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as soon as another 院 We were quickly ready察 and went out。 Mr
Skimpole went with us察and quite enjoyed the expedition。 It was so
new and so refreshing察he said察for him to want Coavinses察instead
of Coavinses wanting him
He took us察 first察 to Cursitor Street察 Chancery Lane察 where
there was a house with barred windows察 which he called
Coavinses¨ Castle。 On our going into the entry and ringing a bell察a
very hideous boy came out of a sort of office察and looked at us over
a spiked wicket。
^Who did you want拭院said the boy察fitting two of the spikes into
his chin。
^There was a follower察or an officer察 or something察 here察院said
Mr Jarndyce察 who is dead。 ̄
^Yes拭院said the boy。 ^Well拭院
^I want to know his name察if you please拭院
^Name of Neckett察院said the boy。
^And his address拭院
^Bell Yard察院 said the boy。 ^Chandler¨s shop察 left hand side察
name of Blinder。 ̄
^Was he!I don¨t know how to shape the question察院murmured
my Guardian!^industrious拭院
^Was Neckett拭院 said the boy。 ^Yes察 wery much so。 He was
never tired of watching。 He¨d set upon a post at a street corner察
eight or ten hours at a stretch察if he undertook to do it。 ̄
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^He might have done worse察院I heard my Guardian soliloquise。
^He might have undertaken to do it察and not done it。 Thank you。
That¨s all I want。 ̄
We left the boy察with his head on one side察and his arms on the
gate察fondling and sucking the spikes察and went back to Lincoln¨s
Inn察 where Mr Skimpole察 who had not cared to remain nearer
Coavinses察 awaited us。 Then察 we all went to Bell Yard察 a narrow
alley察at a very short distance。 We soon found the chandler¨s shop。
In it察was a good´natured´looking old woman察with a dropsy察or an
asthma察or perhaps both。
^Neckett¨s children拭院 said she察 in reply to my inquiry。 ^Yes察
surely察miss。 Three pair察if you please。 Door right opposite the top
of the stairs。 ̄ And she handed me a key across the counter。
I glanced at the key察 and glanced at her察 but she took it for
granted that I knew what to do with it。 As it could only be
intended for the children¨s door察 I came out察 without asking
anymore questions察and led the way up the dark stairs。 We went as
quietly as we could察but察four of us made some noise on the aged
boards察and察when we came to the second story察we found we had
disturbed a man who was standing there察looking out of his room。
^Is it Gridley that¨s wanted拭院he said察fixing his eyes on me with
an angry stare。
^No察sir察院said I察 I am going higher up。 ̄
He looked at Ada察 and at Mr Jarndyce察 and at Mr Skimpole此
fixing the same angry stare on each in succession察as they passed
and followed me。 Mr Jarndyce gave him good day。 ^Good day 院he
said察 abruptly and fiercely。 He was a tall sallow man with a
careworn head察on which but little hair remained察a deeply lined
face察and prominent eyes。 He had a combative look察and a chafing察
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irritable manner察which察associated with his figure!still large and
powerful察though evidently in its decline!rather alarmed me。 He
had a pen in his hand察and察in the glimpse I caught of his room in
passing察I saw that it was covered with a litter of papers。
Leaving him standing there察 we went up to the top room。 I
tapped at the door察 and a little shrill voice inside said察 We are
locked in。 Mrs Blinder¨s got the key 院
I applied the key on hearing this察 and opened the door。 In a
poor room察 with a sloping ceiling察 and containing very little
furniture察was a mite of a boy察some five or six years old察nursing
and hushing a heavy child of eighteen months。 There was no fire察
though the weather was cold察both children were wrapped in some
poor shawls and tippets察as a substitute。 Their clothing was not so
warm察however察but that their noses looked red and pinched察and
their small figures shrunken察 as the boy walked up and down察
nursing and hushing the child with its head on his shoulder。
^Who has locked you up her alone拭院we naturally asked。
^Charley察院said the boy察standing still to gaze at us。
^Is Charley your brother拭院
^No。 She¨s my sister Charlotte。 Father called her Charley。 ̄
^Are there any more of you besides Charley拭院
^Me察院said the boy察 and Emma察院patting the limp bonnet of the
child he was nursing。 ^And Charley。 ̄
^Where is Charley now拭院
^Out a´washing察院said the boy察beginning to walk up and down
again察 and taking the nankeen bonnet much too near the
bedstead察by trying to gaze at us at the same time。
We were looking at one another察 and at these two children察
when there came into the room a very little girl察childish in figure
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but shrewd and older´looking in the face!pretty´faced too!
wearing a womanly sort of bonnet much too large for her察 and
drying her bare arms on a womanly sort of apron。 Her fingers
were white and wrinkled with washing察 and the soap´suds were
yet smoking which she wiped off her arms。 But for this察she might
have been a child察 playing at washing察 and imitating a poor
working´woman with a quick observation of the truth。
She had come running from some place in the neighbourhood察
and had made all the haste she could。 Consequently察 though she
was very light察she was out of breath察and could not speak at first察
as she stood panting察and wiping her arms察and looking quietly at
us。
^O察here¨s Charley 院said the boy。
The child he was nursing察 stretched forth its arms察 and cried
out to be taken by Charley。 The little girl took it察in a womanly sort
of manner belonging to the apron and the bonnet察 and stood
looking at us over the burden that clung to her most affectionately。
^Is it possible察院whispered my Guardian察as we put a chair for
the little creature察and got her to sit down with her load此the boy
keeping close to her察holding to her apron察 that this child works
for the rest拭Look at this For God¨s sake look at this 院
It was a thing to look at。 The three children close together察and
two of them relying solely on the third察and the third so young and
yet with an air of age and steadiness that sat so strangely on the
childish figure。
^Charley察Charley 院said my Guardian。 ^How old are you拭院
^Over thirteen察sir察院replied the child。
^O What a great age察院 said my Guardian。 ^What a great age察
Charley 院
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