"'And Mr Jellyby, sir?' suggested Richard.
'Ah! Mr Jellyby,' said Mr Kenge, 'is - a - I don't know that I can describe him to you better than by saying that he is the husband of Mrs Jellyby.'
'A nonentity, sir?' said Richard with a droll look.
'I don't say that,' returned Mr Kenge, gravely. 'I can't say that, indeed, for I know nothing whatever of Mr Jellyby. I never, to my knowledge, had the pleasure of seeing Mr Jellyby. He may be a very superior man; but he is, so to speak, merged - Merged - in the more shining qualities of his wife.'"
From Bleak House.
'Ah! Mr Jellyby,' said Mr Kenge, 'is - a - I don't know that I can describe him to you better than by saying that he is the husband of Mrs Jellyby.'
'A nonentity, sir?' said Richard with a droll look.
'I don't say that,' returned Mr Kenge, gravely. 'I can't say that, indeed, for I know nothing whatever of Mr Jellyby. I never, to my knowledge, had the pleasure of seeing Mr Jellyby. He may be a very superior man; but he is, so to speak, merged - Merged - in the more shining qualities of his wife.'"
From Bleak House.
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I know how Mr Jellby feels oh shiny one
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