Холодный дом

Covering a Multitude of Sins

           IamaSchoollady,IamaVisitinglady,IamaReadinglady,IamaDistributinglady;IamonthelocalLinenBoxCommitteeandmanygeneralcommittees;andmycanvassingaloneisveryextensiveperhapsnoone’smoreso.Buttheyaremycompanionseverywhere;andbythesemeanstheyacquirethatknowledgeofthepoor,andthatcapacityofdoingcharitablebusinessingeneralinshort,thattasteforthesortofthingwhichwillrendertheminafterlifeaservicetotheirneighboursandasatisfactiontothemselves.Myyoungfamilyarenotfrivolous;theyexpendtheentireamountoftheirallowanceinsubscriptions,undermydirection;andtheyhaveattendedasmanypublicmeetingsandlistenedtoasmanylectures,orations,anddiscussionsasgenerallyfalltothelotoffewgrownpeople.Alfred(five),who,asImentioned,hasofhisownelectionjoinedtheInfantBondsofJoy,wasoneoftheveryfewchildrenwhomanifestedconsciousnessonthatoccasionafterafervidaddressoftwohoursfromthechairmanoftheevening."Alfredgloweredatusasifhenevercould,orwould,forgivetheinjuryofthatnight."Youmayhaveobserved,MissSummerson,"saidMrs.Pardiggle,"insomeoftheliststowhichIhavereferred,inthepossessionofouresteemedfriendMr.Jarndyce,thatthenamesofmyyoungfamilyareconcludedwiththenameofO.A.Pardiggle,F.R.S.,onepound.Thatistheirfather.Weusuallyobservethesameroutine.Iputdownmymitefirst;thenmyyoungfamilyenroltheircontributions,accordingtotheiragesandtheirlittlemeans;andthenMr.Pardigglebringsuptherear.Mr.

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