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           Hewasasmuchamusedandinterested,atpresent,asitbecamesofineagentlemantobe;perhapsevenmorethanitwouldhavebeenconsistentwithhisreputationtoconfess.Soonafterhisarrivalhelanguidlywrotetohisbrother,thehonourableandjocularmember,thattheBounderbyswere‘greatfun;’andfurther,thatthefemaleBounderby,insteadofbeingtheGorgonhehadexpected,wasyoung,andremarkablypretty.Afterthat,hewrotenomoreaboutthem,anddevotedhisleisurechieflytotheirhouse.Hewasveryoftenintheirhouse,inhisflittingsandvisitingsabouttheCoketowndistrict;andwasmuchencouragedbyMr.Bounderby.ItwasquiteinMr.Bounderby’sgustywaytoboasttoallhisworldthathedidn’tcareaboutyourhighlyconnectedpeople,butthatifhiswifeTomGradgrind’sdaughterdid,shewaswelcometotheircompany.

           Mr.JamesHarthousebegantothinkitwouldbeanewsensation,ifthefacewhichchangedsobeautifullyforthewhelp,wouldchangeforhim.

           Hewasquickenoughtoobserve;hehadagoodmemory,anddidnotforgetawordofthebrother’srevelations.Heinterwovethemwitheverythinghesawofthesister,andhebegantounderstandher.Tobesure,thebetterandprofounderpartofhercharacterwasnotwithinhisscopeofperception;forinnatures,asinseas,depthanswersuntodepth;buthesoonbegantoreadtherestwithastudent’seye.

           Mr.

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