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often enough�此�and when she is told it�察�she only gives me a placid
look�察�as if I was I don¨t know what!a steeple in the distance�察院�said
Caddy�察 �with a sudden idea�察 �and then she shakes her head�察 �and
says `O Caddy�察�Caddy�察�what a teaze you are� � and goes on with the
Borrioboola letters。 ̄
^And about your wardrobe�察�Caddy�拭院�said I。 For she was under
no restraint with us。
^Well�察�my dear Esther�察院�she returned�察�drying her eyes�察 �I must
do the best I can�察 �and trust to my dear Prince never to have an
unkind remembrance of my coming so shabbily to him。 If the
question concerned an outfit for Borrioboola�察�Ma would know all
about it�察�and would be quite excited。 Being what it is�察�she neither
knows nor cares。 ̄
Caddy was not at all deficient in natural affection for her
mother�察 �but mentioned this with tears�察 �as an undeniable fact�此�
which I am afraid it was。 We were so sorry for the poor dear girl�察�
and found so much to admire in the good disposition which had
survived under such discouragement�察�that we both at once ��I mean
Ada and I�� proposed a little scheme�察�that made her perfectly joyful。
This was�察�her staying with us for three weeks�察�my staying with her
for one�察 �and our all three contriving and cutting out�察 �and
repairing�察 �and sewing�察 �and saving�察 �and doing the very best we
could think of�察�to make the most of her stock。 My Guardian being
as pleased with the idea as Caddy was�察�we took her home next day
to arrange the matter�察�and brought her out again in triumph�察�with
her boxes�察�and all the purchases that could be squeezed out of a
ten´pound note�察 �which Mr Jellyby had found in the Docks I
suppose�察�but which he at all events gave her。 What my Guardian
would not have given her�察�if we had encouraged him�察�it would be
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difficult to say�察�but we thought it right to compound for no more
than her wedding´dress and bonnet。 He agreed to this
compromise�察 �and if Caddy had ever been happy in her life�察 �she
was happy when we sat down to work。
She was clumsy enough with her needle�察�poor girl�察�and pricked
her fingers as much as she had been used to ink them。 She could
not help reddening a little�察 �now and then�察 �partly with the smart�察�
and partly with vexation at being able to do no better�此�but she soon
got over that�察�and began to improve rapidly。 So�察�day after day�察�she�察�
and my darling�察�and my little maid Charley�察�and a milliner out of
the town�察�and I�察�sat hard at work�察�as pleasantly as possible。
Over and above this�察 �Caddy was very anxious ^to learn
housekeeping�察院�as she said。 Now�察�Mercy upon us� �the idea of her
learning housekeeping of a person of my vast experience was such
a joke�察 �that I laughed�察 �and coloured up�察 �and fell into a comical
confusion when she proposed it。 However�察 �I said�察 �Caddy�察 �I am
sure you are very welcome to learn anything that you can learn of
me�察�my dear�察院�and I showed her all my books and methods�察�and all
my fidgety ways。 You would have supposed that I was showing her
some wonderful inventions by her study of them�察 �and if you had
seen her�察 �whenever I jingled my housekeeping keys�察 �get up and
attend me�察�certainly you might have thought that there never was
a greater impostor than I�察 �with a blinder follower than Caddy
Jellyby。
So�察 �what with working and housekeeping�察 �and lessons to
Charley�察�and backgammon in the evening with my Guardian�察�and
duets with Ada�察 �the three weeks slipped fast away。 Then I went
home with Caddy�察�to see what could be done there�察�and Ada and
Charley remained behind�察�to take care of my Guardian。
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When I say I went home with Caddy�察 �I mean to the furnished
lodging in Hatton Garden。 We went to Newman Street two or
three times�察 �where preparations were in progress too�察 �a good
many�察 �I observed�察 �for enchancing the comforts of old Mr
Turveydrop�察�and a few for putting the newly married couple away
cheaply at the top of the house�察�but our great point was to make
the furnished lodging decent for the wedding breakfast�察 �and to
imbue Mrs Jellyby beforehand with some faint sense of the
occasion。
The latter was the more difficult thing of the two�察�because Mrs
Jellyby and an unwholesome boy occupied the front sitting´room
��the back one was a mere closet���察 �and it was littered down with
waste paper and Borrioboolan documents�察 �as an untidy stable
might be littered with straw。 Mrs Jellyby sat there all day�察�
drinking strong coffee�察 �dictating and holding Borrioboolan
interviews by appointment。 The unwholesome boy�察�who seemed to
me to be going into a decline�察 �took his meals out of the house。
When Mr Jellyby came home�察�he usually groaned and went down
into the kitchen。 There he got something to eat�察 �if the servant
would give him anything�察�and then feeling that he was in the way�察�
went out and walked about Hatton Garden in the wet。 The poor
children scrambled up and tumbled down the house�察�as they had
always been accustomed to do。
The production of these devoted little sacrifices�察 �in any
presentable condition�察�being quite out of the question at a week¨s
notice�察�I proposed to Caddy that we should make them as happy as
we could�察 �on her marriage morning�察 �in the attic where they all
slept�察�and should confine our greatest efforts to her mama and her
mama¨s room�察 �and a clean breakfast。 In truth�察 �Mrs Jellyby
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required a good deal of attention�察 �the lattice´work up her back
having widened considerably since I first knew her�察�and her hair
looking like the mane of a dustman¨s horse。
Thinking that the display of Caddy¨s wardrobe would be the
best means of approaching the subject�察 �I invited Mrs Jellyby to
come and look at it spread out on Caddy¨s bed�察 �in the evening�察�
after the unwholesome boy was gone。
^My dear Miss Summerson�察院 �said she�察 �rising from her desk�察�
with her usual sweetness of temper�察 �these are really ridiculous
preparations�察 �though your assisting them is a proof of your
kindness。 There is something so inexpressibly absurd to me�察�in the
idea of Caddy being married� �O Caddy�察�you silly�察�silly�察�silly puss� 院�
She came upstairs with us notwithstanding�察�and looked at the
clothes in her customary far´off manner。 They suggested one
distinct idea to her�察�for she said�察�with her placid smile�察�and shaking
her head�察 �My good Miss Summerson�察�at half the cost�察 �this weak
child might have been equipped for Africa� 院�
On our going downstairs again�察�Mrs Jellyby asked me whether
this troublesome business was really to take place next
Wednesday�拭�And on my replying yes�察�she said�察 �Will my room be
required�察�my dear Miss Summerson�拭�For it¨s quite impossible that
I can put my papers away。 ̄
I took the liberty of saying that the room would certainly be
wanted�察 �and that I thought we must put the papers away
somewhere。 ^Well�察�my dear Miss Summerson�察院 �said Mrs Jellyby�察�
^you know best�察�I dare say。 But by obliging me to employ a boy�察�
Caddy has embarrassed me to that extent�察 �overwhelmed as I am
with public business�察 �that I don¨t know which way to turn。 We
have a Ramification meeting�察 �too�察 �on Wednesday afternoon�察 �and
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the inconvenience is very serious。 ̄
^It is not likely to occur again�察院�said I�察�smiling。 ^Caddy will be
married but once�察�probably。 ̄
^That¨s true�察院 �Mrs Jellyby replied�察 �that¨s true�察 �my dear。 I
suppose we must make the best of it� 院�
The next question was�察�how Mrs Jellyby should be dressed on
the occasion。 I thought it very curious to see her looking on
serenely from her writing´table�察 �while Caddy and I discussed it�察�
occasionally shaking her head at us with a half´reproachful smile�察�
like a superior spirit who could just bear with our trifling。
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