"My experience teaches me," says discount ugg boots Mr. Tulkinghorn, who has by thistime got his hands in his pockets and is going on in his businessconsideration of the matter like a machine. "My experience teachesme, Lady Dedlock, that most of the people I know would do farbetter to leave marriage alone. It is at the bottom of threefourths of their troubles. So I thought when Sir Leicestermarried, and so I always have thought since. No more about that.
     　　I must now be guided by circumstances. In the meanwhile I must begyou to keep your own counsel, and I will keep mine.""I am to drag my present life on, holding its pains at yourpleasure, day by cheap uggs online day?" she asks, still looking at the distant sky.
     　　"Yes, I am afraid so, Lady Dedlock.""It is necessary, you think, that I should be so tied to thestake?""I am sure that what I recommend is necessary.""I am to remain on this gaudy platforna on which my miserabledeception has been so long acted, and it is to fall beneath me whenyou give the signal?" she said slowly.
     　　"Not without notice, Lady Dedlock. I shall take no step withoutforewarning you."She asks all her questions as if she were repeating them frommemory or calling them over in her sleep.
     　　"We are to meet as usual?""Precisely as usual, if discount ugg boots you please.""And I am to hide my guilt, as I have done so many years?""As you have done so many years. I should not have made thatreference myself, Lady Dedlock, but I may now remind you that yoursecret can be no heavier to you than it was, and is no worse and nobetter than it was. I know it certainly, but I believe we havenever wholly trusted each other."She stands absorbed in the same frozen way for some little timebefore asking, "Is there anything more to be sald to-night?""Why," Mr. Tulkinghorn returns methodically as he softly rubs hishands, "I should like to ugg boots discount outlet be assured of your acquiescence in myarrangements, Lady Dedlock.""You may be assured of it.""Good. And I would wish in conclusion to remind you, as a businessprecaution, in case it should be necessary to recall the fact inany communication with Sir Leicester, that throughout our interviewI have expressly stated my sole consideration to be Sir Leicester'sfeelings and honour and the family reputation. I should have beenhappy to have made Lady Dedlock a prominent consideration, too, ifthe case had admitted of it; but unfortunately it does not.""I can attest your fidelity, sir."Both before and after saving it she remains absorbed, but at lengthmoves, and cheap uggs online turns, unshaken in her natural and acquired presence,towards the door. Mr. Tulkinghorn opens both the doors exactly ashe would have done yesterday, or as he would have done ten yearsago, and makes his old-fashioned bow as she passes out. It is notan ordinary look that he receives from the handsome face as it goesinto the darkness, and it is not an ordinary movement, though avery slight one, that acknowledges his courtesy. But as hereflects when he is left alone, the woman has been putting nocommon constraint upon herself.