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Sleary’s Horsemanship

           

           ‘Atthethametime,’saidSleary,‘Imuthtputinmyword,Thquire,thothatboththidesofthebannermaybeequallytheen.Ifyoulike,Thethilia,tobeprentitht,youknowthenaturoftheworkandyouknowyourcompanionth.EmmaGordon,inwhothelapyou’realyingatprethent,wouldbeamothertoyou,andJoth’phinewouldbeathithtertoyou.Idon’tpretendtobeoftheangelbreedmyself,andIdon’tthaybutwhat,whenyoumith’dyourtip,you’dfindmecutuprough,andthwearanoathortwoatyou.ButwhatIthay,Thquire,ith,thatgoodtemperedorbadtempered,Ineverdidahortheainjuryyet,nomorethanthwearingathimwent,andthatIdon’texpectIthallbeginotherwitheatmytimeoflife,witharider.IneverwathmuchofaCackler,Thquire,andIhavethedmythay.’

           ThelatterpartofthisspeechwasaddressedtoMr.Gradgrind,whoreceiveditwithagraveinclinationofhishead,andthenremarked:

           ‘TheonlyobservationIwillmaketoyou,Jupe,inthewayofinfluencingyourdecision,is,thatitishighlydesirabletohaveasoundpracticaleducation,andthatevenyourfatherhimself(fromwhatIunderstand)appears,onyourbehalf,tohaveknownandfeltthatmuch.’

           Thelastwordshadavisibleeffectuponher.Shestoppedinherwildcrying,alittledetachedherselffromEmmaGordon,andturnedherfacefulluponherpatron.Thewholecompanyperceivedtheforceofthechange,anddrewalongbreathtogether,thatplainlysaid,‘shewillgo!’

           ‘Besureyouknowyourownmind,Jupe,’Mr.

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