Холодный дом

Covering a Multitude of Sins

           "AtfirstItriedtoexcusemyselfforthepresentonthegeneralgroundofhavingoccupationstoattendtowhichImustnotneglect.Butasthiswasanineffectualprotest,Ithensaid,moreparticularly,thatIwasnotsureofmyqualifications.ThatIwasinexperiencedintheartofadaptingmymindtomindsverydifferentlysituated,andaddressingthemfromsuitablepointsofview.ThatIhadnotthatdelicateknowledgeoftheheartwhichmustbeessentialtosuchawork.ThatIhadmuchtolearn,myself,beforeIcouldteachothers,andthatIcouldnotconfideinmygoodintentionsalone.ForthesereasonsIthoughtitbesttobeasusefulasIcould,andtorenderwhatkindservicesIcouldtothoseimmediatelyaboutme,andtotrytoletthatcircleofdutygraduallyandnaturallyexpanditself.AllthisIsaidwithanythingbutconfidence,becauseMrs.PardigglewasmucholderthanI,andhadgreatexperience,andwassoverymilitaryinhermanners."Youarewrong,MissSummerson,"saidshe,"butperhapsyouarenotequaltohardworkortheexcitementofit,andthatmakesavastdifference.IfyouwouldliketoseehowIgothroughmywork,Iamnowaboutwithmyyoungfamilytovisitabrickmakerintheneighbourhood(averybadcharacter)andshallbegladtotakeyouwithme.MissClarealso,ifshewilldomethefavour."AdaandIinterchangedlooks,andasweweregoingoutinanycase,acceptedtheoffer.Whenwehastilyreturnedfromputtingonourbonnets,wefoundtheyoungfamilylanguishinginacornerandMrs.

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