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good wishes on her birthday�察 �and to take her to my heart�察 �I set
before her�察 �just as I had set before myself�察 �the goodness and
honour of her cousin John�察�and the happy life that was in store for
me。 If ever my darling were fonder of me at one time than at
another in all our intercourse�察 �she was surely fondest of me that
night。 And I was so rejoiced to know it�察 �and so comforted by the
sense of having done right�察 �in casting this last idle reservation
away�察�that I was ten times happier than I had been before。 I had
scarcely thought it a reservation a few hours ago�察�but now that it
was gone�察�I felt as if I understood its nature better。
Next day we went to London。 We found our old lodging vacant�察�
and in half an hour were quietly established there�察 �as if we had
never gone away。 Mr Woodcourt dined with us�察 �to celebrate my
darling¨s birthday�察�and we were as pleasant as we could be with
the great blank among us that Richard¨s absence naturally made
on such an occasion。 After that day I was for some weeks!eight or
nine as I remember!very much with Caddy�察 �and thus it fell out
that I saw less of Ada at this time than any other since we had first
come together�察�except the time of my own illness。 She often came
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to Caddy¨s�察 �but our function there was to amuse and cheer her�察�
and we did not talk in our usual confidential manner。 Whenever I
went home at night�察 �we were together�察 �but Caddy¨s rest was
broken by pain�察�and I often remained to nurse her。
With her husband and her poor little mite of a baby to love�察�and
her home to strive for�察�what a good creature Caddy was� �So self´
denying�察 �so uncomplaining�察 �so anxious to get well on their
account�察 �so afraid of giving trouble�察 �and so thoughtful of the
unassisted labours of her husband and the comforts of old Mr
Turveydrop�察�I had never known the best of her until now。 And it
seemed so curious that her pale face and helpless figure should be
lying there day after day�察�where dancing was the business of life�察�
where the kit and the apprentices began early every morning in
the ball´room�察�and where the untidy little boy waltzed by himself
in the kitchen all the afternoon。
At Caddy¨s request�察 �I took the supreme direction of her
apartment�察 �trimmed it up�察 �and pushed her�察 �couch and all�察 �into a
lighter and more airy and more cheerful corner than she had yet
occupied�察 �then�察 �every day�察 �when we were in our neatest array�察 �I
used to lay my small small namesake in her arms�察�and sit down to
chat or work�察�or read to her。 It was at one of the first of these quiet
times that I told Caddy about Bleak House。
We had other visitors besides Ada。 First of all�察�we had Prince�察�
who in his hurried intervals of teaching used to come softly in and
sit softly down�察 �with a face of loving anxiety for Caddy and the
very little child。 Whatever Caddy¨s condition really was�察�she never
failed to declare to Prince that she was all but well!which I�察�
Heaven forgive me�察�never failed to confirm。 This would put Prince
in such good spirits�察�that he would sometimes take the kit from his
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pocket and play a chord or two to astonish the baby!which I
never knew it to do in the least degree�察 �for my tiny namesake
never noticed it at all。
Then there was Mrs Jellyby。 She would come occasionally with
her usual distraught manner�察�and sit calmly looking miles beyond
her grandchild�察 �as if her attention were absorbed by a young
Borrioboolan on its native shores。 As bright´eyed as ever�察 �as
serene�察�and as untidy�察�she would say�察 �Well�察�Caddy�察�child�察�and how
do you do today�拭院�And then would sit amiably smiling�察�and taking
no notice of the reply�察�or would sweetly glide off into a calculation
of the number of letters she had lately received and answered�察�or
of the coffee´bearing power of Borrioboola´Gha。 This she would
always do with a serene contempt for our limited sphere of action�察�
not to be disguised。
Then there was old Mr Turveydrop�察�who was from morning to
night and from night to morning the subject of innumerable
precautions。 If the baby cried�察 �it was nearly stifled lest the noise
should make him uncomfortable。 If the fire wanted stirring in the
night�察�it was surreptitiously done lest his rest should be broken。 If
Caddy required any little comfort that the house contained�察 �she
first carefully discussed whether he was likely to require it�察�too。 In
return for this consideration�察�he would come into the room once a
day�察 �all but blessing it!showing a condescension�察 �and a
patronage�察 �and a grace of manner�察 �in dispensing the light of his
high´shouldered presence�察�from which I might have supposed him
��if I had not known better�� to have been the benefactor of Caddy¨s
life。
^My Caroline ̄ he would say�察�making the nearest approach that
he could to bending over her。 ^Tell me that you are better today。 ̄
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^O much better�察 �thank you�察 �Mr Turveydrop�察院 �Caddy would
reply。
^Delighted� �Enchanted� �And our dear Miss Summerson。 She is
not quite prostrated by fatigue�拭院 �Here he would crease up his
eyelids�察 �and kiss his fingers to me�察 �though I am happy to say he
had ceased to be particular in his attentions�察�since I had been so
altered。
^Not at all�察院�I would assure him。
^Charming� �We must take care of our dear Caroline�察 �Miss
Summerson。 We must spare nothing that will restore her。 We
must nourish her。 My dear Caroline�察院 �he would turn to his
daughter´in´law with infinite generosity and protection�察 �want for
nothing�察 �my love。 Frame a wish and gratify it�察 �my daughter。
Everything this house contains�察�everything my room contains�察�is at
your service�察 �my dear。 Do not�察院 �he would sometimes add�察 �in a
burst of Deportment�察 �even allow my simple requirements to be
considered�察�if they should at any time interfere with your own�察�my
Caroline。 Your necessities are greater than mine。 ̄
He had established such a long prescriptive right to this
Deportment ��his son¨s inheritance from his mother���察�that I several
times knew both Caddy and her husband to be melted to tears by
these affectionate self´sacrifices。
^Nay�察 �my dears�察院 �he would remonstrate�察 �and when I saw
Caddy¨s thin arm about his fat neck as he said it�察 �I would be
melted too�察 �though not by the same process�察 �Nay�察 �nay� �I have
promised never to leave ye。 Be dutiful and affectionate towards
me�察 �and I ask no other return。 Now�察 �bless ye� �I am going to the
Park。 ̄
He would take the air there�察�presently�察�and get an appetite for
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his hotel dinner。 I hope I do old Mr Turveydrop no wrong�察 �but I
never saw any better traits in him than these I faithfully record�察�
except that he certainly conceived a liking for Peepy�察 �and would
take the child out walking with great pomp!always�察 �on those
occasions�察 �sending him home before he went to dinner himself�察�
and occasionally with a halfpenny in his pocket。 But�察 �even this
disinterestedness was attended with no inconsiderable cost�察�to my
knowledge�察 �for before Peepy was sufficiently decorated to walk
hand in hand with the professor of Deportment�察 �he had to be
newly dressed�察�at the expense of Caddy and her husband�察�from top
to toe。
Last of our visitors�察�there was Mr Jellyby。 Really when he used
to come in of an evening�察�and ask Caddy in his meek voice how she
was�察�and then sit down with his head against the wall�察�and make
no attempt to say anything more�察 �I liked him very much。 If he
found me bustling about�察�doing any little thing�察�he sometimes half
took his coat off�察 �as if with an intention of helping by a great
exertion�察�but he never got any further。 His sole occupation was to
sit with his head against the wall�察�looking hard at the thoughtful
baby�察 �and I could not quite divest my mind of a fancy that they
understood one another。
I have not counted Mr Woodcourt among our visitors�察�becaus