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Telescopic Philanthropy

           Shewasapretty,verydiminutive,plumpwomanoffromfortytofifty,withhandsomeeyes,thoughtheyhadacurioushabitofseemingtolookalongwayoff.AsifIamquotingRichardagaintheycouldseenothingnearerthanAfrica!"Iamverygladindeed,"saidMrs.Jellybyinanagreeablevoice,"tohavethepleasureofreceivingyou.IhaveagreatrespectforMr.Jarndyce,andnooneinwhomheisinterestedcanbeanobjectofindifferencetome."Weexpressedouracknowledgmentsandsatdownbehindthedoor,wheretherewasalameinvalidofasofa.Mrs.JellybyhadverygoodhairbutwastoomuchoccupiedwithherAfricandutiestobrushit.Theshawlinwhichshehadbeenlooselymuffleddroppedontoherchairwhensheadvancedtous;andassheturnedtoresumeherseat,wecouldnothelpnoticingthatherdressdidn’tnearlymeetupthebackandthattheopenspacewasrailedacrosswithalattice-workofstay-lacelikeasummer-house.Theroom,whichwasstrewnwithpapersandnearlyfilledbyagreatwriting-tablecoveredwithsimilarlitter,was,Imustsay,notonlyveryuntidybutverydirty.Wewereobligedtotakenoticeofthatwithoursenseofsight,evenwhile,withoursenseofhearing,wefollowedthepoorchildwhohadtumbleddownstairs:Ithinkintothebackkitchen,wheresomebodyseemedtostiflehim.Butwhatprincipallystruckuswasajadedandunhealthy-lookingthoughbynomeansplaingirlatthewriting-table,whosatbitingthefeatherofherpenandstaringatus.Isupposenobodyeverwasinsuchastateofink.

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