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It being察 now察 beyond the time appointed for Mrs Jellyby¨s
return察we called again。 She was in town察but not at home察having
gone to Mile End察directly after breakfast察 on some Borrioboolan
business察arising out of a Society called the East London Branch
Aid Ramification。 As I had not seen Peepy on the occasion of our
last call when he was not to be found anywhere察 and when the
cook rather thought he must have strolled away with the
dustman¨s cart察I now inquired for him again。 The oyster shells he
had been building a house with were still in the passage察 but he
was nowhere discoverable察 and the cook supposed that he had
^gone after the sheep。 ̄ When we repeated察 with some surprise察
^The sheep拭院 she said察 O yes察 on market days he sometimes
followed them quite out of town察and came back in such a state as
never was
I was sitting at the window with my Guardian察on the following
morning察and Ada was busy writing!of course to Richard!when
Miss Jellyby was announced察 and entered察 leading the identical
Peepy察 whom she had made some endeavours to render
presentable察by wiping the dirt into corners of his face and hands察
and making his hair very wet and then violently frizzling it with
her fingers。 Everything the dear child wore察 was either too large
for him or too small。 Among his other contradictory decorations he
had the hat of a Bishop察and the little gloves of a baby。 His boots
were察on a small scale察the boots of a ploughman此while his legs察so
crossed and recrossed with scratches that they looked like maps察
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were bare察 below a very short pair of plaid drawers finished off
with two frills of perfectly different patterns。 The deficient buttons
on his plaid frock had evidently been supplied from one of Mr
Jellyby¨s coats察 they were so extremely brazen and so much too
large。 Most extraordinary specimens of needlework appeared on
several parts of his dress察where it had been hastily mended察and I
recognised the same hand on Miss Jellyby¨s。 She was察 however察
unaccountably improved in her appearance察 and looked very
pretty。 She was conscious of poor little Peepy being but a failure
after all her trouble察and she showed it as she came in察by the way
in which she glanced察first at him and then at us。
^O dear me 院said my Guardian察 Due East 院
Ada and I gave her a cordial welcome察and presented her to Mr
Jarndyce察to whom she said察as she sat down此
^Ma¨s compliments察 and she hopes you¨ll excuse her察 because
she¨s correcting proofs of the plan。 She¨s going to put out five
thousand new circulars察and she knows you¨ll be interested to hear
that。 I have brought one of them with me。 Ma¨s compliments。 ̄
With which she presented it sulkily enough。
^Thank you察院 said my Guardian。 ^I am much obliged to Mrs
Jellyby。 O dear me This is a very wind 院
We were busy with Peepy察taking off his clerical hat察asking him
if he remembered us察and so on。 Peepy retired behind his elbow at
first察but relented at the sight of sponge´cake察 and allowed me to
take him on my lap察where he sat munching quietly。 Mr Jarndyce
then withdrawing into the temporary Growlery察 Miss Jellyby
opened a conversation with her usual abruptness。
^We are going on just as bad as ever in Thavies Inn察院said she。
^I have no peace of my life。 Talk of Africa I couldn¨t be worse off if
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I was a what¨s´his´name´man and a brother 院
I tried to say something soothing。
^O察 it¨s of no use察 Miss Summerson察院 exclaimed Miss Jellyby察
^though I thank you for the kind intention all the same。 I know
how I am used察 and I am not to be talked over。 You wouldn¨t be
talked over察if you were used so。 Peepy察go and play at Wild Beasts
under the piano 院
^I shan¨t 院said Peepy。
^Very well察 you ungrateful察 naughty察 hard´hearted boy 院
returned Miss Jellyby察with tears in her eyes。 ^I¨ll never take pains
to dress you any more。 ̄
^Yes察 I will go察 Caddy 院 cried Peepy察 who was really a good
child察and who was so moved by his sister¨s vexation that he went
at once。
^It seems a little thing to cry about察院 said poor Miss Jellyby察
apologetically察 but I am quite worn out。 I was directing the new
circulars till two this morning。 I detest the whole thing so察that that
alone makes my head ache till I can¨t see out of my eyes。 And look
at that poor unfortunate child。 Was there ever such a fright as he
is 院
Peepy察happily unconscious of the defects in his appearance察sat
on the carpet behind one of the legs of the piano察looking calmly
out of his den at us察while he ate his cake。
^I have sent him to the other end of the room察院observed Miss
Jellyby察drawing her chair nearer ours察 because I don¨t want him
to hear the conversation。 Those little things are so sharp I was
going to say察we really are going on worse than ever。 Pa will be a
bankrupt before long察 and then I hope Ma will be satisfied。
There¨ll be nobody but Ma to thank for it。 ̄
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We said we hoped Mr Jellyby¨s affairs were not in so bad a state
as that。
^It¨s of no use hoping察 though it¨s very kind of you 院 returned
Miss Jellyby察 shaking her head。 ^Pa told me察 only yesterday
morning察。and dreadfully unhappy he is撮 that he couldn¨t weather
the storm。 I should be surprised if he could。 When all our
tradesmen send into our house any stuff they like察 and the
servants do what they like with it察and I have no time to improve
things if I knew how察and Ma don¨t care about anything察I should
like to make out how Pa is to weather the storm。 I declare if I was
Pa I¨d run away 院
^My dear 院said I察smiling。 ^Your papa察no doubt察considers his
family。 ̄
^O yes察 his family is all very fine察 Miss Summerson察院 replied
Miss Jellyby察 but what comfort is his family to him拭His family is
nothing but bills察dirt察waste察noise察tumbles downstairs察confusion察
and wretchedness。 His scrambling home察 from week¨s´end to
week¨s´end察 is like one great washing´day!only nothing¨s
washed 院
Miss Jellyby tapped her foot upon the floor察and wiped her eyes。
^I am sure I pity Pa to that degree察院she said察 and am so angry
with Ma察that I can¨t find words to express myself However察I am
not going to bear it察I am determined。 I won¨t be a slave all my life察
and I won¨t submit to be proposed to by Mr Quale。 A pretty thing察
indeed察 to marry a Philanthropist。 As if I hadn¨t had e