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           Sparsit,‘mynervesareatpresenttoomuchshaken,andmyhealthisatpresenttoomuchimpaired,inyourservice,toadmitofmydoingmorethantakingrefugeintears.’(Whichshedid.)

           ‘Well,ma’am,’saidBounderby,‘withoutmakinganyobservationtoyouthatmaynotbemadewithproprietytoawomanofgoodfamily,whatIhavegottoaddtothat,isthatthereissomethingelseinwhichitappearstomeyoumaytakerefuge,namely,acoach.Andthecoachinwhichwecameherebeingatthedoor,you’llallowmetohandyoudowntoit,andpackyouhometotheBank:wherethebestcourseforyoutopursue,willbetoputyourfeetintothehottestwateryoucanbear,andtakeaglassofscaldingrumandbutterafteryougetintobed.’Withthesewords,Mr.Bounderbyextendedhisrighthandtotheweepinglady,andescortedhertotheconveyanceinquestion,sheddingmanyplaintivesneezesbytheway.Hesoonreturnedalone.

           ‘Now,asyoushowedmeinyourface,TomGradgrind,thatyouwantedtospeaktome,’heresumed,‘hereIam.But,Iamnotinaveryagreeablestate,Itellyouplainly:notrelishingthisbusiness,evenasitis,andnotconsideringthatIamatanytimeasdutifullyandsubmissivelytreatedbyyourdaughter,asJosiahBounderbyofCoketownoughttobetreatedbyhiswife.Youhaveyouropinion,Idaresay;andIhavemine,Iknow.Ifyoumeantosayanythingtometo-night,thatgoesagainstthiscandidremark,youhadbetterletitalone.’

           Mr.Gradgrind,itwillbeobserved,beingmuchsoftened,Mr.

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