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things on。 ̄
Ada said she would go too察 and was soon astir。 I made a
proposal to Peepy察 in default of being able to do anything better
for him察that he should let me wash him察and afterwards lay him
down on my bed again。 To this he submitted with the best grace
possible察staring at me during the whole operation察as if he never
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had been察 and never could again be察 so astonished in his life!
looking very miserable also察 certainly察 but making no complaint察
and going snugly to sleep as soon as it was over。 At first I was in
two minds about taking such a liberty察 but I soon reflected that
nobody in the house was likely to notice it。
What with the bustle of despatching Peepy察 and the bustle of
getting myself ready察and helping Ada察I was soon quite in a glow。
We found Miss Jellyby trying to warm herself at the fire in the
writing´room察 which Priscilla was then lighting with a smutty
parlour candlestick!throwing the candle in to make it burn
better。 Everything was just as we had left it last night察 and was
evidently intended to remain so。 Below stairs the dinner´cloth had
not been taken away察 but had been left ready for breakfast。
Crumbs察 dust察 and waste paper were all over the house。 Some
pewter´pots and a milk´can hung on the area railings察 the door
stood open察and we met the cook round the corner coming out of a
public´house察wiping her mouth。 She mentioned察as she passed us察
that she had been to see what o¨clock it was。
But before we met the cook we met Richard察who was dancing
up and down Thavies Inn to warm his feet。 He was agreeably
surprised to see us stirring so soon察and said he would gladly share
our walk。 So he took care of Ada察and Miss Jellyby and I went first。
I may mention that Miss Jellyby had relapsed into her sulky
manner察 and that I really should not have thought she liked me
much察unless she had told me so。
^Where would you wish to go拭院she asked。
^Anywhere察my dear察院I replied。
^Anywhere¨s nowhere察院said Miss Jellyby察stopping perversely。
^Let us go somewhere at any rate察院said I。
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She then walked me on very fast。
^I don¨t care 院 she said。 ^Now察 you are my witness察 Miss
Summerson察I say I don¨t care!but if he was to come to our house
with his great shining lumpy forehead察night after night察till he was
as old as Methuselah察I wouldn¨t have anything to say to him。 Such
Asses as he and Ma make of themselves 院
^My dear 院 I remonstrated察 in allusion to the epithet察 and the
vigorous emphasis Miss Jellyby set upon it。 ^Your duty as a
child! ̄
^O don¨t talk of duty as a child察Miss Summerson察where¨s Ma¨s
duty as a parent拭 All made over to the public and Africa察 I
suppose Then let the public and Africa show duty as a child察it¨s
much more their affair than mine。 You are shocked察 I dare say
Very well察 so am I shocked too察 so we are both shocked察 and
there¨s an end of it 院
She walked me on faster yet。
^But for all that察I say again he may come察and come察and come察
and I won¨t have anything to say to him。 I can¨t bear him。 If there¨s
any stuff in the world that I hate and detest察it¨s the stuff he and
Ma talk。 I wonder the very paving stones opposite our house can
have the patience to stay there察 and be a witness of such
inconsistencies and contradictions as all that sounding nonsense察
and Ma¨s management 院
I could not but understand her to refer to Mr Quale察the young
gentleman who had appeared after dinner yesterday。 I was saved
the disagreeable necessity of pursuing the subject察by Richard and
Ada coming up at a round pace察 laughing察 and asking us if we
meant to run a race拭 Thus interrupted察 Miss Jellyby became
silent察and walked moodily on at my side察while I admired the long
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successions and varieties of streets察the quantity of people already
going to and fro察the number of vehicles passing and repassing察the
busy preparations in the setting forth of shop windows and the
sweeping out of shops察 and the extraordinary creatures in rags察
secretly groping among the sweep´out rubbish for pins and other
refuse。
^So察cousin察院said the cheerful voice of Richard to Ada察behind
me察 we are never to get out of Chancery We have come by
another way to our place of meeting yesterday察and!by the Great
Seal察here¨s the old lady again 院
Truly察there she was察immediately in front of us察curtseying察and
smiling察and saying察with her yesterday¨s air of patronage此
^The wards in Jarndyce Ve´ry happy察I am sure 院
^You are out early察ma¨am察院said I察as she curtseyed to me。
^Ye´es I usually walk here early。 Before the Court sits。 It¨s
retired。 I collect my thoughts here for the business of the day察院
said the old lady察 mincingly。 ^The business of the day requires a
great deal of thought。 Chancery justice is so ve´ry difficult to
follow。 ̄
^Who¨s this察 Miss Summerson拭院 whispered Miss Jellyby察
drawing my arm tighter through her own。
The little old lady¨s hearing was remarkably quick。 She
answered for herself directly。
^A suitor察my child。 At your service。 I have the honour to attend
court regularly。 With my documents。 Have I the pleasure of
addressing another of the youthful parties in Jarndyce拭院said the
old lady察recovering herself察with her head on one side察from a very
low curtsey。
Richard察anxious to atone for his thoughtlessness of yesterday察
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good´naturedly explained that Miss Jellyby was not connected
with the suit。
^Ha 院said the old lady。 ^She does not expect a judgment拭She
will still grow old。 But not so old。 O dear察no This is the garden of
Lincoln¨s Inn。 I call it my garden。 It is quite a bower in the
summer´time。 Where the birds sing melodiously。 I pass the greater
part of the long vacation here。 In contemplation。 You find the long
vacation exceedingly long察don¨t you拭院
We said yes察as she seemed to expect us to say so。
^When the leaves are falling from the trees察 and there are no
more flowers in bloom to make up into nosegays for the Lord
Chancellor¨s court察院said the old lady察 the vacation is fulfilled察and
the sixth seal察mentioned in the Revelations察again prevails。 P