 I carry it on still�察�because it keeps
children about me。 THAT is not work。 I do it as love�察 �not as work。
Then my lace´pillow�察─ �her busy hands had stopped�察 �as if her argument
required all her cheerful earnestness�察�but now went on again at the name�察�
;it goes with my thoughts when I think�察�and it goes with my tunes when I
hum any�察�and THAT'S not work。 Why�察�you yourself thought it was music�察�
you know�察�sir。 And so it is to me。;
;Everything is� ─�cried Lamps radiantly。 ;Everything is music to her�察�
sir。;
;My father is�察�at any rate�察─�said Phoebe�察�exultingly pointing her thin
forefinger at him。 ;There is more music in my father than there is in a
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