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Pardiggle�察�who seemed�察�as I judged from the number of her letters
to Mr Jarndyce�察�to be almost as powerful a correspondent as Mrs
Jellyby herself。 We observed that the wind always changed�察�when
Mrs Pardiggle became the subject of conversation�此 �and that it
invariably interrupted Mr Jarndyce�察�and prevented his going any
farther�察 �when he had remarked that there were two classes of
charitable people�察 �one�察 �the people who did a little and made a
great deal of noise�察�the other�察�the people who did a great deal and
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made no noise at all。 We were therefore curious to see Mrs
Pardiggle�察 �suspecting her to be a type of the former class�察 �and
were glad when she called one day with her five young sons。
She was a formidable style of lady�察�with spectacles�察�a prominent
nose�察�and a loud voice�察�who had the effect of wanting a great deal
of room。 And she really did�察 �for she knocked down little chairs
with her skirts that were quite a great way off。 As only Ada and I
were at home�察�we received her timidly�察�for she seemed to come in
like cold weather�察 �and to make the little Pardiggles blue as they
followed。
^These�察�young ladies�察院�said Mrs Pardiggle�察�with great volubility�察�
after the first salutations�察 �are my five boys。 You may have seen
their names in a printed subscription list ��perhaps more than one���察�
in the possession of our esteemed friend Mr Jarndyce。 Egbert�察�my
eldest ��twelve���察 �is the boy who sent out his pocket´money�察 �to the
amount of five´and´three´pence�察 �to the Tockahoopo Indians。
Oswald my second ��ten´and´a´half���察 �is the child who contributed
two´and´nine´pence to the Great National Smithers Testimonial。
Francis�察 �my third ��nine���察 �one´and´sixpence halfpenny�察 �Felix�察 �my
fourth ��seven���察�eight´pence to the Superannuated Widows�察�Alfred�察�
my youngest ��five���察 �has voluntarily enrolled himself in the Infant
Bonds of Joy�察�and is pledged never�察�through life�察�to use tobacco in
any form。 ̄
We had never seen such dissatisfied children。 It was not merely
that they were weazened and shrivelled!though they were
certainly that too!but they looked absolutely ferocious with
discontent。 At the mention of the Tockahoopo Indians�察 �I could
really have supposed Egbert to be one of the most baleful
members of that tribe�察�he gave me such a savage frown。 The face
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of each child�察 �as the amount of his contribution was mentioned�察�
darkened in a peculiarly vindictive manner�察�but his was by far the
worst。 I must except�察 �however�察 �the little recruit into the Infant
Bonds of Joy�察�who was stolidly and evenly miserable。
^You have been visiting�察�I understand�察院�said Mrs Pardiggle�察 �at
Mrs Jellyby¨s�拭院�
We said yes�察�we had passed one night there。
^Mrs Jellyby�察院�pursued the lady�察�always speaking in the same
demonstrative�察 �loud�察 �hard tone�察 �so that her voice impressed my
fancy as if it had a sort of spectacles on too!and I may take the
opportunity of remarking that her spectacles were made the less
engaging by her eyes being what Ada called ^choking eyes�察院�
meaning very prominent�此 �Mrs Jellyby is a benefactor to society�察�
and deserves a helping hand。 My boys have contributed to the
African project!Egbert one´and´six�察�being the entire allowance of
nine weeks�察�Oswald�察�one´and´a´penny´halfpenny�察�being the same�察�
the rest�察�according to their little means。 Nevertheless�察�I do not go
with Mrs Jellyby in all things。 I do not go with Mrs Jellyby in her
treatment of her young family。 It has been noticed。 It has been
observed that her young family are excluded from participation in
the objects to which she is devoted。 She may be right�察�she may be
wrong�察�but�察 �right or wrong�察 �this is not my course with my young
family。 I take them everywhere。 ̄
I was afterwards convinced ��and so was Ada�� that from the ill´
conditioned eldest child�察 �these words extorted a sharp yell。 He
turned it off into a yawn�察�but it began as a yell。
^They attend Matins with me ��very prettily done���察 �at half´past
six o¨clock in the morning all the year round�察�including of course
the depth of winter�察院 �said Mrs Pardiggle rapidly�察 �and they are
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with me during the revolving duties of the day。 I am a School lady�察�
I am a Visiting lady�察�I am a Reading lady�察�I am a Distributing lady�察�
I am on the Local Linen Box Committee�察 �and many general
Committees�察�and my canvassing alone is very extensive!perhaps
no one¨s more so。 But they are my companions everywhere�察 �and
by these means they acquire that knowledge of the poor�察�and that
capacity of doing charitable business in general!in short�察 �that
taste for the sort of thing!which will render them in after life a
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