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Mr. James Harthouse

           IfheisnotTomGradgrind’scolleaguebeforelong,Ibelieveweshallatleasthearofhiminconnexionwithoneofourneighbouringtowns.Youobserve,Mr.Harthouse,thatmywifeismyjunior.Idon’tknowwhatshesawinmetomarryme,butshesawsomethinginme,Isuppose,orshewouldn’thavemarriedme.Shehaslotsofexpensiveknowledge,sir,politicalandotherwise.Ifyouwanttocramforanything,IshouldbetroubledtorecommendyoutoabetteradviserthanLooBounderby.’

           Toamoreagreeableadviser,oronefromwhomhewouldbemorelikelytolearn,Mr.Harthousecouldneverberecommended.

           ‘Come!’saidhishost.‘Ifyou’reinthecomplimentaryline,you’llgetonhere,foryou’llmeetwithnocompetition.Ihaveneverbeeninthewayoflearningcomplimentsmyself,andIdon’tprofesstounderstandtheartofpaying’em.Infact,despise’em.But,yourbringing-upwasdifferentfrommine;minewasarealthing,byGeorge!You’reagentleman,andIdon’tpretendtobeone.IamJosiahBounderbyofCoketown,andthat’senoughforme.However,thoughIamnotinfluencedbymannersandstation,LooBounderbymaybe.Shehadn’tmyadvantagesdisadvantagesyouwouldcall’em,butIcall’emadvantagessoyou’llnotwasteyourpower,Idaresay.’

           ‘Mr.Bounderby,’saidJem,turningwithasmiletoLouisa,‘isanobleanimalinacomparativelynaturalstate,quitefreefromtheharnessinwhichaconventionalhacklikemyselfworks.’

           ‘YourespectMr.Bounderbyverymuch,’shequietlyreturned.

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