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Father and Daughter

           Gradgrind,’saidherhusband,whohadwaitedfortheachievementofthisfeatwithsomeimpatience,‘allowmetopresenttoyouMrs.Bounderby.’

           ‘Oh!’saidMrs.Gradgrind,‘soyouhavesettledit!Well,I’msureIhopeyourhealthmaybegood,Louisa;forifyourheadbeginstosplitassoonasyouaremarried,whichwasthecasewithmine,Icannotconsiderthatyouaretobeenvied,thoughIhavenodoubtyouthinkyouare,asallgirlsdo.However,Igiveyoujoy,mydearandIhopeyoumaynowturnallyourologicalstudiestogoodaccount,IamsureIdo!Imustgiveyouakissofcongratulation,Louisa;butdon’ttouchmyrightshoulder,forthere’ssomethingrunningdownitalldaylong.Andnowyousee,’whimperedMrs.Gradgrind,adjustinghershawlsaftertheaffectionateceremony,‘Ishallbeworryingmyself,morning,noon,andnight,toknowwhatIamtocallhim!’

           ‘Mrs.Gradgrind,’saidherhusband,solemnly,‘whatdoyoumean?’

           ‘WhateverIamtocallhim,Mr.Gradgrind,whenheismarriedtoLouisa!Imustcallhimsomething.It’simpossible,’saidMrs.Gradgrind,withamingledsenseofpolitenessandinjury,‘tobeconstantlyaddressinghimandnevergivinghimaname.IcannotcallhimJosiah,forthenameisinsupportabletome.Youyourselfwouldn’thearofJoe,youverywellknow.AmItocallmyownson-in-law,Mister!Not,Ibelieve,unlessthetimehasarrivedwhen,asaninvalid,Iamtobetrampleduponbymyrelations

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