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The Great Manufacturer

           Youareanaffectionate,earnest,goodyoungwomanandandwemustmakethatdo.’

           ‘Thankyou,sir,verymuch,’saidSissy,withagratefulcurtsey.

           ‘YouareusefultoMrs.Gradgrind,and(inagenerallypervadingway)youareserviceableinthefamilyalso;soIunderstandfromMissLouisa,and,indeed,soIhaveobservedmyself.Ithereforehope,’saidMr.Gradgrind,‘thatyoucanmakeyourselfhappyinthoserelations.’

           ‘Ishouldhavenothingtowish,sir,if

           ‘Iunderstandyou,’saidMr.Gradgrind;‘youstillrefertoyourfather.IhaveheardfromMissLouisathatyoustillpreservethatbottle.Well!Ifyourtraininginthescienceofarrivingatexactresultshadbeenmoresuccessful,youwouldhavebeenwiseronthesepoints.Iwillsaynomore.’

           HereallylikedSissytoowelltohaveacontemptforher;otherwiseheheldhercalculatingpowersinsuchveryslightestimationthathemusthavefallenuponthatconclusion.Somehoworother,hehadbecomepossessedbyanideathattherewassomethinginthisgirlwhichcouldhardlybesetforthinatabularform.Hercapacityofdefinitionmightbeeasilystatedataverylowfigure,hermathematicalknowledgeatnothing;yethewasnotsurethatifhehadbeenrequired,forexample,totickheroffintocolumnsinaparliamentaryreturn,hewouldhavequiteknownhowtodivideher.

           Insomestagesofhismanufactureofthehumanfabric,theprocessesofTimeareveryrapid.

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