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Murdering the Innocents

           Wouldyouuseacarpethavingarepresentationofflowersuponit?’

           Therebeingageneralconvictionbythistimethat‘No,sir!’wasalwaystherightanswertothisgentleman,thechorusofNowasverystrong.OnlyafewfeeblestragglerssaidYes:amongthemSissyJupe.

           ‘Girlnumbertwenty,’saidthegentleman,smilinginthecalmstrengthofknowledge.

           Sissyblushed,andstoodup.

           ‘Soyouwouldcarpetyourroomoryourhusband’sroom,ifyouwereagrownwoman,andhadahusbandwithrepresentationsofflowers,wouldyou?’saidthegentleman.‘Whywouldyou?’

           ‘Ifyouplease,sir,Iamveryfondofflowers,’returnedthegirl.

           ‘Andisthatwhyyouwouldputtablesandchairsuponthem,andhavepeoplewalkingoverthemwithheavyboots?’

           ‘Itwouldn’thurtthem,sir.Theywouldn’tcrushandwither,ifyouplease,sir.Theywouldbethepicturesofwhatwasveryprettyandpleasant,andIwouldfancy

           ‘Ay,ay,ay!Butyoumustn’tfancy,’criedthegentleman,quiteelatedbycomingsohappilytohispoint.‘That’sit!Youarenevertofancy.’

           ‘Youarenot,CeciliaJupe,’ThomasGradgrindsolemnlyrepeated,‘todoanythingofthatkind.’

           ‘Fact,fact,fact!’saidthegentleman.And‘Fact,fact,fact!’repeatedThomasGradgrind.

           ‘Youaretobeinallthingsregulatedandgoverned,’saidthegentleman,‘byfact.Wehopetohave,beforelong,aboardoffact,composedofcommissionersoffact,whowillforcethepeopletobeapeopleoffact,andofnothingbutfact.

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