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Father and Daughter

           Youarenotimpulsive,youarenotromantic,youareaccustomedtovieweverythingfromthestrongdispassionategroundofreasonandcalculation.Fromthatgroundalone,IknowyouwillviewandconsiderwhatIamgoingtocommunicate.’

           Hewaited,asifhewouldhavebeengladthatshesaidsomething.Butshesaidneveraword.

           ‘Louisa,mydear,youarethesubjectofaproposalofmarriagethathasbeenmadetome.’

           Againhewaited,andagainsheanswerednotoneword.Thissofarsurprisedhim,astoinducehimgentlytorepeat,‘aproposalofmarriage,mydear.’Towhichshereturned,withoutanyvisibleemotionwhatever:

           ‘Ihearyou,father.Iamattending,Iassureyou.’

           ‘Well!’saidMr.Gradgrind,breakingintoasmile,afterbeingforthemomentataloss,‘youareevenmoredispassionatethanIexpected,Louisa.Or,perhaps,youarenotunpreparedfortheannouncementIhaveitinchargetomake?’

           ‘Icannotsaythat,father,untilIhearit.Preparedorunprepared,Iwishtohearitallfromyou.Iwishtohearyoustateittome,father.’

           Strangetorelate,Mr.Gradgrindwasnotsocollectedatthismomentashisdaughterwas.Hetookapaper-knifeinhishand,turneditover,laiditdown,tookitupagain,andeventhenhadtolookalongthebladeofit,consideringhowtogoon.

           ‘Whatyousay,mydearLouisa,isperfectlyreasonable.Ihaveundertakenthentoletyouknowthatinshort,thatMr.

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