Холодный дом

Covering a Multitude of Sins

           TheyweretheWomenofEngland,theDaughtersofBritain,theSistersofallthecardinalvirtuesseparately,theFemalesofAmerica,theLadiesofahundreddenominations.Theyappearedtobealwaysexcitedaboutcanvassingandelecting.Theyseemedtoourpoorwits,andaccordingtotheirownaccounts,tobeconstantlypollingpeoplebytensofthousands,yetneverbringingtheircandidatesinforanything.Itmadeourheadsachetothink,onthewhole,whatfeverishlivestheymustlead.Amongtheladieswhoweremostdistinguishedforthisrapaciousbenevolence(ifImayusetheexpression)wasaMrs.Pardiggle,whoseemed,asIjudgedfromthenumberofherletterstoMr.Jarndyce,tobealmostaspowerfulacorrespondentasMrs.Jellybyherself.WeobservedthatthewindalwayschangedwhenMrs.PardigglebecamethesubjectofconversationandthatitinvariablyinterruptedMr.Jarndyceandpreventedhisgoinganyfarther,whenhehadremarkedthatthereweretwoclassesofcharitablepeople;one,thepeoplewhodidalittleandmadeagreatdealofnoise;theother,thepeoplewhodidagreatdealandmadenonoiseatall.WewerethereforecurioustoseeMrs.Pardiggle,suspectinghertobeatypeoftheformerclass,andweregladwhenshecalledonedaywithherfiveyoungsons.Shewasaformidablestyleofladywithspectacles,aprominentnose,andaloudvoice,whohadtheeffectofwantingagreatdealofroom.Andshereallydid,forsheknockeddownlittlechairswithherskirtsthatwerequiteagreatwayoff.

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