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Mr. James Harthouse

           Bounderbynowheldinhishand;superscribed,‘JosiahBounderby,Esquire,Banker,Coketown.SpeciallytointroduceJamesHarthouse,Esquire.ThomasGradgrind.’

           WithinanhourofthereceiptofthisdispatchandMr.JamesHarthouse’scard,Mr.BounderbyputonhishatandwentdowntotheHotel.TherehefoundMr.JamesHarthouselookingoutofwindow,inastateofmindsodisconsolate,thathewasalreadyhalf-disposedto‘goin’forsomethingelse.

           ‘Myname,sir,’saidhisvisitor,‘isJosiahBounderby,ofCoketown.’

           Mr.JamesHarthousewasveryhappyindeed(thoughhescarcelylookedso)tohaveapleasurehehadlongexpected.

           ‘Coketown,sir,’saidBounderby,obstinatelytakingachair,‘isnotthekindofplaceyouhavebeenaccustomedto.Therefore,ifyouwillallowmeorwhetheryouwillornot,forIamaplainmanI’lltellyousomethingaboutitbeforewegoanyfurther.’

           Mr.Harthousewouldbecharmed.

           ‘Don’tbetoosureofthat,’saidBounderby.‘Idon’tpromiseit.Firstofall,youseeoursmoke.That’smeatanddrinktous.It’sthehealthiestthingintheworldinallrespects,andparticularlyforthelungs.Ifyouareoneofthosewhowantustoconsumeit,Idifferfromyou.Wearenotgoingtowearthebottomsofourboilersoutanyfasterthanwewear’emoutnow,forallthehumbuggingsentimentinGreatBritainandIreland.’

           Bywayof‘goingin’tothefullestextent,Mr.Harthouserejoined,‘Mr.Bounderby,IassureyouIamentirelyandcompletelyofyourwayofthinking.Onconviction.

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