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Hearing the Last of it

           Sparsitsaidwithforcedlightnessofheart,‘Youwantyourbreakfast,sir,butIdaresayMissGradgrindwillsoonbeheretopresideatthetable,’Mr.Bounderbyreplied,‘IfIwaitedtobetakencareofbymywife,ma’am,IbelieveyouknowprettywellIshouldwaittillDoomsday,soI’lltroubleyoutotakechargeoftheteapot.’Mrs.Sparsitcomplied,andassumedheroldpositionattable.

           Thisagainmadetheexcellentwomanvastlysentimental.Shewassohumblewithal,thatwhenLouisaappeared,sherose,protestingshenevercouldthinkofsittinginthatplaceunderexistingcircumstances,oftenasshehadhadthehonourofmakingMr.Bounderby’sbreakfast,beforeMrs.Gradgrindshebeggedpardon,shemeanttosayMissBounderbyshehopedtobeexcused,butshereallycouldnotgetitrightyet,thoughshetrustedtobecomefamiliarwithitbyandbyhadassumedherpresentposition.Itwasonly(sheobserved)becauseMissGradgrindhappenedtobealittlelate,andMr.Bounderby’stimewassoveryprecious,andsheknewitofoldtobesoessentialthatheshouldbreakfasttothemoment,thatshehadtakenthelibertyofcomplyingwithhisrequest;longashiswillhadbeenalawtoher.

           ‘There!Stopwhereyouare,ma’am,’saidMr.Bounderby,‘stopwhereyouare!Mrs.Bounderbywillbeverygladtoberelievedofthetrouble,Ibelieve.’

           ‘Don’tsaythat,sir,’returnedMrs.Sparsit,almostwithseverity,‘becausethatisveryunkindtoMrs.Bounderby.Andtobeunkindisnottobeyou,sir.

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