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                    UNITED STATES                  |EXPIRES:             |
         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION        |   DECEMBER 31, 2005 |
               Washington, D.C.  20549             |ESTIMATED AVERAGE    |
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                   SCHEDULE 13G                    |_____________________|



                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                             (Amendment No. _____)*


                               J. Jill Group, Inc.
                  ---------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                     Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
                -------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                  466189107
                ----------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 2005
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

     [X]  Rule 13d-1(b)

     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(c)

     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject
to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


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CUSIP No. 466189107                SCHEDULE 13G
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     (1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
          I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)
          Vardon Capital, LLC
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     (2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A  GROUP (See Instructions):
                                                            (a) [ ]
                                                            (b) [ ]
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     (3)  SEC USE ONLY

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     (4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
          Delaware
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                                   (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF				0
SHARES                             -------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY                       (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY                                0
EACH REPORTING                     -------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH                        (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
					0
                                   -------------------------------------------
                                   (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                        0
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    (9)   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                      0
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   (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
          (See Instructions)                                            [ ]
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   (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                      0.0%
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   (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
                      OO
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CUSIP No. 466189107                SCHEDULE 13G
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     (1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
          I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)
          Vardon Capital Management, LLC
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     (2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions):
                                                           (a) [ ]
                                                           (b) [ ]
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     (3)  SEC USE ONLY

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     (4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
          Delaware
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                                   (5) 	SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF				0
SHARES                             -------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY                       (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY                                0
EACH REPORTING                     -------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH                        (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                    -------------------------------------------
                                   (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                        0
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    (9)   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                      0
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   (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
          (See Instructions)                                      [ ]
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   (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                      0.0%
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   (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
                      IA
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CUSIP No. 466189107                SCHEDULE 13G
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     (1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
          I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)
          Richard W. Shea, Jr.
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     (2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions):
                                                          (a) [ ]
                                                          (b) [ ]
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     (3)  SEC USE ONLY

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     (4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
               United States of America
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                                   (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF				0
SHARES BENEFICIALLY                -------------------------------------------
OWNED BY                           (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH REPORTING                          0
PERSON WITH                        -------------------------------------------
                                   (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
					0
                                    -------------------------------------------
                                   (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                        0
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    (9)   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                      0
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   (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
          (See Instructions)                                   [ ]
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   (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                      0.0%
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   (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
                      IN
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Item 1(a).       Name of Issuer:

                 J. Jill Group, Inc.

Item 1(b).       Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                 4 Batterymarch Park
		 Quincy, MA 02169


Item 2(a).       Name of Persons Filing:

                 This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of the following
                 persons ("Reporting Persons")*:

                 (i)     Vardon Capital, LLC ("VC")

                 (ii)    Vardon Capital Management, LLC ("VCM")

                 (iii)   Richard W. Shea, Jr. ("Shea")

                 *Attached as Exhibit 1 is a copy of an agreement among the
                 Reporting Persons stating (as specified hereinabove) that this
                 Schedule is being filed on behalf of each of them.

Item 2(b).       Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

                 Vardon Capital, LLC
                 120 West 45th Street
		 17th Floor
                 New York, NY  10036

                 Vardon Capital Management, LLC
                 120 West 45th Street
		 17th Floor
                 New York, NY  10036

                 Richard W. Shea, Jr.
                 120 West 45th Street
		 17th Floor
                 New York, NY  10036

Item 2(c).       Citizenship:

                 See Item 4 of the attached cover pages

Item 2(d).       Title of Class of Securities:

                 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

Item 2(e).       CUSIP Number:
		 466189107


Item 3.          If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b)
                 or 240.13d-2(b), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

(a) [ ]   Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C.
          78o).

(b) [ ]   Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c) [ ]   Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15
          U.S.C. 78c).

(d) [ ]   Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment
          Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e) [X]   An investment adviser in accordance with Section
          240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f) [ ]   An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
          Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g) [ ]   A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
          Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h) [ ]   A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
          Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i) [ ]   A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
          investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company
          Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j) [ ]   Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);


Item 4.  Ownership.

    (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: See Item 9 of the attached cover pages

    (b) Percent of Class: See Item 11 of the attached cover pages

    (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

        (i)    Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

               See Item 5 of the attached cover pages

        (ii)   Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

               See Item 6 of the attached cover pages

        (iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

               See Item 7 of the attached cover pages

        (iv)   Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

               See Item 8 of the attached cover pages

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof
the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the following [X].

         The aggregate number and percentage of securities to which this
Schedule 13G relates is 0 shares, representing 0.0% of the total 20,324,589
shares outstanding as reported by the issuer as of October 27, 2005.

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

         Item 6 is not applicable.

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
         the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or
         Controlling Person.

         Item 7 is not applicable.

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

         Item 8 is not applicable.

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group

         Item 9 is not applicable.

Item 10. Certification

         By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
         belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not
         held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing
         the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and
         are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
         having that purpose or effect.



                                   SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigned's
knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 14, 2006


Vardon Capital, LLC


By:    /s/ Richard W. Shea, Jr.
    ---------------------------------
Name:  Richard W. Shea, Jr.
Title: Managing Member


Vardon Capital Management, LLC


By:    /s/ Richard W. Shea, Jr.
    ---------------------------------
Name:  Richard W. Shea, Jr.
Title: Managing Member


Richard W. Shea, Jr.

      /s/ Richard W. Shea, Jr.
    ---------------------------------



                                   EXHIBIT 1


         The undersigned, Vardon Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, Vardon Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
registered as an investment advisor under Section 203 of the U.S. Investment
Advisors Act of 1940, as amended, and Richard W. Shea, Jr., a United States
citizen, hereby agree and acknowledge that the Statement on Schedule 13G to
which this agreement is attached as an exhibit is filed on behalf of each of
them.  The undersigned further agrees that any amendments or supplements
thereto also shall be filed on behalf of each of them.

	This agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
will constitute one and the same agreement.


Dated:   February 14, 2006

Vardon Capital, LLC


By:    /s/ Richard W. Shea, Jr.
    ---------------------------------
Name:  Richard W. Shea, Jr.
Title: Managing Member


Vardon Capital Management, LLC


By:    /s/ Richard W. Shea, Jr.
    ---------------------------------
Name:  Richard W. Shea, Jr.
Title: Managing Member


Richard W. Shea, Jr.

      /s/ Richard W. Shea, Jr.
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