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Murdering the Innocents

           Gradgrind,squarelypointingwithhissquareforefinger,‘Idon’tknowthatgirl.Whoisthatgirl?’

           ‘SissyJupe,sir,’explainednumbertwenty,blushing,standingup,andcurtseying.

           ‘Sissyisnotaname,’saidMr.Gradgrind.‘Don’tcallyourselfSissy.CallyourselfCecilia.’

           ‘It’sfatherascallsmeSissy,sir,’returnedtheyounggirlinatremblingvoice,andwithanothercurtsey.

           ‘Thenhehasnobusinesstodoit,’saidMr.Gradgrind.‘Tellhimhemustn’t.CeciliaJupe.Letmesee.Whatisyourfather?’

           ‘Hebelongstothehorse-riding,ifyouplease,sir.’

           Mr.Gradgrindfrowned,andwavedofftheobjectionablecallingwithhishand.

           ‘Wedon’twanttoknowanythingaboutthat,here.Youmustn’ttellusaboutthat,here.Yourfatherbreakshorses,don’the?’

           ‘Ifyouplease,sir,whentheycangetanytobreak,theydobreakhorsesinthering,sir.’

           ‘Youmustn’ttellusaboutthering,here.Verywell,then.Describeyourfatherasahorsebreaker.Hedoctorssickhorses,Idaresay?’

           ‘Ohyes,sir.’

           ‘Verywell,then.Heisaveterinarysurgeon,afarrier,andhorsebreaker.Givemeyourdefinitionofahorse.’

           (SissyJupethrownintothegreatestalarmbythisdemand.)

           ‘Girlnumbertwentyunabletodefineahorse!’saidMr.Gradgrind,forthegeneralbehoofofallthelittlepitchers.‘Girlnumbertwentypossessedofnofacts,inreferencetooneofthecommonestofanimals!Someboy’sdefinitionofahorse.Bitzer,yours.

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