Холодный дом

A Struggle

           "Andyou,Caddy,"saidI,"youarealwaysbusy,I’llbebound?""Well,mydear,"returnedCaddy,"Iamindeed,fortotellyouagrandsecret,Iamqualifyingmyselftogivelessons.Prince’shealthisnotstrong,andIwanttobeabletoassisthim.Whatwithschools,andclasseshere,andprivatepupils,ANDtheapprentices,hereallyhastoomuchtodo,poorfellow!"ThenotionoftheapprenticeswasstillsooddtomethatIaskedCaddyifthereweremanyofthem."Four,"saidCaddy."Onein-door,andthreeout.Theyareverygoodchildren;onlywhentheygettogethertheyWILLplaychildren-likeinsteadofattendingtotheirwork.Sothelittleboyyousawjustnowwaltzesbyhimselfintheemptykitchen,andwedistributetheothersoverthehouseaswellaswecan.""Thatisonlyfortheirsteps,ofcourse?"saidI."Onlyfortheirsteps,"saidCaddy."Inthatwaytheypractise,somanyhoursatatime,whateverstepstheyhappentobeupon.Theydanceintheacademy,andatthistimeofyearwedofiguresatfiveeverymorning.""Why,whatalaboriouslife!"Iexclaimed."Iassureyou,mydear,"returnedCaddy,smiling,"whentheout-doorapprenticesringusupinthemorning(thebellringsintoourroom,nottodisturboldMr.Turveydrop),andwhenIputupthewindowandseethemstandingonthedoor-stepwiththeirlittlepumpsundertheirarms,IamactuallyremindedoftheSweeps."Allthispresentedthearttomeinasingularlight,tobesure.Caddyenjoyedtheeffectofhercommunicationandcheerfullyrecountedtheparticularsofherownstudies.

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