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Father and Daughter

           Bounderbyhasinformedmethathehaslongwatchedyourprogresswithparticularinterestandpleasure,andhaslonghopedthatthetimemightultimatelyarrivewhenheshouldofferyouhishandinmarriage.Thattime,towhichhehassolong,andcertainlywithgreatconstancy,lookedforward,isnowcome.Mr.Bounderbyhasmadehisproposalofmarriagetome,andhasentreatedmetomakeitknowntoyou,andtoexpresshishopethatyouwilltakeitintoyourfavourableconsideration.’

           Silencebetweenthem.Thedeadlystatisticalclockveryhollow.Thedistantsmokeveryblackandheavy.

           ‘Father,’saidLouisa,‘doyouthinkIloveMr.Bounderby?’

           Mr.Gradgrindwasextremelydiscomfitedbythisunexpectedquestion.‘Well,mychild,’hereturned,‘Ireallycannottakeuponmyselftosay.’

           ‘Father,’pursuedLouisainexactlythesamevoiceasbefore,‘doyouaskmetoloveMr.Bounderby?’

           ‘MydearLouisa,no.No.Iasknothing.’

           ‘Father,’shestillpursued,‘doesMr.Bounderbyaskmetolovehim?’

           ‘Really,mydear,’saidMr.Gradgrind,‘itisdifficulttoansweryourquestion

           ‘Difficulttoanswerit,YesorNo,father?

           ‘Certainly,mydear.Because;’herewassomethingtodemonstrate,anditsethimupagain;‘becausethereplydependssomaterially,Louisa,onthesenseinwhichweusetheexpression.Now,Mr.Bounderbydoesnotdoyoutheinjustice,anddoesnotdohimselftheinjustice,ofpretendingtoanythingfanciful,fantastic,or(Iamusingsynonymousterms)sentimental.Mr.

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