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           ‘Thereyouhitit,’returnedBounderby.‘ThereIagreewithyou.Youhavefounditoutatlast,haveyou?Education!I’lltellyouwhateducationis—Tobetumbledoutofdoors,neckandcrop,andputupontheshortestallowanceofeverythingexceptblows.That’swhatIcalleducation.’

           ‘Ithinkyourgoodsensewillperceive,’Mr.Gradgrindremonstratedinallhumility,‘thatwhateverthemeritsofsuchasystemmaybe,itwouldbedifficultofgeneralapplicationtogirls.’

           ‘Idon’tseeitatall,sir,’returnedtheobstinateBounderby.

           ‘Well,’sighedMr.Gradgrind,‘wewillnotenterintothequestion.IassureyouIhavenodesiretobecontroversial.Iseektorepairwhatisamiss,ifIpossiblycan;andIhopeyouwillassistmeinagoodspirit,Bounderby,forIhavebeenverymuchdistressed.’

           ‘Idon’tunderstandyou,yet,’saidBounderby,withdeterminedobstinacy,‘andthereforeIwon’tmakeanypromises.’

           ‘Inthecourseofafewhours,mydearBounderby,’Mr.Gradgrindproceeded,inthesamedepressedandpropitiatorymanner,‘IappeartomyselftohavebecomebetterinformedastoLouisa’scharacter,thaninpreviousyears.Theenlightenmenthasbeenpainfullyforceduponme,andthediscoveryisnotmine.Ithinkthereare—Bounderby,youwillbesurprisedtohearmesaythis—IthinktherearequalitiesinLouisa,which—whichhavebeenharshlyneglected,and—andalittleperverted.

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