A Struggle

           WhenourtimecameforreturningtoBleakHouseagain,wewerepunctualtothedayandwerereceivedwithanoverpoweringwelcome.Iwasperfectlyrestoredtohealthandstrength,andfindingmyhousekeepingkeyslaidreadyformeinmyroom,rangmyselfinasifIhadbeenanewyear,withamerrylittlepeal."Oncemore,duty,duty,Esther,"saidI;"andifyouarenotoverjoyedtodoit,morethancheerfullyandcontentedly,throughanythingandeverything,yououghttobe.That’sallIhavetosaytoyou,mydear!"Thefirstfewmorningsweremorningsofsomuchbustleandbusiness,devotedtosuchsettlementsofaccounts,suchrepeatedjourneystoandfrobetweenthegrowleryandallotherpartsofthehouse,somanyrearrangementsofdrawersandpresses,andsuchageneralnewbeginningaltogether,thatIhadnotamoment’sleisure.Butwhenthesearrangementswerecompletedandeverythingwasinorder,IpaidavisitofafewhourstoLondon,whichsomethingintheletterIhaddestroyedatChesneyWoldhadinducedmetodecideuponinmyownmind.ImadeCaddyJellybyhermaidennamewassonaturaltomethatIalwayscalledherbyitthepretextforthisvisitandwroteheranotepreviouslyaskingthefavourofhercompanyonalittlebusinessexpedition.Leavinghomeveryearlyinthemorning,IgottoLondonbystage-coachinsuchgoodtimethatIgottoNewmanStreetwiththedaybeforeme.Caddy,whohadnotseenmesinceherwedding-day,wassogladandsoaffectionatethatIwashalfinclinedtofearIshouldmakeherhusbandjealous.

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