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service to their neighbours察 and a satisfaction to themselves。 My
young family are not frivolous察they expend the entire amount of
their allowance察 in subscriptions察 under my direction察 and they
have attended as many public meetings察and listened to as many
lectures察 orations察 and discussions察 as generally fall to the lot of
few grown people。 Alfred five察 who察 as I mentioned察 has of his
own election joined the Infant Bonds of Joy察 was one of the very
few children who manifested consciousness on that occasion察after
a fervid address of two hours from the chairman of the evening。 ̄
Alfred glowered at us as if he never could察or would察forgive the
injury of that night。
^You may have observed察 Miss Summerson察院 said Mrs
Pardiggle察 in some of the lists to which I have referred察 in the
possession of our esteemed friend Mr Jarndyce察that the names of
my young family are concluded with the name of O。 A。 Pardiggle察
F。R。S。察 one pound。 That is their father。 We usually observe the
same routine。 I put down my mite first察 then my young family
enroll their contributions察according to their ages and their little
means察and then Mr Pardiggle brings up the rear。 Mr Pardiggle is
happy to throw in his limited donation察 under my direction察 and
thus things are made察not only pleasant to ourselves察but察we trust察
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improving to others。 ̄
Suppose Mr Pardiggle were to dine with Mr Jellyby察 and
suppose Mr Jellyby were to relieve his mind after dinner to Mr
Pardiggle察 would Mr Pardiggle察 in return察 make any confidential
communication to Mr Jellyby拭I was quite confused to find myself
thinking this察but it came into my head。
^You are very pleasantly situated here 院said Mrs Pardiggle。
We were glad to change the subject察and察going to the window察
pointed out the beauties of the prospect察on which the spectacles
appeared to me to rest with curious indifference。
^You know Mr Gusher拭院said our visitor。
We were obliged to say that we had not the pleasure of Mr
Gusher¨s acquaintance。
^The loss is yours察I assure you察院said Mrs Pardiggle察with her
commanding deportment。 ^He is a very fervid impassioned
speaker!full of fire Stationed in a waggon on this lawn察 now察
which察from the shape of the land察is naturally adapted to a public
meeting察 he would improve almost any occasion you could
mention for hours and hours By this time察young ladies察院said Mrs
Pardiggle察 moving back to her chair察 and overturning察 as if by
invisible agency察 a little round table at a considerable distance
with my work´basket on it察 by this time you have found me out察I
dare say拭院
^This was really such a confusing question that Ada looked at
me in perfect dismay。 As to the guilty nature of my own
consciousness察after what I had been thinking察it must have been
expressed in the colour of my cheeks。
^Found out察I mean察院said Mrs Pardiggle察 the prominent point
in my character。 I am aware that it is so prominent as to be
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discoverable immediately。 I lay myself open to detection察I know。
Well I freely admit察I am a woman of business。 I love hard work察I
enjoy hard work。 The excitement does me good。 I am so
accustomed and inured to hard work that I don¨t know what
fatigue is。 ̄
We murmured that it was very astonishing and very gratifying察
or something to that effect。 I don¨t think we knew why it was
either察but this was what our politeness expressed。
^I do not understand what it is to be tired察you cannot tire me if
you try 院said Mrs Pardiggle。 ^The quantity of exertion which is
no exertion to me察 the amount of business which I regard as
nothing察 that I go through察 sometimes astonishes myself。 I have
seen my young family察 and Mr Pardiggle察 quite worn out with
witnessing it察when I may truly say I have been as fresh as a lark 院
If that dark´visaged eldest boy could look more malicious than
he had already looked察this was the time when he did it。 I observed
that he doubled his right fist察and delivered a secret blow into the
crown of his cap察which was under his left arm。
^This gives me a great advantage when I am making my
rounds察院said Mrs Pardiggle。 ^If I find a person unwilling to hear
what I have to say察 I tell that person directly察 I am incapable of
fatigue察my good friend察I am never tired察and I mean to go on until
I have done。¨ It answers admirably Miss Summerson察 I hope I
shall have your assistance in my visiting rounds immediately察and
Miss Clare¨s very soon拭院
At first I tried to excuse myself察for the present察on the general
ground of having occupations to attend to察 which I must not
neglect。 But as this was an ineffectual protest察 I then said察 more
particularly察 that I was not sure of my qualifications。 That I was
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inexperienced in the art of adapting my mind to minds very
differently situated察and addressing them from suitable points of
view。 That I had not that delicate knowledge of the heart which
must be essential to such a work。 That I had much to learn察myself察
before I could teach others察 and that I could not confide in my
good intentions alone。 For these reasons察I thought it best to be as
useful as I could察and to render what kind services I could察to those
immediately about me察 and to try to let that circle of duty
gradually and naturally expand itself。 All this I said察with anything
but confidence察because Mrs Pardiggle was much older than I察and
had great experience察and was so very military in her manners。
^You are wrong察Miss Summerson察院said she此 but perhaps you
are not equal to hard work察or the excitement of it察and that makes
a vast difference。 If you would like to see how I go through my
work察 I am now about!with my young family!to visit a
brickmaker in the neighbourhood a very bad character察and shall
be glad to take you with me。 Miss Clare also察if she will do me the
favour。 ̄
Ada and I interchanged looks察and察as we were going out in any
case察accepted the offer。 When we hastily returned from putting on
our bonnets察 we found the young family languishing in a corner察
and Mrs Pardiggle sweeping about the room察 knocking down
nearly all the light objects it contained。 Mrs Pardiggle took
possession of Ada察and I followed with the family。
Ada told me afterwards th