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Men and Masters

           Whenthismanwashereoncebefore,IwarnedthismanagainstthemischievousstrangerswhoarealwaysaboutandwhooughttobehangedwherevertheyarefoundandItoldthismanthathewasgoinginthewrongdirection.Now,wouldyoubelieveit,thatalthoughtheyhaveputthismarkuponhim,heissuchaslavetothemstill,thathe’safraidtoopenhislipsaboutthem?’

           ‘IsedasIhadnowttosen,sir;notasIwasfearfo’o’openin’mylips.’

           ‘Yousaid!Ah!Iknowwhatyousaid;morethanthat,Iknowwhatyoumean,yousee.Notalwaysthesamething,bytheLordHarry!Quitedifferentthings.Youhadbettertellusatonce,thatthatfellowSlackbridgeisnotinthetown,stirringupthepeopletomutiny;andthatheisnotaregularqualifiedleaderofthepeople:thatis,amostconfoundedscoundrel.Youhadbettertellussoatonce;youcan’tdeceiveme.Youwanttotellusso.Whydon’tyou?’

           ‘I’massooaryasyo,sir,whenthepeople’sleadersisbad,’saidStephen,shakinghishead.‘Theytakssuchasoffers.Haply’tisna’thesma’esto’theirmisfortunswhentheycangetnobetter.’

           Thewindbegantogetboisterous.

           ‘Now,you’llthinkthisprettywell,Harthouse,’saidMr.Bounderby.‘You’llthinkthistolerablystrong.You’llsay,uponmysoulthisisatidyspecimenofwhatmyfriendshavetodealwith;butthisisnothing,sir!Youshallhearmeaskthismanaquestion.Pray,Mr.

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