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Sleary’s Horsemanship

           Bounderby’sexistence,‘thatshewastobetaughtthedeuce-and-allofeducation.Howitgotintohishead,Ican’tsay;Icanonlysaythatitnevergotout.Hehasbeenpickingupabitofreadingforher,here—andabitofwritingforher,there—andabitofcipheringforher,somewhereelse—thesesevenyears.’

           Mr.E.W.B.Childerstookoneofhishandsoutofhispockets,strokedhisfaceandchin,andlooked,withagooddealofdoubtandalittlehope,atMr.Gradgrind.Fromthefirsthehadsoughttoconciliatethatgentleman,forthesakeofthedesertedgirl.

           ‘WhenSissygotintotheschoolhere,’hepursued,‘herfatherwasaspleasedasPunch.Icouldn’taltogethermakeoutwhy,myself,aswewerenotstationaryhere,beingbutcomersandgoersanywhere.Isuppose,however,hehadthismoveinhismind—hewasalwayshalf-cracked—andthenconsideredherprovidedfor.Ifyoushouldhappentohavelookedinto-night,forthepurposeoftellinghimthatyouweregoingtodoheranylittleservice,’saidMr.Childers,strokinghisfaceagain,andrepeatinghislook,‘itwouldbeveryfortunateandwell-timed;veryfortunateandwell-timed.’

           ‘Onthecontrary,’returnedMr.Gradgrind.‘Icametotellhimthatherconnectionsmadehernotanobjectfortheschool,andthatshemustnotattendanymore.Still,ifherfatherreallyhaslefther,withoutanyconnivanceonherpart—Bounderby,letmehaveawordwithyou.’

           Uponthis,Mr.

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