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if she says I didn¨t察she¨s a Lie 院
He had pulled his pipe out of his mouth to say all this察and he
now turned over on his other side察 and smoked again。 Mrs
Pardiggle察 who had been regarding him through her spectacles
with a forcible composure察calculated察I could not help thinking察to
increase his antagonism察 pulled out a good book察 as it were a
constable¨s staff察 and took the whole family into custody。 I mean
into religious custody察of course察but she really did it察as if she were
an inexorable moral Policeman carrying them all off to a station´
house。
Ada and I were very uncomfortable。 We both felt intrusive and
out of place察and we both thought that Mrs Pardiggle would have
got on infinitely better察if she had not had such a mechanical way
of taking possession of people。 The children sulked and stared察the
family took no notice of us whatever察except when the young man
made the dog bark此which he usually did when Mrs Pardiggle was
most emphatic。 We both felt painfully sensible that between us
and these people there was an iron barrier察 which could not be
removed by our new friend。 By whom察 or how察 it could be
removed察we did not know察but we knew that。 Even what she read
and said察seemed to us to be ill chosen for such auditors察if it had
been imparted ever so modestly and with ever so much tact。 As to
the little book to which the man on the floor had referred察 we
acquired a knowledge of it afterwards察 and Mr Jarndyce said he
doubted if Robinson Crusoe could have read it察though he had had
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no other on his desolate island。
We were much relieved察under these circumstances察when Mrs
Pardiggle left off。 The man on the floor then turning his head
round again察said morosely察
^Well You¨ve done察have you拭院
^For today察I have察my friend。 But I am never fatigued。 I shall
come to you again察in your regular order察院returned Mrs Pardiggle
with demonstrative cheerfulness。
^So long as you goes now察院 said he察 folding his arms and
shutting his eyes with an oath察 you may do wot you like 院
Mrs Pardiggle accordingly rose察and made a little vortex in the
confined room from which the pipe itself very narrowly escaped。
Taking one of her young family in each hand察 and telling the
others to follow closely察 and expressing her hope that the
brickmaker and all his house would be improved when she saw
them next察she then proceeded to another cottage。 I hope it is not
unkind in me to say that she certainly did make察 in this察 as in
everything else察a show that was not conciliatory察of doing charity
by wholesale察and of dealing in it to a large extent。
She supposed that we were following her察 but as soon as the
space was left clear察we approached the woman sitting by the fire察
to ask if the baby were ill。
She only looked at it as it lay on her lap。 We had observed
before察that when she looked at it she covered her discoloured eye
with her hand察as though she wished to separate any association
with noise and violence and ill´treatment察 from the poor little
child。
Ada察 whose gentle heart was moved by its appearance察 bent
down to touch its little face。 As she did so察I saw what happened
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and drew her back。 The child died。
^O Esther 院 cried Ada察 sinking on her knees beside it。 ^Look
here O Esther察 my love察 the little thing The suffering察 quiet察
pretty little thing I am so sorry for it。 I am so sorry for the mother。
I never saw a sight so pitiful as this before O baby察baby 院
Such compassion察such gentleness察as that with which she bent
down weeping察and put her hand upon the mother¨s察might have
softened any mother¨s heart that ever beat。 The woman at first
gazed at her in astonishment察and then burst into tears。
Presently I took the light burden from her lap察did what I could
to make the baby¨s rest the prettier and gentler察laid it on a shelf察
and covered it with my own handkerchief。 We tried to comfort the
mother察 and we whispered to her what our Saviour said of
children。 She answered nothing察 but sat weeping!weeping very
much。
When I turned察I found that the young man had taken out the
dog察 and was standing at the door looking in upon us察 with dry
eyes察but quiet。 The girl was quiet too察and sat in a corner looking
on the ground。 The man had risen。 He still smoked his pipe with
an air of defiance察but he was silent。
An ugly woman察 very poorly clothed察 hurried in while I was
glancing at them察 and coming straight up to the mother察 said察
^Jenny Jenny 院The mother rose on being so addressed察and fell
upon the woman¨s neck。
She also had upon her face and arms the marks of ill´usage。 She
had no kind of grace about her察 but the grace of sympathy察 but
when she condoled with the woman察 and her own tears fell察 she
wanted no beauty。 I say condoled察 but her only words were察
^Jenny Jenny 院 All the rest was in the tone in which she said
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them。
I thought it very touching to see these two women察coarse and
shabby and beaten察 so united察 to see what they could be to one
another察 to see how they felt for one another察 how the heart of
each to each was softened by the hard trials of their lives。 I think
the best side of such people is almost hidden from us。 What the
poor are to the poor is little known察 excepting to themselves and
God。
We felt it better to withdraw and leave them uninterrupted。 We
stole out quietly察and without notice from any one except the man。
He was leaning against the wall near the door察 and finding that
there was scarcely room for us to pass察 went out before us。 He
seemed to want to hide that he did this on our account察 but we
perceived that he did察and thanked him。 He made no answer。
Ada was so full of grief of all the way home察and Richard察whom
we found at home察was so distressed to see her in tears though he
said to me when she was not present察 how beautiful it was too。
that we arranged to return at night with some little comforts察and
repeat our visit at the brickmaker¨s house。 We said as little as we
could to Mr Jarndyce察but the wind changed directly。
Richard accompanied us at night to the scene of our morning
expedition。 On our way there察 we had to pass a noisy drinking´
house察 where a number of men were flocking about the door。
Among them察 and promi