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I cannot describe the tenderness with which he spoke to her察
half playfully察yet all the more compassionately and mournfully。
^And do you live alone here with these babies察 Charley拭院 said
my Guardian。
^Yes察 sir察院 returned the child察 looking up into his face with
perfect confidence察 since father died。 ̄
^And how do you live察Charley拭O Charley察院said my Guardian察
turning his face away for a moment察 how do you live拭院
^Since father died察sir察I¨ve gone out to work。 I¨m out washing
today。 ̄
^God help you察 Charley 院 said my Guardian。 ^You¨re not tall
enough to reach the tub 院
^In pattens I am察sir察院she said察quickly。 ^I¨ve got a high pair as
belonged to mother。 ̄
^And when did mother die拭Poor mother 院
^Mother died察 just after Emma was born察院 said the child察
glancing at the face upon her bosom。 ^Then father said I was to be
as good a mother to her as I could。 And so I tried。 And so I worked
at home察 and did cleaning and nursing and washing察 for a long
time before I began to go out。 And that¨s how I know how察 don¨t
you see察sir拭院
^And do you often go out拭院
^As often as I can察院said Charley察opening her eyes察and smiling察
^because of earning sixpences and shillings 院
^And do you always lock the babies up when you go out拭院
^To keep ¨em safe察 sir察 don¨t you see拭院 said Charley。 ^Mrs
Blinder comes up now and then察 and Mr Gridley comes up
sometimes察 and perhaps I can run in sometimes察 and they can
play察you know察and Tom ain¨t afraid of being locked up察are you察
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Tom拭院
^No´o 院said Tom察stoutly。
^When it comes on dark察 the lamps are lighted down in the
court察 and they show up here quite bright!almost quite bright。
Don¨t they察Tom拭院
^Yes察Charley察院said Tom察 almost quite bright。 ̄
^Then he¨s as good as gold察院said the little creature!O in such
a motherly察womanly way And when Emma¨s tired察he puts her
to bed。 And when he¨s tired he goes to bed himself。 And when I
come home and light the candle察and has a bit of supper察he sits up
again and has it with me。 Don¨t you察Tom拭院
^O yes察 Charley察院 said Tom。 ^That I do 院 And either in this
glimpse of the great pleasure of his life察or in gratitude and love for
Charley察 who was all in all to him察 he laid his face among the
scanty folds of her frock察and passed from laughing into crying。
It was the first time since our entry that a tear had been shed
among these children。 The little orphan girl had spoken of their
father察and their mother察as if all that sorrow were subdued by the
necessity of taking courage察 and by her childish importance in
being able to work察and by her bustling busy way。 But now察when
Tom cried察although she sat quite tranquil察looking quietly at us察
and did not by any movement disturb a hair of the head of either
of her little charges察I saw two silent tears fall down her face。
I stood at the window with Ada察 pretending to look at the
housetops察 and the blackened stack of chimneys察 and the poor
plants察and the birds in little cages belonging to the neighbours察
when I found that Mrs Blinder察from the shop below察had come in
perhaps it had taken her all this time to get upstairs and was
talking to my Guardian。
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^It¨s not much to forgive ¨em the rent察sir察院she said此 who could
take it from them 院
^Well察well 院said my Guardian to us two。 ^It is enough that the
time will come when this good woman will find that it was much察
and that forasmuch as she did it unto the least of these ! 院This
child察院 he added察 after a few moments察 could she possibly
continue this拭院
^Really察 sir察 I think she might察院 said Mrs Blinder察 getting her
heavy breath by painful degrees。 ^She¨s as handy as is possible to
be。 Bless you察sir察the way she tended them two children察after the
mother died察was the talk of the yard And it was a wonder to see
her with him after he was took ill察it really was Mrs Blinder察 he
said to me the very last he spoke!he was lying there!¨Mrs
Blinder察whatever my calling may have been察I see a Angel sitting
in this room last night along with my child察and I trust her to Our
Father ^ ^He had no other calling拭院said my Guardian。
^No察sir察院returned Mrs Blinder察 he was nothing but a follerer。
When he first came to lodge here察I didn¨t know what he was察and I
confess that when I found out I gave him notice。 It wasn¨t liked in
the yard。 It wasn¨t approved by the other lodgers。 It is not a
genteel calling察院said Mrs Blinder察 and most people do object to
it。 Mr Gridley objected to it very strong察and he is a good lodger察
though his temper has been hard tried。 ̄
^So you gave him notice拭院said my Guardian。
^So I gave him notice察院said Miss Blinder。 ^But really when the
time came and I knew no other ill of him察I was in doubts。 He was
punctual and diligent察 he did what he had to do察 sir察院 said Mrs
Blinder察unconsciously fixing Mr Skimpole with her eye察 and it¨s
something in this world察even to do that。 ̄
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^So you kept him after all拭院
^Why察I said that if he could arrange with Mr Gridley察 I could
arrange with the other lodgers察and should not so much mind its
being liked or disliked in the yard。 Mr Gridley gave his consent
gruff!but gave it。 He was always gruff with him察but he has been
kind to the children since。 A person is never known till a person is
proved。 ̄
^Have many people been kind to the children拭院 asked Mr
Jarndyce。
^Upon the whole察 not so bad察 sir察院 said Mrs Blinder察 but察
certainly not so many as would have been察if their father¨s calling
had been different。 Mr Coavins gave a guinea察 and the follerers
made up a little purse。 Some neighbours in the yard察 that had
always joked and tapped their shoulders when he went by察 came
forward with a little subscription察 and!in general!not so bad。
Similarly with Charlotte。 Some people won¨t employ her察because
she was a follerer¨s child察some people that do employ her察cast it
at her察 some make a merit of having her to work for them察 with
that and all her drawbacks upon her此and perhaps pay her less and
put upon her more。 But she¨s patienter than others would be察and
is clever too察and always willing up to the full mark of her strength
and over。 So I should say察in general察not so bad察sir察but might be
better。 ̄
Mrs Blinder sat down to gi