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the young man would lose his situation察and that I might ruin him。
Sometimes察I thought of confiding in Richard察but was deterred by
the possibility of his fighting Mr Guppy察and giving him black eyes。
Sometimes察 I thought察 should I frown at him察 or shake my head。
Then I felt I could not do it。 Sometimes察 I considered whether I
should write to his mother察but that ended in my being convinced
that to open a correspondence would be to make the matter worse。
I always came to the conclusion察 finally察 that I could do nothing。
Mr Guppy¨s perseverance察 all this time察 not only produced him
regularly at any theatre to which we went察 but caused him to
appear in the crowd as we were coming out察 and even to get up
behind our fly!where I am sure I saw him察 two or three times察
struggling among the most dreadful spikes。 After we got home察he
haunted a post opposite our house。 The upholsterer¨s where we
lodged察 being at the corner of two streets察 and my bedroom
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window being opposite the post察 I was afraid to go near the
window when I went upstairs察lest I should see him as I did one
moonlight night leaning against the post察and evidently catching
cold。 If Mr Guppy had not been察fortunately for me察engaged in the
daytime察I really should have had no rest from him。
While we were making this round of gaieties察 in which Mr
Guppy so extraordinarily participated察 the business which had
helped to bring us to town was not neglected。 Mr Kenge¨s cousin
was a Mr Bayham Badger察 who had a good practice at Chelsea察
and attended a large public Institution besides。 He was quite
willing to receive Richard into his house察 and to superintend his
studies察 and as it seemed that those could be pursued
advantageously under Mr Badger¨s roof察 and Mr Badger liked
Richard察and as Richard said he liked Mr Badger ^well enough察院
an agreement was made察 the Lord Chancellor¨s consent was
obtained察and it was all settled。
On the day when matters were concluded between Richard and
Mr Badger察we were all under engagement to dine at Mr Badger¨s
house。 We were to be ^merely a family party察院Mrs Badger¨s note
said察and we found no lady there but Mrs Badger herself。 She was
surrounded in the drawing´room by various objects察indicative of
her painting a little察playing the piano a little察playing the guitar a
little察 playing the harp a little察 singing a little察 working a little察
reading a little察writing poetry a little察and botanizing a little。 She
was a lady of about fifty察I should think察youthfully dressed察and of
a very fine complexion。 If I add to the little list of her
accomplishments察that she rouged a little察I do not mean that there
was any harm in it。
Mr Bayham Badger himself was a pink察 fresh´faced察 crisp´
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looking gentleman察with a weak voice察white teeth察light hair察and
surprised eyes此 some years younger察 I should say察 than Mrs
Bayham Badger。 He admired her exceedingly察but principally察and
to begin with察 on the curious ground as it seemed to us of her
having had three husbands。 We had barely taken our seats察when
he said to Mr Jarndyce quite triumphantly察
^You would hardly suppose that I am Mrs Bayham Badger¨s
third 院
^Indeed拭院said Mr Jarndyce。
^Her third 院said Mr Badger。 ^Mrs Bayham Badger has not the
appearance察Miss Summerson察of a lady who has had two former
husbands拭院
I said察 Not at all 院
^And most remarkable men 院 said Mr Badger察 in a tone of
confidence。 ^Captain Swosser of the Royal Navy察 who was Mrs
Badger¨s first husband察 was a very distinguished officer indeed。
The name of Professor Dingo察my immediate predecessor察is one of
European reputation。 ̄
Mrs Badger overheard him察and smiled。
^Yes察 my dear 院 Mr Badger replied to the smile察 I was
observing to Mr Jarndyce and Miss Summerson察that you had had
two former husbands!both very distinguished men。 And they
found it察as people generally do察difficult to believe。 ̄
^I was barely twenty察院 said Mrs Badger察 when I married
Captain Swosser of the Royal Navy。 I was in the Mediterranean
with him察 I am quite a Sailor。 On the twelfth anniversary of my
wedding´day察I became the wife of Professor Dingo。 ̄
─Of European reputation察院added Mr Badger in an undertone。
^And when Mr Badger and myself were married察院pursued Mrs
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Badger察 we were married on the same day of the year。 I had
become attached to the day。 ̄
^So that Mrs Badger has been married to three husbands!two
of them highly distinguished men察院said Mr Badger察summing up
the facts此 and察 each time察 upon the twenty´first of March at
Eleven in the forenoon 院
We all expressed our admiration。
^But for Mr Badger¨s modesty察院 said Mr Jarndyce察 I would
take leave to correct him察and say three distinguished men。 ̄
^Thank you察 Mr Jarndyce What I always tell him 院 observed
Mrs Badger。
^And察 my dear察院 said Mr Badger察 what do I always tell you拭
That without any affectation of disparaging such professional
distinction as I may have attained which our friend Mr Carstone
will have many opportunities of estimating察I am not so weak!no察
really察院said Mr Badger to us generally察 so unreasonable!as to
put my reputation on the same footing with such first´rate men as
Captain Swosser and Professor Dingo。 Perhaps you may be
interested察Mr Jarndyce察院continued Mr Bayham Badger察leading
the way into the next drawing´room察 in this portrait of Captain
Swosser。 It was taken on his return home from the African
Station察where he had suffered from the fever of the country。 Mrs
Badger considers it too yellow。 But it¨s a very fine head。 A very
fine head 院
We all echoed ^A very fine head 院
^I feel when I look at it察院 said Mr Badger察 亜that¨s a man I
should like to have seen It strikingly bespeaks the first´class man
that Captain Swosser pre´eminently was。 On the other side察
Professor Dingo。 I knew him well!attended him in his last
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illness!a speaking likeness Over the piano察Mrs Bayham Badger
when Mrs Sw