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Covering a Multitude of Sins

           AsonlyAdaandIwereathome,wereceivedhertimidly,forsheseemedtocomeinlikecoldweatherandtomakethelittlePardigglesblueastheyfollowed."These,youngladies,"saidMrs.Pardigglewithgreatvolubilityafterthefirstsalutations,"aremyfiveboys.Youmayhaveseentheirnamesinaprintedsubscriptionlist(perhapsmorethanone)inthepossessionofouresteemedfriendMr.Jarndyce.Egbert,myeldest(twelve),istheboywhosentouthispocket-money,totheamountoffiveandthreepence,totheTockahoopoIndians.Oswald,mysecond(tenandahalf),isthechildwhocontributedtwoandnine-pencetotheGreatNationalSmithersTestimonial.Francis,mythird(nine),oneandsixpencehalfpenny;Felix,myfourth(seven),eightpencetotheSuperannuatedWidows;Alfred,myyoungest(five),hasvoluntarilyenrolledhimselfintheInfantBondsofJoy,andispledgednever,throughlife,tousetobaccoinanyform."Wehadneverseensuchdissatisfiedchildren.Itwasnotmerelythattheywereweazenedandshrivelledthoughtheywerecertainlythattoobuttheylookedabsolutelyferociouswithdiscontent.AtthementionoftheTockahoopoIndians,IcouldreallyhavesupposedEgberttobeoneofthemostbalefulmembersofthattribe,hegavemesuchasavagefrown.Thefaceofeachchild,astheamountofhiscontributionwasmentioned,darkenedinapeculiarlyvindictivemanner,buthiswasbyfartheworst.Imustexcept,however,thelittlerecruitintotheInfantBondsofJoy,whowasstolidlyandevenlymiserable."Youhavebeenvisiting,Iunderstand,"saidMrs.Pardiggle,"atMrs.

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