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very happy。 ̄
^That is a good fortune察院said I。 ^But察why is it to be mine拭院
^My dear察院 she returned察 there¨s suitability in it!you are so
busy察 and so neat察 and so peculiarly situated altogether察 that
there¨s suitability in it察and it will come to pass。 And nobody察my
love察will congratulate you more sincerely on such a marriage than
I shall。 ̄
It was curious that this should make me uncomfortable察 but I
think it did。 I know it did。 It made me for some part of that night
quite uncomfortable。 I was so ashamed of my folly察that I did not
like to confess it even to Ada察 and that made me more
uncomfortable still。 I would have given anything not to have been
so much in the bright old lady¨s confidence察 if I could have
possibly declined it。 It gave me the most inconsistent opinions of
her。 At one time I thought she was a storyteller察 and at another
time that she was the pink of truth。 Now察I suspected that she was
very cunning察next moment察I believed her honest Welsh heart to
be perfectly innocent and simple。 And察after all察what did it matter
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to me察and why did it matter to me拭Why could not I察going up to
bed with my basket of keys察 stop to sit down by her fire察 and
accommodate myself for a little while to her察at least as well as to
anybody else察 and not trouble myself about the harmless things
she said to me拭Impelled towards her察as I certainly was察for I was
very anxious that she should like me察 and was very glad indeed
that she did察 why should I harp afterwards察 with actual distress
and pain察on every word she said察and weigh it over and over again
in twenty scales拭Why was it so worrying to me to have her in our
house察 and confidential to me every night察 when I yet felt that it
was better and safer察 somehow察 that she should be there than
anywhere else拭These were perplexities and contradictions that I
could not account for。 At least察if I could!but I shall come to all
that by´and´bye察and it is a mere idleness to go on about it now。
So察 when Mrs Woodcourt went away察 I was sorry to lose her察
but was relieved too。 And then Caddy Jellyby came down察 and
Caddy brought such a packet of domestic news察 that it gave us
abundant occupation。
First察Caddy declared and would at first declare nothing else
that I was the best adviser that ever was known。 This察my pet said察
was no news at all察and this察I said察of course察was nonsense。 Then
Caddy told us that she was going to be married in a month察 and
that if Ada and I would be her bridesmaids察she was the happiest
girl in the world。 To be sure察this was news indeed察and I thought
we never should have done talking about it察we had so much to say
to Caddy察and Caddy had to much to say to us。
It seemed that Caddy¨s unfortunate papa had got over his
bankruptcy!^gone through the Gazette察院 was the expression
Caddy used察as if it were a tunnel察with the general clemency and
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commiseration of his creditors察 and had got rid of his affairs in
some blessed manner察without succeeding in understanding them察
and had given up everything he possessed which was not worth
much I should think察to judge from the state of the furniture察and
had satisfied every one concerned that he could do no more察poor
man。 So察 he had been honourably dismissed to ^the office察院 to
begin the world again。 What he did at the office察 I never knew此
Caddy said he was a ^Custom´House and General Agent察院and the
only thing I ever understood about that business was察 that when
he wanted money more than usual he went to the Docks to look
for it察and hardly ever found it。
As soon as her papa had tranquillised his mind by becoming
this shorn lamb察and they had removed to a furnished lodging in
Hatton Garden where I found the children察 when I afterwards
went there察cutting the horsehair out of the seats of the chairs察and
choking themselves with it察Caddy had brought about a meeting
between him and old Mr Turveydrop察and poor Mr Jellyby察being
very humble and meek察 had deferred to Mr Turveydrop¨s
Deportment so submissively察 that they had become excellent
friends。 By degrees察old Mr Turveydrop察thus familiarised with the
idea of his son¨s marriage察had worked up his parental feelings to
the height of contemplating that event as being near at hand察and
had given his gracious consent to the young couple commencing
housekeeping at the Academy in Newman Street察 when they
would。
^And your papa察Caddy。 What did he say拭院
^O poor Pa察院 said Caddy察 only cried察 and said he hoped we
might get on better than he and Ma had got on。 He didn¨t say so
before Prince察 he only said so to me。 And he said察 My poor girl察
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you have not been very well taught how to make a home for your
husband察but unless you mean with all your heart to strive to do it察
you had better murder him than marry him!if you really love
him。¨ ̄
^And how did you reassure him察Caddy拭院
^Why察it was very distressing察you know察to see poor Pa so low察
and hear him say such terrible things察and I couldn¨t help crying
myself。 But I told him that I did mean it with all my heart察and that
I hoped our house would be a place for him to come and find some
comfort in察of an evening察and that I hoped and thought I could be
a better daughter to him there察 than at home。 Then I mentioned
Peepy¨s coming to stay with me察and then Pa began to cry again察
and said the children were Indians。 ̄
^Indians察Caddy拭院
^Yes察院 said Caddy。 ^Wild Indians。 And Pa said察院here she
began to sob察 poor girl察 not at all like the happiest girl in the
world!^that he was sensible the best thing that could happen to
them was察their being all Tomahawked together。 ̄
Ada suggested that it was comfortable to know that Mr Jellyby
did not mean these destructive sentiments。
^No察 of course I know Pa wouldn¨t like his family to be
weltering in their blood察院said Caddy察 but he means that they are
very unfortunate in being Ma¨s children察 and that he is very
unfortunate in being Ma¨s husband察I am sure that¨s true察though
it seems unnatural to say so。 ̄
I asked Caddy if Mrs Jellyby knew that her wedding´day was
fixed。
^O you know what Ma is察 Esther察院 she returned。 ^It¨s
impossible to say whether she knows it or not。 She has been told it
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