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Sleary’s Horsemanship

           Andwhenshesawthemallassembled,andsawtheirlooks,andsawnofatherthere,shebrokeintoamostdeplorablecry,andtookrefugeonthebosomofthemostaccomplishedtight-ropelady(herselfinthefamily-way),whokneltdownonthefloortonurseher,andtoweepoverher.

           ‘Ithaninternalthame,uponmythoulitith,’saidSleary.

           ‘Omydearfather,mygoodkindfather,whereareyougone?Youaregonetotrytodomesomegood,Iknow!Youaregoneawayformysake,Iamsure!Andhowmiserableandhelplessyouwillbewithoutme,poor,poorfather,untilyoucomeback!’Itwassopathetictohearhersayingmanythingsofthiskind,withherfaceturnedupward,andherarmsstretchedoutasifsheweretryingtostophisdepartingshadowandembraceit,thatnoonespokeaworduntilMr.Bounderby(growingimpatient)tookthecaseinhand.

           ‘Now,goodpeopleall,’saidhe,‘thisiswantonwasteoftime.Letthegirlunderstandthefact.Lethertakeitfromme,ifyoulike,whohavebeenrunawayfrom,myself.Here,what’syourname!Yourfatherhasabscondeddesertedyouandyoumustn’texpecttoseehimagainaslongasyoulive.’

           TheycaredsolittleforplainFact,thesepeople,andwereinthatadvancedstateofdegeneracyonthesubject,thatinsteadofbeingimpressedbythespeaker’sstrongcommonsense,theytookitinextraordinarydudgeon.Themenmuttered‘Shame!’andthewomen‘Brute!’andSleary,insomehaste,communicatedthefollowinghint,aparttoMr.Bounderby.

           ‘Itellyouwhat,Thquire.

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