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Esther’s Narrative

           Badgertousgenerally,"sounreasonableastoputmyreputationonthesamefootingwithsuchfirst-ratemenasCaptainSwosserandProfessorDingo.Perhapsyoumaybeinterested,Mr.Jarndyce,"continuedMr.BayhamBadger,leadingthewayintothenextdrawing-room,"inthisportraitofCaptainSwosser.ItwastakenonhisreturnhomefromtheAfricanstation,wherehehadsufferedfromthefeverofthecountry.Mrs.Badgerconsidersittooyellow.Butit’saveryfinehead.Averyfinehead!"Weallechoed,"Averyfinehead!""IfeelwhenIlookatit,"saidMr.Badger,"’That’samanIshouldliketohaveseen!’Itstrikinglybespeaksthefirst-classmanthatCaptainSwosserpre-eminentlywas.Ontheotherside,ProfessorDingo.Iknewhimwellattendedhiminhislastillnessaspeakinglikeness!Overthepiano,Mrs.BayhamBadgerwhenMrs.Swosser.Overthesofa,Mrs.BayhamBadgerwhenMrs.Dingo.OfMrs.BayhamBadgerINESSE,Ipossesstheoriginalandhavenocopy."Dinnerwasnowannounced,andwewentdownstairs.Itwasaverygenteelentertainment,veryhandsomelyserved.ButthecaptainandtheprofessorstillraninMr.Badger’shead,andasAdaandIhadthehonourofbeingunderhisparticularcare,wehadthefullbenefitofthem."Water,MissSummerson?Allowme!Notinthattumbler,pray.Bringmetheprofessor’sgoblet,James!"Adaverymuchadmiredsomeartificialflowersunderaglass."Astonishinghowtheykeep!"saidMr.Badger."TheywerepresentedtoMrs.BayhamBadgerwhenshewasintheMediterranean."HeinvitedMr.Jarndycetotakeaglassofclaret.

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