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Esther’s Narrative

           Icouldhavewished—youwillunderstandtheallusion,Mr.Jarndyce,foryouremembermyillustriouspatronthePrinceRegent—Icouldhavewishedthatmysonhadmarriedintoafamilywheretherewasmoredeportment,butthewillofheavenbedone!"Mr.andMrs.Pardigglewereoftheparty—Mr.Pardiggle,anobstinate-lookingmanwithalargewaistcoatandstubblyhair,whowasalwaystalkinginaloudbassvoiceabouthismite,orMrs.Pardiggle’smite,ortheirfiveboys’mites.Mr.Quale,withhishairbrushedbackasusualandhisknobsoftemplesshiningverymuch,wasalsothere,notinthecharacterofadisappointedlover,butastheacceptedofayoung—atleast,anunmarried—lady,aMissWisk,whowasalsothere.MissWisk’smission,myguardiansaid,wastoshowtheworldthatwoman’smissionwasman’smissionandthattheonlygenuinemissionofbothmanandwomanwastobealwaysmovingdeclaratoryresolutionsaboutthingsingeneralatpublicmeetings.Theguestswerefew,butwere,asonemightexpectatMrs.Jellyby’s,alldevotedtopublicobjectsonly.BesidesthoseIhavementioned,therewasanextremelydirtyladywithherbonnetallawryandtheticketedpriceofherdressstillstickingonit,whoseneglectedhome,Caddytoldme,waslikeafilthywilderness,butwhosechurchwaslikeafancyfair.Averycontentiousgentleman,whosaiditwashismissiontobeeverybody’sbrotherbutwhoappearedtobeontermsofcoolnesswiththewholeofhislargefamily,completedtheparty.

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