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Jarndyce and Jarndyce

           Iwishinbusinesstobeexactandopen.Iamawidowerwiththreedaughters—Emma,Jane,andCaroline—andmydesireissotodischargethedutiesoflifeastoleavethemagoodname.Thisappearstobeapleasantspot,miss."Theremarkbeingmadetomeinconsequenceofmybeingnexthimaswewalked,Iassentedandenumerateditschiefattractions."Indeed?"saidMr.Vholes."IhavetheprivilegeofsupportinganagedfatherintheValeofTaunton—hisnativeplace—andIadmirethatcountryverymuch.Ihadnoideatherewasanythingsoattractivehere."Tokeepuptheconversation,IaskedMr.Vholesifhewouldliketolivealtogetherinthecountry."There,miss,"saidhe,"youtouchmeonatenderstring.Myhealthisnotgood(mydigestionbeingmuchimpaired),andifIhadonlymyselftoconsider,Ishouldtakerefugeinruralhabits,especiallyasthecaresofbusinesshavepreventedmefromevercomingmuchintocontactwithgeneralsociety,andparticularlywithladies’society,whichIhavemostwishedtomixin.Butwithmythreedaughters,Emma,Jane,andCaroline—andmyagedfather—Icannotaffordtobeselfish.ItistrueIhavenolongertomaintainadeargrandmotherwhodiedinherhundredandsecondyear,butenoughremainstorenderitindispensablethatthemillshouldbealwaysgoing."Itrequiredsomeattentiontohearhimonaccountofhisinwardspeakingandhislifelessmanner."Youwillexcusemyhavingmentionedmydaughters,"hesaid."Theyaremyweakpoint.Iwishtoleavethepoorgirlssomelittleindependence,aswellasagoodname."WenowarrivedatMr.

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