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CHAPTERI.OURSOCIETY
Inthe
premier
firstplace,CranfordisinpossessionoftheAmazons;
tous
alltheholdersofhousesaboveacertainrentarewomen.
Si
Ifamarriedcouplecometosettlein
le
thetown,somehowthegentlemandisappears;
heis
soit
eitherfairlyfrightenedtodeathbybeingtheonly
homme
manintheCranfordeveningparties,
ou
orheisaccountedforbybeing
avec
withhisregiment,hisship,
ou
orcloselyengagedinbusinessallthe
semaine
weekinthegreatneighbouringcommercial
ville
townofDrumble,distantonlytwentymileson
un
arailroad.
Inshort,whateverdoesbecomeof
le
thegentlemen,theyarenotatCranford.
What
pourraient
couldtheydoiftheywere
il
there?
Thesurgeonhashisroundofthirtymiles,
et
andsleepsatCranford;
buteverymancannotbeasurgeon.
For
garder
keepingthetrimgardensfullofchoiceflowers
sans
withoutaweedtospeckthem;
forfrighteningawaylittleboys
qui
wholookwistfullyatthesaidflowers
travers
throughtherailings;
forrushingoutat
les
thegeesethatoccasionallyventureinto
les
thegardensifthegatesareleftopen;
fordeciding
toutes
allquestionsofliteratureandpolitics
sans
withouttroublingthemselveswithunnecessaryreasons
ou
orarguments;
forobtainingclear
et
andcorrectknowledgeofeverybody’saffairsin
la
theparish;
forkeepingtheirneatmaid-servantsinadmirable
ordre
order;
forkindness(somewhatdictatorial)tothe
pauvres
poor,andrealtendergoodofficesto
chaque
eachotherwhenevertheyareindistress,theladiesofCranfordare
tout à fait
quitesufficient.
“Aman,”asoneofthemobservedtomeonce,“issoin
la
thewayinthehouse!”
Although
les
theladiesofCranfordknow
toutes
alleachother’sproceedings,theyareexceedinglyindifferenttoeachother’sopinions.
Indeed,as
chacune
eachhasherownindividuality,notto
dire
sayeccentricity,prettystronglydeveloped,
rien
nothingissoeasyasverbalretaliation;
mais
but,somehow,good-willreignsamongthemto
un
aconsiderabledegree.
TheCranfordladieshaveonlyanoccasionallittlequarrel,spiritedoutina
quelques
fewpepperywordsandangryjerksof
les
thehead;
justenoughtoprevent
le
theeventenoroftheirlivesfrom
devenir
becomingtooflat.
Theirdressis
très
veryindependentoffashion;
astheyobserve,“Whatdoesitsignifyhowwedress
ici
hereatCranford,whereeverybodyknowsus?”
Et
Andiftheygofrom
maison
home,theirreasonisequallycogent,“Whatdoesitsignifyhowwedress
ici
here,wherenobodyknowsus?”
Thematerialsoftheirclothes
sont
are,ingeneral,goodandplain,
et
andmostofthemarenearlyasscrupulousas
Mlle
MissTyler,ofcleanlymemory;
mais
butIwillanswerforit,
le
thelastgigot,thelasttight
et
andscantypetticoatinwearinEngland,was
vu
seeninCranford—andseenwithoutasmile.
I
peux
cantestifytoamagnificent
famille
familyredsilkumbrella,underwhich
une
agentlelittlespinster,leftaloneof
nombreux
manybrothersandsisters,usedtopattertochurchonrainydays.
Haveyouany
rouge
redsilkumbrellasinLondon?
Wehad
une
atraditionofthefirst
qui
thathadeverbeenseeninCranford;
et
andthelittleboysmobbedit,
et
andcalledit“astickinpetticoats.”
It
peut
mighthavebeenthevery
rouge
redsilkoneIhavedescribed,heldbyastrong
père
fatheroveratroopoflittleones;
the
pauvre
poorlittlelady—thesurvivorofall—couldscarcelycarryit.
Thentherewererules
et
andregulationsforvisitingandcalls;
et
andtheywereannouncedto
toute
anyyoungpeoplewhomightbe
rester
stayinginthetown,with
tous
allthesolemnitywithwhichtheoldManxlawswerereadonce
une
ayearontheTinwaldMount.
