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Chapter 2

           PoorOliver!Helittlethought,ashelaysleepinginhappyunconsciousnessofallaroundhim,thattheboardhadthatverydayarrivedatadecisionwhichwouldexercisethemostmaterialinfluenceoverallhisfuturefortunes.Buttheyhad.Andthiswasit:

           Themembersofthisboardwereverysage,deep,philosophicalmen;andwhentheycametoturntheirattentiontotheworkhouse,theyfoundoutatonce,whatordinaryfolkswouldnverhavediscoveredthepoorpeoplelikedit!Itwasaregularplaceofpublicentertainmentforthepoorerclasses;atavernwheretherewasnothingtopay;apublicbreakfast,dinner,tea,andsupperalltheyearround;abrickandmortarelysium,whereitwasallplayandnowork.‘Oho!’saidtheboard,lookingveryknowing;‘wearethefellowstosetthistorights;we’llstopitall,innotime.So,theyestablishedtherule,thatallpoorpeopleshouldhavethealternative(fortheywouldcompelnobody,notthey),ofbeingstarvedbyagradualprocessinthehouse,orbyaquickoneoutofit.Withthisview,theycontractedwiththewater-workstolayonanunlimitedsupplyofwater;andwithacorn-factortosupplyperiodicallysmallquantitiesofoatmeal;andissuedthreemealsofthingrueladay,withanoniontwiceaweek,andhalfarollofSundays.Theymadeagreatmanyotherwiseandhumaneregulations,havingreferencetotheladies,whichitisnotnecessarytorepeat;kindlyundertooktodivorcepoormarriedpeople,inconsequenceofthegreatexpenseofasuitinDoctors’Commons;and,insteadofcompellingamantosupporthisfamily,astheyhadtheretoforedone,tookhisfamilyawayfromhim,andmadehimabachelor!

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