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Very Decided

           

           ‘Iwasmerelygoingontoremark,Bounderby,thatwemayallbemoreorlessinthewrong,notevenexceptingyou;andthatsomeyieldingonyourpart,rememberingthetrustyouhaveaccepted,maynotonlybeanactoftruekindness,butperhapsadebtincurredtowardsLouisa.’

           ‘Ithinkdifferently,’blusteredBounderby.‘Iamgoingtofinishthisbusinessaccordingtomyownopinions.Now,Idon’twanttomakeaquarrelofitwithyou,TomGradgrind.Totellyouthetruth,Idon’tthinkitwouldbeworthyofmyreputationtoquarrelonsuchasubject.Astoyourgentleman-friend,hemaytakehimselfoff,whereverhelikesbest.Ifhefallsinmyway,Ishalltellhimmymind;ifhedon’tfallinmyway,Ishan’t,foritwon’tbeworthmywhiletodoit.Astoyourdaughter,whomImadeLooBounderby,andmighthavedonebetterbyleavingLooGradgrind,ifshedon’tcomehometo-morrow,bytwelveo’clockatnoon,Ishallunderstandthatshepreferstostayaway,andIshallsendherwearingapparelandsoforthoverhere,andyou’lltakechargeofherforthefuture.WhatIshallsaytopeopleingeneral,oftheincompatibilitythatledtomysolayingdownthelaw,willbethis.IamJosiahBounderby,andIhadmybringing-up;she’sthedaughterofTomGradgrind,andshehadherbringing-up;andthetwohorseswouldn’tpulltogether

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