“Ourfriends
ont
havesenttoinquirehowyouare
après
afteryourjourneyto-night,mydear”(fifteenmilesinagentleman’scarriage);
“theywill
donneront
giveyousomerestto-morrow,
mais
butthenextday,Ihave
aucun
nodoubt,theywillcall;
sobeatliberty
après
aftertwelve—fromtwelvetothreeareourcallinghours.”
Then,
après
aftertheyhadcalled—.
“Itis
le
thethirdday;
Idare
dire
sayyourmammahastoldyou,mydear,
jamais
nevertoletmorethan
trois
threedayselapsebetweenreceivinga
appel
callandreturningit;
and
aussi
also,thatyouareneverto
restez
staylongerthanaquarterofanhour.”
“ButamItolookatmy
regarder
watch?
HowamItofindout
quand
whenaquarterofanhour
dois
haspassed?”
“Youmustkeep
penser
thinkingaboutthetime,mydear,
et
andnotallowyourselftoforgetitinconversation.”
As
tout le monde
everybodyhadthisruleintheirminds,whethertheyreceived
ou
orpaidacall,of
sûr
coursenoabsorbingsubjectwasever
parlé
spokenabout.
Wekeptourselvestoshortsentencesofsmalltalk,
et
andwerepunctualtoour
temps
time.
IimaginethatafewofthegentlefolksofCranfordwere
pauvres
poor,andhadsomedifficultyinmaking
deux
bothendsmeet;
buttheywere
comme
liketheSpartans,andconcealedtheirsmart
sous
underasmilingface.
Wenoneofus
parlait
spokeofmoney,becausethatsubjectsavouredofcommerce
et
andtrade,andthoughsome
pussent
mightbepoor,wewere
tous
allaristocratic.
TheCranfordianshadthatkindlyespritdecorpswhich
faisait
madethemoverlookalldeficienciesinsuccess
quand
whensomeamongthemtriedtoconcealtheirpoverty.
Quand
WhenMrsForrester,forinstance,
donna
gaveapartyinherbaby-houseofadwelling,
et
andthelittlemaidendisturbedtheladiesonthesofabyarequestthatshe
pu
mightgetthetea-trayoutfromunderneath,everyone
prit
tookthisnovelproceedingasthe
plus
mostnaturalthinginthe
monde
world,andtalkedonabouthouseholdforms
et
andceremoniesasifweall
croyions
believedthatourhostesshadaregularservants’hall,
deuxième
secondtable,withhousekeeperandsteward,insteadoftheonelittlecharity-schoolmaiden,whoseshortruddyarms
pu
couldneverhavebeenstrongenoughtocarrythetrayupstairs,ifshehadnotbeenassistedinprivatebyhermistress,whonow
assise
satinstate,pretendingnottoknowwhatcakesweresentup,thoughsheknew,
et
andweknew,andsheknewthatweknew,
et
andweknewthatsheknewthatweknew,shehadbeenbusyallthemorningmakingtea-bread
et
andsponge-cakes.
Therewereone
ou
ortwoconsequencesarisingfrom
cette
thisgeneralbutunacknowledgedpoverty,
et
andthisverymuchacknowledgedgentility,
qui
whichwerenotamiss,and
qui
whichmightbeintroducedinto
nombreux
manycirclesofsocietytotheirgreatimprovement.
Forinstance,theinhabitantsofCranford
gardaient
keptearlyhours,andclattered
maison
homeintheirpattens,undertheguidanceofalantern-bearer,aboutnineo’clockat
soir
night;
andthewholetownwasabed
et
andasleepbyhalf-pastten.
Moreover,itwasconsidered“vulgar”(atremendous
mot
wordinCranford)togive
quelque chose
anythingexpensive,inthewayofeatable
ou
ordrinkable,attheeveningentertainments.
Waferbread-and-butter
et
andsponge-biscuitswereallthattheHonourableMrsJamieson
donné
gave;
andshewassister-in-lawtothelateEarlofGlenmire,althoughshedidpractisesuch“eleganteconomy.”
“Eleganteconomy!”
Hownaturallyonefallsbackinto
la
thephraseologyofCranford!
