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spoiling her clothes。       Play�察�play�察�play�察�play�察�from morning to night�察�and to 

morning again。       How can she expect to improve��' 

     'Don't expect to improve��' sulked Mrs。 Black。            'Don't want to。' 

     'There is a specimen of her temper�察�ma'am��' said Mrs。 Lemon。                  'To see 

her   when   she    is   tearing  about�察  �neglecting   everything     else�察  �you  would 

suppose her to be at least good´humoured。               But bless you� �ma'am�察�she is 

as pert and flouncing a minx as ever you met with in all your days��' 

     'You must   have   a great   deal of trouble   with   them�察 �ma'am��'   said   Mrs。 

Orange。 

     'Ah�察  �I  have�察  �indeed�察  �ma'am��'    said   Mrs。   Lemon。      'What    with   their 

tempers�察�what   with   their quarrels�察 �what   with their never  knowing   what's 

good for them�察�and what with their always wanting to domineer�察�deliver 



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me from these unreasonable children��' 

     'Well�察�I wish you good´morning�察�ma'am��' said Mrs。 Orange。 

     'Well�察�I wish you good´morning�察�ma'am��' said Mrs。 Lemon。 

     So Mrs。 Orange took up her baby and went home�察�and told the family 

that plagued her so that they were all going to be sent to school。 They said 

they didn't want to go to school�察�but she packed up their boxes�察�and packed 

them off。 

     'O   dear   me�察  �dear   me�    �Rest    and   be  thankful��'   said   Mrs。   Orange�察�

throwing herself back in her little arm´chair。           'Those troublesome troubles 

are got rid of�察�please the pigs��' 

     Just then another lady�察�named Mrs。 Alicumpaine�察�came calling at the 

street´door with a ring´ting´ting。 

     'My    dear   Mrs。   Alicumpaine��'      said  Mrs。   Orange�察   �'how    do  you    do�拭�

Pray stay to dinner。       We have but a simple joint of sweet´stuff�察�followed 

by a plain dish of bread and treacle�察�but�察�if you will take us as you find us�察�

it will be SO kind��' 

     'Don't   mention   it��'   said   Mrs。 Alicumpaine。      'I   shall   be   too   glad。   But 

what do you think I have come for�察�ma'am�拭             �Guess�察�ma'am。' 

     'I really cannot guess�察�ma'am��' said Mrs。 Orange。 

     'Why�察  �I   am  going   to   have   a   small   juvenile   party  to´night��'   said   Mrs。 

Alicumpaine�察�'and if you and Mr。 Orange and baby would but join us�察�we 

should be complete。' 

     'More than charmed�察�I am sure��' said Mrs。 Orange。 

     'So   kind   of   you��'   said   Mrs。   Alicumpaine。   'But   I   hope   the   children 

won't bore you��' 

     'Dear things�     �Not at all��' said Mrs。 Orange。        'I dote upon them。' 

     Mr。 Orange here came home from the city�察�and he came�察�too�察�with a 

ring´ting´ting。 

     'James love��' said Mrs。 Orange�察�'you look tired。            What has been doing 

in the city to´day��' 

     'Trap�察�bat�察�and ball�察�my dear��' said Mr。 Orange�察�'and it knocks a man 

up。' 

     'That    dreadfully    anxious    city�察 �ma'am��'    said   Mrs。   Orange     to  Mrs。 

Alicumpaine�察�'so wearing�察�is it not��' 



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     'O�察  �so   trying��'   said    Mrs。   Alicumpaine。        'John     has   lately   been 

speculating in the peg´top ring�察�and I often say to him at night�察 �John�察�IS 

the result worth the wear and tear�拭�' 

     Dinner was ready by this time�此�so they sat down to dinner�察�and while 

Mr。 Orange carved the joint of sweet´stuff�察�he said�察�'It's a poor heart that 

never   rejoices。     Jane�察  �go   down   to   the   cellar�察  �and   fetch   a   bottle   of   the 

Upest ginger´beer。' 

     At   tea´time�察  �Mr。   and   Mrs。   Orange�察  �and   baby�察  �and   Mrs。 Alicumpaine 

went off to Mrs。 Alicumpaine's house。               The children had not come   yet�察�

but the ball´room was ready for them�察�decorated with paper flowers。 

     'How     very    sweet��'   said   Mrs。    Orange。     'The    dear    things�    �How 

pleased they will be��' 

     'I don't care for children myself��' said Mr。 Orange�察�gaping。 

     'Not for girls��' said Mrs。 Alicumpaine。           'Come� �you care for girls��' 

     Mr。   Orange   shook   his   head�察  �and   gaped   again。     'Frivolous   and   vain�察�

ma'am。' 

     'My dear James��' cried Mrs。 Orange�察�who had been peeping about�察�'do 

look   here。    Here's   the   supper   for   the   darlings�察  �ready   laid   in   the   room 

behind the folding´doors。         Here's their little pickled salmon�察�I do declare� �

And here's their little salad�察�and their little roast beef and fowls�察�and their 

little pastry�察�and their wee�察�wee�察�wee champagne��' 

