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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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