There,economywas
toujours
always“elegant,”andmoney-spendingalways“vulgar
et
andostentatious”;
asortofsour-grapeism
qui
whichmadeusverypeaceful
et
andsatisfied.
Inevershallforgetthedismayfelt
quand
whenacertainCaptainBrown
venu
cametoliveatCranford,
et
andopenlyspokeabouthisbeingpoor—notinawhispertoanintimate
ami
friend,thedoorsandwindowsbeingpreviouslyclosed,
mais
butinthepublicstreet!
in
une
aloudmilitaryvoice!
alleginghispovertyas
une
areasonfornottaking
une
aparticularhouse.
TheladiesofCranfordwere
déjà
alreadyrathermoaningovertheinvasionoftheirterritoriesby
un
amanandagentleman.
Hewasahalf-paycaptain,
et
andhadobtainedsomesituationonaneighbouringrailroad,
qui
whichhadbeenvehementlypetitioned
contre
againstbythelittletown;
et
andif,inadditiontohismasculinegender,
et
andhisconnectionwiththeobnoxiousrailroad,hewassobrazenasto
parler
talkofbeingpoor—why,then,indeed,he
doit
mustbesenttoCoventry.
Mort
Deathwasastrueandascommonaspoverty;
pourtant
yetpeopleneverspokeaboutthat,loudoutin
les
thestreets.
Itwasa
mot
wordnottobementionedtoearspolite.
Wehadtacitlyagreedtoignorethatany
avec
withwhomweassociatedontermsofvisitingequality
pourrait
couldeverbepreventedbypovertyfrom
faire
doinganythingthattheywished.
Si
Ifwewalkedtoorfroma
fête
party,itwasbecausethe
nuit
nightwassofine,ortheairsorefreshing,not
parce que
becausesedan-chairswereexpensive.
Ifweworeprints,insteadofsummersilks,itwas
parce que
becausewepreferredawashingmaterial;
et
andsoon,tillweblindedourselvestothevulgar
fait
factthatwewere,allofus,
gens
peopleofverymoderatemeans.
Of
sûr
course,then,wedidnot
savions
knowwhattomakeof
une
amanwhocouldspeakofpovertyas
si
ifitwasnotadisgrace.
Pourtant
Yet,somehow,CaptainBrownmadehimselfrespectedinCranford,
et
andwascalledupon,inspiteof
toutes
allresolutionstothecontrary.
Iwassurprisedtohearhisopinionsquotedasauthorityat
un
avisitwhichIpaidtoCranford
environ
aboutayearafterhehadsettledin
la
thetown.
Myownfriendshadbeenamongthebitterestopponentsof
toute
anyproposaltovisittheCaptain
et
andhisdaughters,onlytwelvemonthsbefore;
et
andnowhewasevenadmittedin
les
thetabooedhoursbeforetwelve.
Vrai
True,itwastodiscoverthe
cause
causeofasmokingchimney,
avant
beforethefirewaslighted;
mais
butstillCaptainBrownwalkedupstairs,
rien
nothingdaunted,spokeinavoice
trop
toolargefortheroom,
et
andjokedquiteinthe
façon
wayofatameman
sur
aboutthehouse.
Hehadbeenblindto
tous
allthesmallslights,andomissionsoftrivialceremonies,
avec
withwhichhehadbeenreceived.
Hehadbeenfriendly,though
les
theCranfordladieshadbeen
cool
cool;
hehadansweredsmallsarcasticcomplimentsingoodfaith;
et
andwithhismanlyfranknesshadoverpowered
tout
alltheshrinkingwhichmethimas
un
amanwhowasnotashamedtobe
pauvre
poor.
And,atlast,hisexcellentmasculinecommonsense,
et
andhisfacilityindevisingexpedientstoovercomedomesticdilemmas,hadgainedhim
une
anextraordinaryplaceasauthorityamong
les
theCranfordladies.
Hehimselfwentoninhiscourse,asunawareofhispopularityashehadbeenofthereverse;
et
andIamsurehewasstartled
un
onedaywhenhefoundhisadvicesohighlyesteemedasto
faire
makesomecounselwhichhehad
donné
giveninjesttobe
pris
takeninsober,seriousearnest.
Itwason
ce
thissubject:
AnoldladyhadanAlderneycow,whichshelookeduponasa
fille
daughter.
