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Bob Jennings's intelligence was sufficient for his common needs, but it was never a vast intelligence. BOB JENNINGS INTELLIGENCE WAS SUFFICIENT FOR HIS COMMON NEEDS BUT IT WAS NEVER A VAST INTELLIGENCE
less errand, for he would have none of anybody's sympathy, even in regard to miseries plain to his eye. But the thing got about in the workshop, and there his days were made bitter. At home things grew worse. To return at half-past five, and find the children still undressed, screaming, hungry and dirty, was a matter of habit: to get them food, to wash them, to tend the cuts and bumps sustained through the day of neglect, before lighting a fire and getting tea for himself, were matters of daily duty. 'Ah,' he said to his sister, who came at intervals to say plain things about Mrs. Jennings, 'you shouldn't go for to set a man agin 'is wife, Jin. Melier do'n' like work, I know, but that's nach'ral to 'er. She ought to married a swell 'stead o' me; she might 'a' done easy if she liked, bein' sich a fine gal; but she's good-'arted, is Melier; an' she can't 'elp bein' a bit thoughtless.' Whereat his sister called him a fool (it was her customary goodbye at such times), and took herself off. OB WOULD HAVE BEEN A THANKLESS ERRAND FOR HE WOULD HAVE NONE OF ANYBODY'S SYMPATHY EVEN IN REGARD TO MISERIES PLAIN TO HIS EYE BUT THE THING GOT ABOUT IN THE WORKSHOP AND THERE HIS DAYS WERE MADE BITTER AT HOME THINGS GREW WORSE TO RETURN AT HALF PAST FIVE AND FIND THE CHILDREN STILL UNDRESSED SCREAMING HUNGRY AND DIRTY WAS A MATTER OF HABIT TO GET THEM FOOD TO WASH THEM TO TEND THE CUTS AND BUMPS SUSTAINED THROUGH THE DAY OF NEGLECT BEFORE LIGHTING A FIRE AND GETTING TEA FOR HIMSELF WERE MATTERS OF DAILY DUTY AH HE SAID TO HIS SISTER WHO CAME AT INTERVALS TO SAY PLAIN THINGS ABOUT MISSUS JENNINGS YOU SHOULDN'T GO FOR TO SET A MAN AGAIN HIS WIFE JIN MANY ARE DOING LIKE WORK I KNOW BUT THERE'S NATURAL TO HER SHE OUGHT TO BE MARRIED TO A SWELL STEAD O ME SHE MIGHT HA DONE EASY IF SHE LIKED BEING SUCH A FINE GIRL BUT SHE'S GOOD HEARTED IS MELLIER AND SHE CAN'T HELP BEING A BIT THOUGHTLESS WHEREAT HIS SISTER CALLED HIM A FOOL IT WAS HER CUSTOMARY GOOD BYE AT SUCH TIMES AND TOOK HERSELF OFF
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