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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

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