Youcouldnotpaytheshortquarterofanhourcall
sans
withoutbeingtoldofthewonderfulmilk
ou
orwonderfulintelligenceofthisanimal.
La
Thewholetownknewandkindlyregarded
Mlle
MissBetsyBarker’sAlderney;
thereforegreatwasthesympathy
et
andregretwhen,inanunguardedmoment,the
pauvre
poorcowtumbledintoalime-pit.
Shemoanedsoloudlythatshewas
bientôt
soonheardandrescued;
butmeanwhile
la
thepoorbeasthadlostmostofher
cheveux
hair,andcameoutlookingnaked,cold,
et
andmiserable,inabareskin.
Tout le monde
Everybodypitiedtheanimal,though
un
afewcouldnotrestraintheirsmilesatherdrollappearance.
Mlle
MissBetsyBarkerabsolutelycriedwithsorrow
et
anddismay;
anditwas
dit
saidshethoughtoftrying
un
abathofoil.
Thisremedy,
peut-être
perhaps,wasrecommendedbysomeoneofthenumberwhoseadviceshe
demandé
asked;
buttheproposal,ifeveritwasmade,wasknockedonthe
tête
headbyCaptainBrown’sdecided“Gether
un
aflannelwaistcoatandflanneldrawers,ma’am,
si
ifyouwishtokeepheralive.
Mais
Butmyadviceis,kill
la
thepoorcreatureatonce.”
Mlle
MissBetsyBarkerdriedhereyes,
et
andthankedtheCaptainheartily;
shesetto
travail
work,andby-and-byallthe
ville
townturnedouttosee
la
theAlderneymeeklygoingtoherpasture,cladindarkgreyflannel.
Ihavewatchedhermyselfmanya
fois
time.
DoyoueverseecowsdressedingreyflannelinLondon?
CaptainBrownhad
pris
takenasmallhouseontheoutskirtsofthe
ville
town,wherehelivedwithhis
deux
twodaughters.
Hemusthavebeenupwardsofsixtyat
la
thetimeofthefirstvisitI
payé
paidtoCranfordafterIhad
quitté
leftitasaresidence.
Mais
Buthehadawiry,well-trained,elasticfigure,astiffmilitarythrow-backofhis
tête
head,andaspringingstep,
qui
whichmadehimappearmuchyoungerthanhewas.
Hiseldest
fille
daughterlookedalmostasoldashimself,
et
andbetrayedthefactthathis
réel
realwasmorethanhisapparentage.
Mlle
MissBrownmusthavebeenforty;
shehad
une
asickly,pained,carewornexpressiononher
visage
face,andlookedasif
la
thegaietyofyouthhad
longtemps
longfadedoutofsight.
Même
Evenwhenyoungshemust
devait
havebeenplainandhard-featured.
Mlle
MissJessieBrownwastenyearsyounger
que
thanhersister,andtwentyshadesprettier.
Her
visage
facewasroundanddimpled.
Mlle
MissJenkynsoncesaid,inapassion
contre
againstCaptainBrown(thecauseof
laquelle
whichIwilltellyoupresently),“thatshe
pensait
thoughtitwastimefor
Mlle
MissJessietoleaveoffherdimples,
et
andnotalwaystobe
essayer
tryingtolooklikeachild.”
Itwas
vrai
truetherewassomethingchildlikeinher
visage
face;
andtherewillbe,I
pense
think,tillshedies,thoughsheshould
vit
livetoahundred.
Hereyeswerelargebluewonderingeyes,
regardant
lookingstraightatyou;
hernosewasunformed
et
andsnub,andherlipswerered
et
anddewy;
sheworeher
cheveux
hair,too,inlittlerowsofcurls,
qui
whichheightenedthisappearance.
I
ne
donotknowwhethershewas
jolie
prettyornot;
butIlikedher
visage
face,andsodideverybody,
et
andIdonotthinkshe
pourrait
couldhelpherdimples.
Shehad
quelque chose
somethingofherfather’sjauntinessofgait
et
andmanner;
andanyfemaleobserver
pourrait
mightdetectaslightdifferencein
la
theattireofthetwosisters—thatof
Mlle
MissJessiebeingabouttwopoundsperannum
plus
moreexpensivethanMissBrown’s.
