Холодный дом

Esther’s Narrative

           WewenttoNewmanStreettwoorthreetimes,wherepreparationswereinprogresstooagoodmany,Iobserved,forenhancingthecomfortsofoldMr.Turveydrop,andafewforputtingthenewlymarriedcoupleawaycheaplyatthetopofthehousebutourgreatpointwastomakethefurnishedlodgingdecentforthewedding-breakfastandtoimbueMrs.Jellybybeforehandwithsomefaintsenseoftheoccasion.ThelatterwasthemoredifficultthingofthetwobecauseMrs.Jellybyandanunwholesomeboyoccupiedthefrontsitting-room(thebackonewasamerecloset),anditwaslittereddownwithwaste-paperandBorrioboolandocuments,asanuntidystablemightbelitteredwithstraw.Mrs.Jellybysattherealldaydrinkingstrongcoffee,dictating,andholdingBorrioboolaninterviewsbyappointment.Theunwholesomeboy,whoseemedtometobegoingintoadecline,tookhismealsoutofthehouse.WhenMr.Jellybycamehome,heusuallygroanedandwentdownintothekitchen.Therehegotsomethingtoeatiftheservantwouldgivehimanything,andthen,feelingthathewasintheway,wentoutandwalkedaboutHattonGardeninthewet.Thepoorchildrenscrambledupandtumbleddownthehouseastheyhadalwaysbeenaccustomedtodo.Theproductionofthesedevotedlittlesacrificesinanypresentableconditionbeingquiteoutofthequestionataweek’snotice,IproposedtoCaddythatweshouldmakethemashappyaswecouldonhermarriagemorningintheatticwheretheyallslept,andshouldconfineourgreatesteffortstohermamaandhermama’sroom,andacleanbreakfast.IntruthMrs.

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