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           Jellyby’sreturn,wecalledagain.Shewasintown,butnotathome,havinggonetoMileEnddirectlyafterbreakfastonsomeBorrioboolanbusiness,arisingoutofasocietycalledtheEastLondonBranchAidRamification.AsIhadnotseenPeepyontheoccasionofourlastcall(whenhewasnottobefoundanywhere,andwhenthecookratherthoughthemusthavestrolledawaywiththedustman’scart),Inowinquiredforhimagain.Theoystershellshehadbeenbuildingahousewithwerestillinthepassage,buthewasnowherediscoverable,andthecooksupposedthathehad"goneafterthesheep."Whenwerepeated,withsomesurprise,"Thesheep?"shesaid,Oh,yes,onmarketdayshesometimesfollowedthemquiteoutoftownandcamebackinsuchastateasneverwas!Iwassittingatthewindowwithmyguardianonthefollowingmorning,andAdawasbusywritingofcoursetoRichardwhenMissJellybywasannounced,andentered,leadingtheidenticalPeepy,whomshehadmadesomeendeavourstorenderpresentablebywipingthedirtintocornersofhisfaceandhandsandmakinghishairverywetandthenviolentlyfrizzlingitwithherfingers.Everythingthedearchildworewaseithertoolargeforhimortoosmall.Amonghisothercontradictorydecorationshehadthehatofabishopandthelittleglovesofababy.Hisbootswere,onasmallscale,thebootsofaploughman,whilehislegs,socrossedandrecrossedwithscratchesthattheylookedlikemaps,werebarebelowaveryshortpairofplaiddrawersfinishedoffwithtwofrillsofperfectlydifferentpatterns.

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