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第19章法官的房子（4）
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"NotintheJudge'sHouse!"shesaid，andgreoke.Heexplaiyofthehouse，sayiknowitsname.Whenhehadfinishedshea;Aye，sureeheveryplace!ItistheJudge'sHh."Heaskedhertotellhimabouttheplace，whysodwhattherewasagaioldhimthatitwassocalledlocallybecauseithadbeenmanyyearsbefore—howlongsheotsay，asshewasherselffromaofthetry，butshethoughtitmusthavebeenahundredyearsormore—theabodeofajudgewhowasheldierroronatofhisharshsentendhishostilitytoprisoAssizes.Astowhattherewasagainstthehouse，itselfsheottell.Shehadoftenooneher;buttherewasagetherewassomething，andforherownpartshewouldhemoneyinDrinkwater'sBankandstayinthehouseanhourbyherself.ThensheapologizedtoMalsourbingtalk."Itistoobadofme，sir，andyou—andayouoo—ifyouwillpardonmesayingit，goihereallalone.Ifyouweremyboy—andyou'llexcusemefit—youwouldn'tsleepthereanight，notifIhadtogotheremyselfandpullthebigalarmbellthat'sonthatroof!"
Thegoodcreaturewassomalyi，andwassokiions，thatMalson，althoughamused，wastouched.Hetoldherkindlyhowmuchheappreciatedheriinhim，a;But，mydearMrs.Witham，indeedyoubeedaboutme!AmanwhfortheMathematicalTriposhastoomukoftobedisturbedanyaerious'something'，andhisworkisoftooexadprosaidtoallowofhishavinganyhismindformysteriesofanykind.Harmressioionsandbinatioishavesuffitmysteriesforme!"Mrs.WithamkioseeafterhisissiohimselftolookfortheoldwomanwhohadbeeohiWheotheJudge'sHousewithher，afteranintervalofacoupleofhours，hefoundMrs.Withamherselfwaitingwithseveralmenandbpardanupholsterer'smanwithabedinacar，forshesaid，thoughtablesandchairsmightbeallverywell，abedthathadn'tbeenairedformayhapfiftyyearsrboolieon.Shewasevidentlycurioustoseetheihehouse;andthoughmalysoafraidofthe"something"thatattheslightestsouson，whomsheforamomehe>
Afterhisexaminationofthehouse，Malsoakeuphisabodeidining-room，whichwasbigenoughtoserveforallhisrequirements;andMrs.Witham，withtheaidofthers.Dempster，proceededtematters.Whenthehamperswerebroughtinandunpacked，Malsonsawthatwithmudfhtshehadsesuffitprovisionstolastforafewdays.Befsheexpressedallsortsofkithedoorturnedandsaid:"Andperhaps，sir，astheroomisbiganddraughtyitmightbewelltohaveohosebigssputrounight-though，truthtotell，IwoulddiemyselfifIweretobesoshutinwithallkindsof-of'things'，thatputtheirheadsroundthesides，oroverthetop，andlookoheimagewhichshehadcalledupwastoomuchforhernerves，aily.
Mrs.Dempstersniffedinasuperiormahelandladydisappeared，aforherownpartshewasn'tafraidofallthebogiesinthekingdo
"I'lltellyouwhatitis，sir，"shesaid;"bogiesisallkindsandsortsofthibogies!Ratsandmidbeetles，andcreakydoors，aes，andbrokeiffdrawerhastayoutwhenyoupullthemandthenfalldowninthemiddleofthenight.Lookatthewainscotoftheroom!Itisold—hundredsofyearsold!Doyouthinkthere'snoratsahere!Anddoyouimagihatyouwon'tseehem?Ratsisbogies，Itellyou，as;anddon'tyougettothinka;
"Mrs.Dempster，"saidMalsongravely，makiebow，"youkhanaSeniler!Ahat，asamarkofesteemforyourindubitablesoundnessofheada，Ishall，whenIgo，giveyoupossessionofthishouse，aayherebyyourselfforthelasttwomonthsofmytenancy，forfourweekswillservemypurpose."
"Thankyoukindly，sir!"shea;butI'tsleepawayfromhomeanight.IaminGreenhow'sCharity，andifIsleptanightawayfrommyroomsIshouldloseallIhavegottoliveon.Therulesisverystridthere'stoomanywatgforavaetorunanyrisksier.Onlyforthat，sir，I'dgladlyehereandattendonyoualtyourstay."
"Mygoodwoman，"saidMalsonhastily，"Ihaveehereoainsolitude;aIamgratefultothelateGreenhsanisedhisadmirablecharity—whateveritis—thatIamperforiedtheopportunityfromsuptation!SaintAnthonyhimselfido!"
Theoldwomanlaughedharshly."Ah，youyou;shesaid，"youdon&#ht;andbelikeyou'llgetallthesolitudeyouwa;Shesettoworkwithherg;andbynightfall，whenMalsournedfromhiswalk—healwayshadoneofhisbookstostudyashewalked—hefoundtheroomsweptandtidied，afireburningintheoldhearth，thelamplit，aablespreadforsupperwithMrs.Witham'sextfare."Thisisfort，i;hesaid，asherubbedhishands.
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