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she would find her teeth in her way�察�modelling that action of her
face�察�as she has unconsciously modelled all its other expressions�察�
on her pattern of sordid age。 Such is Judy。
And her twin brother couldn¨t wind up a top for his life。 He
knows no more of Jack the Giant Killer�察 �or of Sinbad the Sailor�察�
than he knows of the people in the stars。 He could as soon play at
leapfrog�察�or at cricket�察�as change into a cricket or a frog himself。
But�察�he is so much the better off than his sister�察�that on his narrow
world of fact an opening has dawned�察�into such broader regions as
lie within the ken of Mr Guppy。 Hence�察 �his admiration and
emulation of that shining enchanter。
Judy�察�with a gong´like clash and clatter�察 �sets one of the sheet´
iron tea´trays on the table�察 �and arranges cups and saucers。 The
bread she puts on in an iron basket�察�and the butter ��and not much
of it�� in a small pewter plate。 Grandfather Smallweed looks hard
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after the tea as it is served out�察�and asks Judy where the girl is�拭�
^Charley�察�do you mean�拭院�says Judy。
^Hey�拭院�from Grandfather Smallweed。
^Charley do you mean�拭院�
This touches a spring in Grandmother Smallweed�察 �who�察�
chuckling�察�as usual�察�at the trivets�察�cries!^Over the water� �Charley
over the water�察�Charley over the water�察�over the water to Charley�察�
Charley over the water�察�over the water to Charley� 院�and becomes
quite energetic about it。 Grandfather looks at the cushion�察�but has
not sufficiently recovered his late exertion。
^Ha� 院�he says�察�when there is silence!^if that¨s her name。 She
eats a deal。 It would be better to allow her for her keep。 ̄
Judy�察�with her brother¨s wink�察�shakes her head�察�and purses up
her mouth into No�察�without saying it。
^No�拭院�returns the old man。 ^Why not�拭院�
^She¨d want sixpence a´day�察 �and we can do it for less�察院 �says
Judy。
^Sure�拭院�
Judy answers with a nod of deepest meaning�察�and calls�察�as she
scrapes the butter on the loaf with every precaution against waste�察�
and cuts it into slices�察 �You Charley�察 �where are you�拭院 �Timidly
obedient to the summons�察�a little girl in a rough apron and a large
bonnet�察 �with her hands covered with soap and water�察 �and a
scrubbing brush in one of them�察�appears�察�and curtseys。
^What work are you about now�拭院�says Judy�察�making an ancient
snap at her�察�like a very sharp old beldame。
^I¨m a´cleaning the upstairs back room�察�miss�察院�replies Charley。
^Mind you do it thoroughly�察�and don¨t loiter。 Shirking won¨t do
for me。 Make haste� �Go along� 院�cries Judy�察�with a stamp upon the
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ground。 ^You girls are more trouble than you¨re worth�察�by half。 ̄
On this severe matron�察�as she returns to her task of scraping the
butter and cutting the bread�察 �falls the shadow of her brother�察�
looking in at the window。 For whom�察 �knife and loaf in hand�察�she
opens the street door。
^Ay�察 �ay�察 �Bart� 院 �says Grandfather Smallweed。 ^Here you are�察�
hey�拭院�
^Here I am�察院�says Bart。
^Been alone with your friend again�察�Bart�拭院�
Small nods。
^Dining at his expense�察�Bart�拭院�
Small nods again。
^That¨s right。 Live at his expense as much as you can�察�and take
warning by his foolish example。 That¨s the use of such a friend。
The only use you can put him to�察院�says the venerable sage。
His grandson�察 �without receiving this good counsel as dutifully
as he might�察 �honours it with all such acceptance as may lie in a
slight wink and a nod�察�and takes a chair at the tea´table。 The four
old faces then hover over teacups�察 �like a company of ghastly
cherubim�察 �Mrs Smallweed perpetually twitching her head and
chattering at the trivets�察 �and Mr Smallweed requiring to be
repeatedly shaken up like a large black draught。
^Yes�察�yes�察院�says the good old gentleman�察�reverting to his lesson
of wisdom。 ^That¨s such advice as your father would have given
you�察�Bart。 You never saw your father。 More¨s the pity。 He was my
