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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

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