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           Sparsitutteredagentleejaculation,ashavingreceivedamoralshock.

           ‘Whatdoyoumean?’saidBounderby,gettinguptoleanhisbackagainstthechimney-piece.‘Whatareyoutalkingabout?Youtookherforbetterforworse.’

           ‘Imun’beriddeno’her.Icannotbear’tnommore.Iha’livedunder’tsolong,forthatIha’had’nthepityandcomfortingwordso’th’bestlasslivingordead.Haply,butforher,Ishouldha’gonebatteringmad.’

           ‘Hewishestobefree,tomarrythefemaleofwhomhespeaks,Ifear,sir,’observedMrs.Sparsitinanundertone,andmuchdejectedbytheimmoralityofthepeople.

           ‘Ido.Theladysayswhat’sright.Ido.Iwereacomingto’t.Iha’readi’th’papersthatgreatfolk(fairfaw’ema’!Iwishes’emnohurt!)arenotbondedtogetherforbetterforworstsofast,butthattheycanbesetfreefro’theirmisfortnetmarriages,an’marryoweragen.Whentheydunnotagree,forthattheirtempersisill-sorted,theyhasroomso’onekindan’anotherintheirhouses,aboveabit,andtheycanliveasunders.Wefokha’onlyoneroom,andwecan’t.Whenthatwon’tdo,theyha’gowdan’othercash,an’theycansay“Thisforyo’an’thatforme,”an’theycangotheirseparateways.Wecan’t.Spiteo’allthat,theycanbesetfreeforsmallerwrongsthanmine.So,Imunberiddeno’thiswoman,andIwantt’knowhow?’

           ‘Nohow,’returnedMr.Bounderby.

           ‘IfIdoheranyhurt,sir,there’salawtopunishme?’

           ‘Ofcoursethereis.