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第20章法官的房子（5）
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Whenhehadfinishedhissupper，araytotheothereoakdiouthisbooksagain，putfreshwoodorimmedhislamp，ahimselfdoellofrealhardithoutpausetillabouteleveno'cloheknockedoffforabittofixhisfireandlamp，andtomakehimselfacupoftea.Hehadalwaysbeenatea-drinker，andduringhiscollegelifehadsatlateatworkandhadtakewasagreatluxurytohim，awithasenseofdelicious，voluptuousease.Therenewedfireleapedahrewquaintshadhthegreatoldroom;andashesippedhishotteaherevelledinthesenseofisolationfromhiskiwasthathebegantohefirsttimewhatas>
"Surely，"hethought，"theyothavebeenatitallthetimeIwasreading.Hadtheybeen，Imusthave!"Presehenoiseiisfiedhimselfthatitwasreallywasevidentthatatfirsttheratshadbeehepreserahelightoffireandlamp;butthatasthetimewentontheyhadgrownbolderandwerenthemselvesaswastheirwont.
Howbusytheywere!Andharktenoises!Upaheoldwaiheduheyradgnawed，andscratiledtohimselfashereindthesayingofMrs.Dempster，"Bogiesisrats，andratsisbogies!"Theteabegaseffetelledimulus，hesawwithjspellofworktobedhtast，andintheseywhichitgavehim，heallowedhimselftheluxuryofagoodlookroundtherooHetookhislampinonehaallarousoquaiifulanoldhousehadbeensolohegoftheoakohewainscotwasfine，andonandroundthedoorsandasbeautifulahereweresomeoldpithewalls，buttheywerecoatedsothickwithdustanddirtthatheotdistinguishahem，thoughheheldhislampashighashecouldoverhishead.Hereandthereashewentroundhesawsomecrackorholebloentbythefaceofaratwithitsbrighteyesglitteri，butinaninstantitwasgone，andasqueakandascamperfollowed.Thethingthatmoststruckhim，hoeofthegreatalarmbellontheroof，whigdowniheroomht-hahefireplace.Hepulledupclosetreathigh-backedcarvedoakdsatdowntohislastcupoftea.Whenthiswasdohefire，aohiswork，sittingattheerofthetable，haviohisleft.Foralittlewhiletheratsdisturbedhimsomewhatwiththeirperpetualsg，buthegotaedtothenoiseasohetigofaclockortotheroarofmovingwater，andhebeersedinhisworkthateverythingintheworld，excepttheproblemwhichhewastryingtosolve，passedawayfromhi
Hesuddenlylookedup，hisproblemwasstilluherewasisehehourbeforethedawn，whichissodreadtodoubtfullife.TheheratshaddeeditseemedtohimthatitmusthaveceasedbutlatelyandthatitwasthesuddeionwhichhaddisturbedhiThefirehadfallenlow，butstillitthreredglow.Ashelookedhestartedinspiteofhissangfroid.
&hegreathigh-backedcarvedoakchairbytherightsideofthefireplaenormousrat，steadilyglaringathimwithbalefuleyes.Hemadeamotiontoitasthoughtohuntitaway，butitdidnotstir.Theisomething.Stillitdidnotstir，butshoweditsgreatwhiteteethangrily，anditscrueleyesshohelamplightwithaiveness.
Malazed，ahepokerfromthehearthranatittokillit.Before，however，hecouldstrikeit，therat，withasqueakthatsouhetrationofhate，jumpedupontheflouptheropeofthealarmbell，disappearedinthedarkherahegreen-shadedlamp.Instantly，straosay，thenoisysgoftheratsibeganagain.
BythistimeMalindwasquiteofftheproblem;andasashrillcock-crowoutsidetoldhimoftheapproa，heweosleep.
&sosouevenwakedbyMrs.DempsteringintomakeuphisrooItwasonlywheidiedupthepladgothisbreakfastreadyaheswhichhisbedthathewoke.Hewasalittletiredstillafterhisnight'shardwork，butastrongcupofteasoonfreshenedhimupand，takinghisbook，hewentoutfwalk，bringingwithhimafewsaheshouldurntilldiime.Hefouwalkbetweenhighelmssomewayoutsidethetown，ahegreaterpartofthedaystudyinghisLaplahisreturoseeMrs.Withamandtothankherforherkindness.Whenshesawhimingthroughthediamond-panedbaywiumsheeethimandaskedhimin.Shelookedathimseardshookherheadasshesaid:
"Youmust，sir.Youarepalerthismthanyoushouldbe.Toolatehoursandtoohardworkonthebrainisn'tgoodforanyman!Buttellme，sir，howdidyoupassthenight?Well，Ihope?Butmyheart!Sir，Iwasgladwheoldmethismthatyhtandsleepingsoundwhein."
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