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Sleary’s Horsemanship

           Childerspolitelybetookhimself,withhisequestrianwalk,tothelandingoutsidethedoor,andtherestoodstrokinghisface,andsoftlywhistling.Whilethusengaged,heoverheardsuchphrasesinMr.Bounderby’svoiceas‘No.Isayno.Iadviseyounot.Isaybynomeans.’While,fromMr.Gradgrind,heheardinhismuchlowertonethewords,‘ButevenasanexampletoLouisa,ofwhatthispursuitwhichhasbeenthesubjectofavulgarcuriosity,leadstoandendsin.Thinkofit,Bounderby,inthatpointofview.’

           Meanwhile,thevariousmembersofSleary’scompanygraduallygatheredtogetherfromtheupperregions,wheretheywerequartered,and,fromstandingabout,talkinginlowvoicestooneanotherandtoMr.Childers,graduallyinsinuatedthemselvesandhimintotheroom.Thereweretwoorthreehandsomeyoungwomenamongthem,withtheirtwoorthreehusbands,andtheirtwoorthreemothers,andtheireightorninelittlechildren,whodidthefairybusinesswhenrequired.Thefatherofoneofthefamilieswasinthehabitofbalancingthefatherofanotherofthefamiliesonthetopofagreatpole;thefatherofathirdfamilyoftenmadeapyramidofboththosefathers,withMasterKidderminsterfortheapex,andhimselfforthebase;allthefatherscoulddanceuponrollingcasks,standuponbottles,catchknivesandballs,twirlhand-basins,rideuponanything,jumpovereverything,andstickatnothing.

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