Summary Chapter 4
Mr. Kenge informs the three young people that because it's late and because it's a long way to Bleak House, Mr. Jarndyce has arranged for them to stay with Mrs. Jellyby for the night. (They will make the journey the next day, in the morning.) Presently, Mr. Kenge's assistant Mr. Guppy escorts the young people to Mrs. Jellyby's residence which isn't far from Kenge's office. Upon their arrival at Mrs. Jellyby's residence, the young people witness a curious scene. A small child with a big head, who Mr. Guppy informs is the Jellyby's youngest child Peepy, is crying as he has gotten his head stuck between the railings. Meanwhile, a milkman and the beadle are trying to force Peepy loose by pulling him through the railings. At Esther's suggestion, the rescuers push the child through the railings
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