Deux
TwopoundswasalargesuminCaptainBrown’sannualdisbursements.
SuchwastheimpressionmadeuponmebytheBrown
famille
familywhenIfirstsawthem
tous
alltogetherinCranfordChurch.
TheCaptainIhad
rencontré
metbefore—ontheoccasionofthesmokychimney,whichhehadcuredbysomesimplealterationintheflue.
Inchurch,he
tenait
heldhisdoubleeye-glasstohiseyesduring
la
theMorningHymn,andthenlifteduphis
tête
headerectandsangoutloud
et
andjoyfully.
Hemadetheresponseslouderthantheclerk—anold
homme
manwithapipingfeeblevoice,
qui
who,Ithink,feltaggrievedattheCaptain’ssonorousbass,
et
andquiveredhigherandhigherinconsequence.
Oncomingoutofchurch,thebriskCaptainpaidthe
plus
mostgallantattentiontohis
deux
twodaughters.
Henoddedandsmiledtohisacquaintances;
mais
butheshookhandswithnoneuntilhehad
aidé
helpedMissBrowntounfurlherumbrella,hadrelievedherofherprayer-book,
et
andhadwaitedpatientlytillshe,
avec
withtremblingnervoushands,had
pris
takenuphergownto
marcher
walkthroughthewetroads.
IwonderwhattheCranfordladies
faisaient
didwithCaptainBrownattheirparties.
Wehadoftenrejoiced,informerdays,thattherewas
pas
nogentlemantobeattendedto,
et
andtofindconversationfor,atthecard-parties.
Wehadcongratulatedourselvesupon
la
thesnugnessoftheevenings;
et
and,inourloveforgentility,
et
anddistasteofmankind,wehad
presque
almostpersuadedourselvesthattobe
un
amanwastobe“vulgar”;
so
que
thatwhenIfoundmyfriend
et
andhostess,MissJenkyns,was
allait
goingtohaveapartyinmyhonour,
et
andthatCaptainandthe
Mlle
MissBrownswereinvited,Iwonderedmuchwhat
allait
wouldbethecourseoftheevening.
Card-tables,
avec
withgreenbaizetops,weresetoutbydaylight,justasusual;
itwasthethird
semaine
weekinNovember,sotheeveningsclosedinabout
quatre
four.
Candles,andcleanpacksofcards,werearrangedon
chaque
eachtable.
Thefirewasmadeup;
la
theneatmaid-servanthadreceivedherlastdirections;
et
andtherewestood,dressedinour
mieux
best,eachwithacandle-lighterinourhands,readytodartatthecandlesassoonasthe
premier
firstknockcame.
PartiesinCranfordweresolemnfestivities,
faisant
makingtheladiesfeelgravelyelatedasthey
assises
sattogetherintheirbestdresses.
Assoonas
trois
threehadarrived,wesatdownto“Preference,”Ibeing
le
theunluckyfourth.
Thenext
quatre
fourcomerswereputdownimmediatelyto
autre
anothertable;
andpresentlythetea-trays,whichIhadseensetoutinthestore-roomasIpassedinthe
matin
morning,wereplacedeachonthemiddleofacard-table.
La
Thechinawasdelicateegg-shell;
theold-fashionedsilverglitteredwithpolishing;
mais
buttheeatableswereoftheslightestdescription.
Whilethetrayswereyetonthetables,Captain
et
andtheMissBrownscamein;
et
andIcouldseethat,somehow
ou
orother,theCaptainwasafavouritewith
toutes
alltheladiespresent.
Ruffledbrowsweresmoothed,sharpvoicesloweredathisapproach.
Mlle
MissBrownlookedill,anddepressed
presque
almosttogloom.
MissJessiesmiledasusual,
et
andseemednearlyaspopularasher
père
father.
Heimmediatelyandquietlyassumed
la
theman’splaceintheroom;
attendedto
tous
everyone’swants,lessenedthe
jolie
prettymaid-servant’slabourbywaitingonemptycups
et
andbread-and-butterlessladies;
andyet
fait
diditallinso
facile
easyanddignifiedamanner,
et
andsomuchasifitwereamatterofcoursefor
le
thestrongtoattendto
le
theweak,thathewasa
vrai
truemanthroughout.
