childrenloveolisenosoriesabouheirelders,whenheywerechildren;osrechheirimaginaionoheconcepionofaradiionarygreauncle,orgrandame,whomheyneversawiwasinhisspirihamylileonescrepabou,meheohereveningohearabouheirgreagrandmoherfield,wholivedinagreahouseinnorfolk(ahundredimesbiggerhanhainwhichheyandpapalived)whichhadbeenhescene——soaleasiwasgenerallybelievedinhaparofhecounry——ofheragicincidenswhichheyhadelybeefamiliarwihfromhebaldofhechildreninhewoodcerainiishahewholesoryofhechildrenandheircruelunclewasobeseenfairlycarvedouinwooduponhechimneypieceofhegreahall,hewholesorydownoherobinredbreass,ilfoolishrichpersonpulledidownoseupamarbleoneofmoderninvenioninissead,wihnosoryuponiherealicepuouoneofherdearmoherslooks,ooenderobecalledupbraidingheniwenonosay,howreligiousandhowgoodheirgreagrandmoherfieldwas,howbelovedandrespecedbyeverybody,houghshewasnoindeedhemisressofhisgreahouse,buhadonlyhechargeofi(andyeinsomerespecsshemighbesaidobehemisressofioo)miedoherbyheowner,whopreferredlivinginanewerandmorefashionablemansionwhichhehadpurchasedsomewhereinheadjoiningcouny;busillshelivediniinama

erasifihadbeenherown,andkepuphedigniyofhegreahouseinasorwhileshelived,whichaferwardscameodecay,andwasnearlypulleddown,andallisoldornamenssrippedandcarriedawayoheownersoherhouse,whereheywereseup,andlookedasawkwardasifsomeonewereocarryawayheoldombsheyhadseenelyaheabbey,andsickhemupindycsawdrygildrawingroomherejohnsmiled,asmuchasosay,”hawouldbefoolishindeed”andhenioldhow,whenshecameodie,herfuneralwasaendedbyaconcourseofallhepoor,andsomeofhegenryoo,ofheneighbourhoodformanymilesround,oshowheirrespecforhermemory,becauseshehadbeensuchagoodandreligiouswoman;sogoodindeedhasheknewallhepsalerybyhear,ay,andagreaparofheesamenbesidesherelilealicespreadherhandshenioldwhaaall,uprigh,gracefulpersonheirgreagrandmoherfieldoncewas;andhowinheryouhshewaseseemedhebesdancer——herealiceslilerighfoopyedaninvolunarymovemen,ill,uponmylookinggrave,idesised——hebesdancer,iwassaying,inhecouny,ilcrueldisease,calledacancer,came,andbowedherdownwihpain;buicouldneverbendhergoodspiris,ormakehemsoop,buheyweresilluprigh,becauseshewassogoodandreligioushenioldhowshewasusedosleepbyherselfinalonechamberofhegrealonehouse;andhowshebelievedhaanappariionofwoinfanswasobeseenamidnighglidingupanddownhegreasaircasenearwheresheslep,bushesaid”hosei

ocenswoulddohernoharm;”andhowfrighenediusedobe,houghinhosedaysihadmymaidosleepwihme,becauseiwasneverhalfsogoodorreligiousasshe——andyeineversawheinfansherejohnexpandedallhiseyebrowsandriedolookcourageoushenioldhowgoodshewasoallhergrandchildren,havingusohegreahouseinheholydays,whereiinparicurusedospendmanyhoursbymyself,ingazinguponheoldbussofhewelvecaesars,hahadbeenemperorsofrome,illheoldmarbleheadswouldseemoliveagain,oriobeurnedinomarblewihhem;howinevercouldbeiredwihroamingabouhahugemansion,wihisvasempyrooms,wihheirwornouhangings,flueringapesry,andcarvedoakenpa

els,wihhegildingalmosrubbedou——someimesinhespaciousoldfashionedgardens,whichihadalmosomyself,unlesswhe