     'Yes�察�I thought it best�察�ma'am��' said Mrs。 Alicumpaine�察�'that they should 

have their supper by themselves。            Our table is in the corner here�察�where 

the gentlemen can have their wineglass of negus�察�and their egg´sandwich�察�

and   their quiet   game   at   beggar´my´neighbour�察 �and look   on。           As   for   us�察�

ma'am�察�we shall have quite enough to do to manage the company。' 

     'O�察�indeed�察�you may say so�          �Quite enough�察�ma'am��' said Mrs。 Orange。 

     The company began to come。             The first of them was a stout boy�察�with 

a white top´knot and spectacles。          The housemaid brought him in and said�察�

'Compliments�察�and at what time was he to be fetched��'                 Mrs。 Alicumpaine 

said�察  �'Not   a   moment   later   than   ten。 How   do   you   do�察  �sir�拭  �Go   and   sit 

down。'     Then a number of other children came�察�boys by themselves�察�and 

girls by themselves�察�and boys and girls together。                They didn't behave at 

all   well。   Some   of   them   looked   through   quizzing´glasses   at   others�察  �and 



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said�察�'Who are those�拭�Don't know them。'               Some of them looked through 

quizzing´glasses at others�察�and said�察�'How do��'              Some of them had cups 

of tea or coffee handed to them by others�察�and said�察�'Thanks�察�much��'                     A 

good many boys stood about�察�and felt their shirt´collars。                 Four tiresome 

fat boys WOULD stand in the doorway�察�and talk about the newspapers�察�till 

Mrs。 Alicumpaine went to them and said�察�'My dears�察�I really cannot allow 

you to prevent people from coming in。             I shall be truly sorry to do it�察�but�察�

if you put yourself in everybody's way�察�I must positively send you home。' 

One boy�察�with a beard and a large white waistcoat�察�who stood straddling 

on    the  hearth´rug     warming     his   coat´tails�察 �WAS     sent   home。     'Highly 

incorrect�察�my dear��' said Mrs。 Alicumpaine�察�handing him out of the room�察�

'and I cannot permit it。' 

     There   was   a   children's   band�察   �   harp�察  �cornet�察  �and   piano�察   �   and   Mrs。 

Alicumpaine   and   Mrs。   Orange   bustled   among   the   children   to   persuade 

them to take partners and dance。           But they were so obstinate�          �For quite 

a   long   time   they   would   not   be   persuaded   to   take   partners   and   dance。 

Most of the boys said�察�'Thanks�察�much�              �But not at present。' And most of 

the rest of the boys said�察�'Thanks�察�much�           �But never do。' 

     'O�察  �these   children   are   very   wearing��'   said   Mrs。 Alicumpaine   to   Mrs。 

Orange。 

     'Dear   things�    �I   dote   upon   them�察  �but   they ARE   wearing��'   said   Mrs。 

Orange to Mrs。 Alicumpaine。 

     At last they did begin in a slow and melancholy way to slide about to 

the music�察�though even then they wouldn't mind what they were told�察�but 

would     have   this  partner�察  �and   wouldn't    have    that  partner�察  �and   showed 

temper about it。       And they wouldn't smile�察 � no�察�not on any account they 

wouldn't�察�but�察�when the music stopped�察�went round and round the room in 

dismal twos�察�as if everybody else was dead。 

     'O�察�it's very hard indeed to get these vexing children to be entertained��' 

said Mrs。 Alicumpaine to Mrs。 Orange。 

     'I   dote   upon   the   darlings�察  �but   it   is   hard��'   said   Mrs。   Orange   to   Mrs。 

Alicumpaine。 

     They were trying children�察�that's the truth。            First�察�they wouldn't sing 

when   they   were   asked�察  �and   then�察  �when   everybody   fully   believed   they 



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wouldn't�察�they would。         'If you serve us so any more�察�my love��' said Mrs。 

Alicumpaine to a tall child�察�with a good deal of white back�察�in mauve silk 

trimmed with lace�察�'it will be my painful privilege to offer you a bed�察�and 

to send you to it immediately。' 

     The   girls   were   so   ridiculously   dressed�察  �too�察  �that   they   were   in   rags 

before supper。       How could the boys help treading on their trains�拭�And yet 

when their trains were trodden on�察�they often showed temper again�察�and 

looked as black�察�they did�          �However�察�they all seemed to be pleased when 

Mrs。     Alicumpaine       said�察  �'Supper    is  ready�察  �children��'    And    they    went 

crowding and pushing in�察�as if they had had dry bread for dinner。 

     'How   are   the   children   getting   on��'   said   Mr。   Orange   to   Mrs。   Orange�察�

when Mrs。 Orange came to look after baby。                  Mrs。 Orange had left baby 

on a shelf near Mr。 Orange while he played at beggar´my´ neighbour�察�and 

had asked him to keep his eye upon her now and then。 

     'Most charmingly�察�my dear��' said Mrs。 Orange。                 'So droll to see their 

little flirtations and jealousies�       �Do come and look��' 

     'Much   obliged   to   you�察  �my   dear��'   said   Mr。   Orange�察  �'but   I   don't   care 

about children myself。' 

 
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