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Hearing the Last of it

           

           ‘Youmaysetyourmindatrest,ma’am.Youcantakeitveryquietly,can’tyou,Loo?’saidMr.Bounderby,inablusteringwaytohiswife.

           ‘Ofcourse.Itisofnomoment.Whyshoulditbeofanyimportancetome?’

           ‘Whyshoulditbeofanyimportancetoanyone,Mrs.Sparsit,ma’am?’saidMr.Bounderby,swellingwithasenseofslight.‘Youattachtoomuchimportancetothesethings,ma’am.ByGeorge,you’llbecorruptedinsomeofyournotionshere.Youareold-fashioned,ma’am.YouarebehindTomGradgrind’schildren’stime.’

           ‘Whatisthematterwithyou?’askedLouisa,coldlysurprised.‘Whathasgivenyouoffence?’

           ‘Offence!’repeatedBounderby.‘Doyousupposeiftherewasanyoffencegivenme,Ishouldn’tnameit,andrequesttohaveitcorrected?Iamastraightforwardman,Ibelieve.Idon’tgobeatingaboutforside-winds.’

           ‘Isupposenooneeverhadoccasiontothinkyoutoodiffident,ortoodelicate,’Louisaansweredhimcomposedly:‘Ihavenevermadethatobjectiontoyou,eitherasachildorasawoman.Idon’tunderstandwhatyouwouldhave.’

           ‘Have?’returnedMr.Bounderby.‘Nothing.Otherwise,don’tyou,LooBounderby,knowthoroughlywellthatI,JosiahBounderbyofCoketown,wouldhaveit?’

           Shelookedathim,ashestruckthetableandmadetheteacupsring,withaproudcolourinherfacethatwasanewchange,Mr.Harthousethought.‘Youareincomprehensiblethismorning,’saidLouisa.‘Praytakenofurthertroubletoexplainyourself.

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