true son。 ̄ Whether it is intended to be conveyed that he was
particularly pleasant to look at�察�on that account�察�does not appear。
^He was my true son�察院 �repeats the old gentleman�察 �folding his
bread and butter on his knee�察 �a good accountant�察�and died fifteen
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years ago。 ̄
Mrs Smallweed�察 �following her usual instinct�察 �breaks out with
^Fifteen hundred pound。 Fifteen hundred pound in a black box�察�
fifteen hundred pound locked up�察�fifteen hundred pound put away
and hid� 院�Her worthy husband�察�setting aside his bread and butter�察�
immediately discharges the cushion at her�察�crushes her against the
side of her chair�察 �and falls back in his own�察 �overpowered。 His
appearance�察 �after visiting Mrs Smallweed with one of these
admonitions�察 �is particularly impressive and not wholly
prepossessing�此 �firstly�察 �because the exertion generally twists his
black skull cap over one eye and gives him an air of goblin
rakishness�察 �secondly�察 �because he mutters violent imprecations
against Mrs Smallweed�察�and thirdly�察�because the contrast between
those powerful expressions and his powerless figure is suggestive
of a baleful old malignant�察�who would be very wicked if he could。
All this�察 �however�察 �is so common in the Smallweed family circle�察�
that it produces no impression。 The old gentleman is merely
shaken�察 �and has his internal feathers beaten up�察 �the cushion is
restored to its usual place beside him�察 �and the old lady�察 �perhaps
with her cap adjusted�察 �and perhaps not�察 �is planted in her chair
again�察�ready to be bowled down like a ninepin。
Some time elapses�察 �in the present instance�察 �before the old
gentleman is sufficiently cool to resume his discourse�察 �and even
then he mixes it up with several edifying expletives addressed to
the unconscious partner of his bosom�察�who holds communication
with nothing on earth but trivets。 As thus�此�
^If your father�察 �Bart�察 �had lived longer�察 �he might have been
worth a great deal of money!you brimstone chatterer� �but just
as he was beginning to build up the house that he had been
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making the foundations for�察 �through many a year!you jade of a
magpie�察�jackdaw�察�and poll´parrot�察�what do you mean� �he took ill
and died of a low fever�察�always being a sparing and a spare man�察�
full of business care!I should like to throw a cat at you instead of
a cushion�察 �and I will too if you make such a confounded fool of
yourself� �and your mother�察�who was a prudent woman as dry as a
chip�察�just dwindled away like touchwood after you and Judy were
born!You are an old pig。 You are a brimstone pig。 You¨re a head
of swine� 院�
Judy�察 �not interested in what she has often heard�察 �begins to
collect in a basin various tributary streams of tea from the bottoms
of cups and saucers and from the bottom of the teapot�察�for the little
charwoman¨s evening meal。 In like manner she gets together�察 �in
the iron bread´basket�察�as many outside fragments and worn´down
heels of loaves as the rigid economy of the house has left in
existence。
^But your father and me were partners�察 �Bart�察院 �says the old
gentleman�察 �and when I am gone�察�you and Judy will have all there
is。 It¨s rare for you both�察�that you went out early in life!Judy to
the flower business�察�and you to the law。 You won¨t want to spend
it。 You¨ll get your living without it�察�and put more to it。 When I am
gone�察�Judy will go back to the flower business�察�and you¨ll stick to
the law。 ̄
One might infer�察 �from Judy¨s appearance�察 �that her business
rather lay with the thorns than the flowers�察 �but�察 �she has�察 �in her
time�察�been apprenticed to the art and mystery of artificial flower´
making。 A close observer might perhaps detect both in her eye
and her brother¨s�察�when their venerable grandsire anticipates his
being gone�察�some little impatience to know when he may be going�察�
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and some resentful opinion that it is time that he went。
^Now�察 �if everybody