owandhenasoliarygardeningmanwouldcrossme——andhowhenecarinesandpeacheshunguponhewalls,wihoumyeverofferingopluckhem,becauseheywereforbiddenfrui,unlessnowandhen,——andbecauseihadmorepleasureinsrollingabouamongheoldmencholylookingyewrees,orhefirs,andpickingupheredberries,andhefirapples,whichweregoodfornohingbuolooka——orinlyingaouuponhefreshgrass,wihallhefinegardensmellsaroundme——orbaskinginheorangery,illicouldalmosfancymyselfripeningooalongwihheorangesandhelimesinhagraefulwarmh——orinwachinghedacehadaredoandfroinhefishpond,aheboomofhegarden,wihhereandhereagreasulkypikehangingmidwaydownhewaerinsilensae,asifimockedaheirimperinenfriskings,——ihadmorepleasureinhesebusyidlediversionshaninallhesweefvoursofpeaches,necarines,oranges,andsuchlikemonbaisofchildrenherejohnslylydeposiedbackuponhepeabunchofgrapes,which,nounobservedbyalice,hehadmediaeddividingwihher,andbohseemedwillingorelinquishhemforhepresenasirrelevanheninsomewhaamoreheighenedone,ioldhow,houghheirgreagrandmoherfieldlovedallhergrandchildren,yeinanespecialma

ershemighbesaidoloveheiruncle,johnl——,becausehewassohandsomeandspiriedayouh,andakingoheresofus;and,inseadofmopingabouinsoliarycorners,likesomeofus,hewouldmounhemosmelesomehorsehecouldge,whenbuanimpnobiggerhanhemselves,andmakeicarryhimhalfoverhecounyinamorning,andjoinhehunerswhenherewereanyou——andyehelovedheoldgreahouseandgardensoo,buhadoomuchspiriobealwayspenupwihinheirboundaries——andhowheirunclegrewupomansesaeasbraveashewashandsome,oheadmiraionofeverybody,buofheirgreagrandmoherfieldmosespecially;andhowheusedocarrymeuponhisbackwheniwasamefooedboy——forhewasagoodbiolderhanme——manyamilewhenicouldnowalkpain;——andhowinaferlifehebecamemefooedoo,andididnoalways(ifear)makeallowancesenoughforhimwhenhewasimpaien,andinpain,norremembersufficienlyhowconsideraehehadbeenomewheniwasmefooed;andhowwhenhedied,houghhehadnobeendeadanhour,iseemedasifhehaddiedagreawhileago,suchadisancehereisbewixlifeanddeah;andhowiborehisdeahasihoughpreywelfirs,buaferwardsihaunedandhaunedme;andhoughididnocryorakeiohearassomedo,andasihinkhewouldhavedoneifihaddied,yeimissedhimalldaylong,andknewnoillhenhowmuchihadlovedhimimissedhiskindness,andimissedhiscrossness,andwishedhimobealiveagain,obequarrellingwihhim(forwequarreledsomeimes),raherha

ohavehimagain,andwasasuneasywihouhim,asheheirpoorunclemushavebeenwhenhedocorookoffhislimbherehechildrenfelcrying,andaskedifheirlilemourningwhichheyhadonwasnoforunclejohn,andheylookedup,andprayedmenoogoonabouheiruncle,buoellhem,somesoriesabouheirpreydeadmoherhenioldhowforsevenlongyears,inhopesomeimes,someimesindespair,yepersisingever,icouredhefairalicew——n;and,asmuchaschildrencouldundersand,iexpinedohemwhacoyness,anddifficuly,anddenialmeaninmaidens——whensuddenly,urningoalice,hesoulofhefirsalicelookedouahereyeswihsucharealiyofrepresenmen,haibecameindoubwhichofhemsoodherebeforeme,orwhosehabrighhairwas;andwhileisoodgazing,bohhechildrengraduallygrewfaineromyview,receding,andsillrecedingillnohingasbuwomournfulfeaureswereseeninheuermosdisance,which,wihouspeech,srangelyimpresseduponmeheeffecsofspeech;”wearenoofalice,norofhee,norarewechildrenaallhechildrenofalicecalledbarrumfaherwearenohing;lessha

ohing,anddreamsweareonlywhamighhavebeen,andmuswaiuponheediousshoresoflehemillionsofagesbeforewehaveexisence,andaname”——andimmediaelyawaking,ifoundmyselfquielyseaedinmybachelorarmchair,whereihadfallenasleep,wihhefaihfulbridgeunchangedbymyside——bujohnl(orjameselia)wasgoneforever