Heplayedforthreepennypoints
avec
withasgraveaninterestasiftheyhadbeenpounds;
et
andyet,inallhisattentiontostrangers,hehad
un
aneyeonhissufferingdaughter—forsufferingIwas
sûr
sureshewas,thoughto
beaucoup
manyeyesshemightonlyappeartobeirritable.
Mlle
MissJessiecouldnotplaycards:
mais
butshetalkedtothesitters-out,
qui
who,beforehercoming,hadbeenratherinclinedtobecross.
She
chantait
sang,too,toanoldcrackedpiano,
qui
whichIthinkhadbeenaspinetinitsyouth.
Mlle
MissJessiesang,“JockofHazeldean”
un
alittleoutoftune;
mais
butwewerenoneofusmusical,though
Mlle
MissJenkynsbeattime,outof
temps
time,bywayofappearingtobeso.
Itwas
très
verygoodofMissJenkynsto
faire
dothis;
forIhad
vu
seenthat,alittlebefore,shehadbeenagooddealannoyedby
Mlle
MissJessieBrown’sunguardedadmission(àproposofShetlandwool)thatshehadan
oncle
uncle,hermother’sbrother,whowasashopkeeperinEdinburgh.
Mlle
MissJenkynstriedtodrownthisconfessionby
une
aterriblecough—fortheHonourableMrsJamiesonwas
assise
sittingatacard-tablenearest
Mlle
MissJessie,andwhatwouldshe
dirait
sayorthinkifshefoundoutshewasin
la
thesameroomwithashop-keeper’sniece!
Mais
ButMissJessieBrown(whohadnotact,aswe
tous
allagreedthenextmorning)wouldrepeattheinformation,
et
andassureMissPoleshe
pourrait
couldeasilygethertheidenticalShetlandwoolrequired,“throughmy
oncle
uncle,whohasthebestassortmentofShetlandgoodsofanyoneinEdinbro’.”
Itwastotakethetasteofthisoutofourmouths,
et
andthesoundofthisoutofourears,
que
thatMissJenkynsproposedmusic;
soIsayagain,itwas
très
verygoodofherto
battre
beattimetothesong.
Quand
Whenthetraysre-appearedwithbiscuits
et
andwine,punctuallyataquartertonine,therewasconversation,comparingofcards,
et
andtalkingovertricks;
butby-and-byCaptainBrownsported
un
abitofliterature.
“Haveyou
vu
seenanynumbersof‘ThePickwickPapers’?”
dit
saidhe.
(Theywerethenpublishinginparts.)
“Capitalthing!”
Now
Mlle
MissJenkynswasdaughterofadeceasedrectorofCranford;
et
and,onthestrengthofanumberofmanuscriptsermons,
et
andaprettygoodlibraryofdivinity,consideredherselfliterary,
et
andlookeduponanyconversationaboutbooksasachallengetoher.
Soshe
répondit
answeredandsaid,“Yes,shehadseen
les
them;
indeed,shemightsayshehad
lus
readthem.”
“Andwhatdoyouthinkofthem?”
exclaimedCaptainBrown.
“Aren’ttheyfamouslygood?”
Sourged
Mlle
MissJenkynscouldnotbut
parler
speak.
“Imustsay,Idon’t
pense
thinktheyarebyanymeansequaltoDrJohnson.
Still,
peut-être
perhaps,theauthorisyoung.
Laissez
Lethimpersevere,andwho
sait
knowswhathemaybecomeifhewill
prend
takethegreatDoctorforhismodel?”
Thiswasevidently
trop
toomuchforCaptainBrownto
prendre
takeplacidly;
andIsawthewordsonthetipofhistongue
avant
beforeMissJenkynshadfinishedhersentence.
“Itis
tout à fait
quiteadifferentsortof
chose
thing,mydearmadam,”hebegan.
“Iam
tout à fait
quiteawareofthat,”returned
elle
she.
“AndImakeallowances,CaptainBrown.”
“Justallowmeto
lire
readyouasceneoutof
ce
thismonth’snumber,”pleadedhe.
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et
andIdon’tthinkthe
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companycanhavereadityet.”
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un
anairofresignation.
He
lu
readtheaccountofthe“swarry”whichSamWeller
donné
gaveatBath.
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parce que
becauseIwasstayingin
la
thehouse.