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Esther’s Narrative

           Happilyforme,IamsomuchengagedthatIhavenotimetothinkaboutit.Wehave,atthepresentmoment,onehundredandseventyfamilies,MissSummerson,averagingfivepersonsineach,eithergoneorgoingtotheleftbankoftheNiger."IthoughtoftheonefamilysonearuswhowereneithergonenorgoingtotheleftbankoftheNiger,andwonderedhowshecouldbesoplacid."YouhavebroughtCaddyback,Isee,"observedMrs.Jellybywithaglanceatherdaughter."Ithasbecomequiteanoveltytoseeherhere.Shehasalmostdesertedheroldemploymentandinfactobligesmetoemployaboy.""Iamsure,Ma"beganCaddy."Nowyouknow,Caddy,"hermothermildlyinterposed,"thatIDOemployaboy,whoisnowathisdinner.Whatistheuseofyourcontradicting?""Iwasnotgoingtocontradict,Ma,"returnedCaddy."Iwasonlygoingtosaythatsurelyyouwouldn’thavemebeameredrudgeallmylife.""Ibelieve,mydear,"saidMrs.Jellyby,stillopeningherletters,castingherbrighteyessmilinglyoverthem,andsortingthemasshespoke,"thatyouhaveabusinessexamplebeforeyouinyourmother.Besides.Ameredrudge?Ifyouhadanysympathywiththedestiniesofthehumanrace,itwouldraiseyouhighaboveanysuchidea.Butyouhavenone.Ihaveoftentoldyou,Caddy,youhavenosuchsympathy.""Notifit’sAfrica,Ma,Ihavenot.""Ofcourseyouhavenot.Now,ifIwerenothappilysomuchengaged,MissSummerson,"saidMrs.Jellyby,sweetlycastinghereyesforamomentonmeandconsideringwheretoputtheparticularlettershehadjustopened,"thiswoulddistressanddisappointme.

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