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Judith Smallweed察twins。 During the whole time consumed in the
slow growth of this family tree察 the house of Smallweed察 always
early to go out and late to marry察 has strengthened itself in its
practical character察 has discarded all amusements察
discountenanced all storybooks察 fairy´tales察 fictions察 and fables察
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and banished all levities whatsoever。 Hence the gratifying fact察
that it has had no child born to it察and that the complete little men
and women whom it has produced察have been observed to bear a
likeness to old monkeys with something depressing on their
minds。
At the present time察in the dark little parlour certain feet below
the level of the street!a grim察 hard察 uncouth parlour察 only
ornamented with the coarsest of baize table´covers察 and the
hardest of sheet´iron tea´trays察 and offering in its decorative
character no bad allegorical representation of Grandfather
Smallweed¨s mind!seated in two black horsehair porter¨s chairs察
one on each side of the fireplace察the superannuated Mr and Mrs
Smallweed wile away the rosy hours。 On the stove are a couple of
trivets for the pots and kettles which it is Grandfather
Smallweed¨s usual occupation to watch察 and projecting from the
chimney´piece between them is a sort of brass gallows for roasting察
which he also superintends when it is in action。 Under the
venerable Mr Smallweeds seat察and guarded by his spindle legs察is
a drawer in his chair察 reported to contain property to a fabulous
amount。 Beside him is a spare cushion察 with which he is always
provided察 in order that he may have something to throw at the
venerable partner of his respected age whenever she makes an
allusion to money!a subject on which he is particularly sensitive。
^And where¨s Bart拭院Grandfather Smallweed inquires of Judy察
Bart¨s twin´sister。
^He an¨t come in yet察院says Judy。
^It¨s his tea time察isn¨t it拭院
^No。 ̄
^How much do you mean to say it wants then拭院
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^Ten minutes。 ̄
^Hey拭院
^Ten minutes。 ̄!Loud on the part of Judy。
^Ho 院says Grandfather Smallweed。 ^Ten minutes。 ̄
Grandmother Smallweed察who has been mumbling and shaking
her head at the trivets察hearing figures mentioned察connects them
with money察and screeches察like a horrible old parrot without any
plumage察 Ten ten´pound notes 院
Grandfather Smallweed immediately throws the cushion at her。
^Drat you察be quite 院says the good old man。
The effect of this act of jaculation is twofold。 It not only doubles
up Mrs Smallweed¨s head against the side of her porter¨s chair察
and causes her to present察when extricated by her grand´daughter察
a highly unbecoming state of cap察 but the necessary exertion
recoils on Mr Smallweed himself察 whom it throws back into his
porter¨s chair察like a broken puppet。 The excellent old gentleman
being察at these times察a mere clothes´bag with a black skull´cap on
the top of it察does not present a very animated appearance察 until
he has undergone the two operations at the hands of his grand´
daughter察 of being shaken up like a great bottle察 and poked and
punched like a great bolster。 Some indication of a neck being
developed in him by these means察 he and the sharer of his life¨s
evening again sit fronting one another in their two porter¨s chairs察
like a couple of sentinels long forgotten on their post by the Black
Serjeant察Death。
Judy the twin is worthy company for these associates。 She is so
indubitably sister to Mr Smallweed the younger察 that the two
kneaded into one would hardly make a young person of average
proportions察 while she so happily exemplifies the before´
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mentioned family likeness to the monkey tribe察 that察 attired in a
spangled robe and cap察 she might walk about the table!land on
the top of a barrel´organ without exciting much remark as an
unusual specimen。 Under existing circumstances察however察she is
dressed in a plain察spare gown of brown stuff。
Judy never owned a doll察 never heard of Cinderella察 never
played at any game。 She once or twice fell into children¨s company
when she was about ten years old察but the children couldn¨t get on
with Judy察and Judy couldn¨t get on with them。 She seemed like
an animal of another species察 and there was instinctive
repugnance on both sides。 It is very doubtful whether Judy knows
how to laugh。 She has so rarely seen the thing done察 that the
probabilities are strong the other way。 Of anything like a youthful
laugh察she certainly can have no conception。 If she were to try one察
she would find her teeth in her way察modelling that action of her
face察as she has unconsciously modelled all its other expressions察
on her pattern of sordid age。 Such is Judy。
And her twin brother couldn¨t wind up a top for his life。 He
knows no more of Jack the Giant Killer察 or of Sinbad the Sailor察
than he knows of the people in the stars。 He could as soon play at
leapfrog察or at cricket察as change into a cricket or a frog himself。
But察he is so much the better off than his sister察that on his narrow
world of fact an opening has dawned察into such broader regions as
lie within the ken of Mr Guppy。 Hence察 his admiration and
emulation of that shining enchanter。
Judy察with a gong´like clash and clatter察 sets one of the sheet´
iron tea´trays on the table察 and arranges cups and saucers。 The
bread she puts on in an iron basket察and the butter and not much
of it in a small pewter plate。 Grandfather Smallweed looks hard
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after the tea as it is served out察and asks Judy where the girl is拭
^Charley察do you mean拭院says Judy。
^Hey拭院from Grandfather Smallweed。
^Charley do you mean拭院
This touches a spring in Grandmother Smallweed察 who察
chuckling察as usual察at the trivets察cries!^Over the water Charley
over the water察Charley over the water察over the water to Charley察
Charley over the water察over the water to Charley 院and becomes
quite energetic about it。 Grandfather looks at the cushion察but has
not sufficiently recovered his late exertion。
^Ha 院he says察when there is silence!^if that¨s her name。 She
eats a deal。 It would be better to allow her for her keep。 ̄
Judy察with her brother¨s wink察shakes her head察and pu