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MEMBERS OF THE UNDERWORLD 243sparklets, broken crockery, crusts, discardedslippers indeed it is useless to try and give youany adequate idea of the ground she covers.She is set upon the floor when supper begins, sothat leavings of all sorts flash out of sight in atwinkling. She lends her assistance to the cleaningof the stove. The Official Photographer borrowsher when she is at work. The Head Mechanicwould never dream of sitting down to a jobwithout her by his side. She will sometimes becarried offby the Seamstress. She is the inseparablecompanion of the Cook. I cannot reallyspeak of Jessica without a grateful emotion. Herquiet, unobtrusive work of absorption, herinsatiable appetite, her uncomplaining receptivityare of untold value to us. Once a day, or oftenerif the case demands it, she isemptiedat somedistance from the van, and usually into nettles.And frequently she is washed. That is done byspilling about half a soap powderinto her andfilling up with boiling water and then stirringvigorously with a stick ;and it iscustomary alsoto assemble the other members of the underworldin her interior that none mayThe tragedy of Jessica's existence islose the benefit.that she isnot allowed to survive the tour.._ Despite themany rinsings and scrubbingsthat fall to her lot