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           Somepeoplewon’temployherbecauseshewasafollerer’schild;somepeoplethatdoemployhercastitather;somemakeameritofhavinghertoworkforthem,withthatandallherdraw-backsuponher,andperhapspayherlessandputuponhermore.Butshe’spatienterthanotherswouldbe,andisclevertoo,andalwayswilling,uptothefullmarkofherstrengthandover.SoIshouldsay,ingeneral,notsobad,sir,butmightbebetter."Mrs.Blindersatdowntogiveherselfamorefavourableopportunityofrecoveringherbreath,exhaustedanewbysomuchtalkingbeforeitwasfullyrestored.Mr.JarndycewasturningtospeaktouswhenhisattentionwasattractedbytheabruptentranceintotheroomoftheMr.Gridleywhohadbeenmentionedandwhomwehadseenonourwayup."Idon’tknowwhatyoumaybedoinghere,ladiesandgentlemen,"hesaid,asifheresentedourpresence,"butyou’llexcusemycomingin.Idon’tcomeintostareaboutme.Well,Charley!Well,Tom!Well,littleone!Howisitwithusallto-day?"Hebentoverthegroupinacaressingwayandclearlywasregardedasafriendbythechildren,thoughhisfaceretaineditssterncharacterandhismannertouswasasrudeasitcouldbe.Myguardiannoticeditandrespectedit."Noone,surely,wouldcomeheretostareabouthim,"hesaidmildly."Maybeso,sir,maybeso,"returnedtheother,takingTomuponhiskneeandwavinghimoffimpatiently."Idon’twanttoarguewithladiesandgentlemen.Ihavehadenoughofarguingtolastonemanhislife.""Youhavesufficientreason,Idaresay,"saidMr.

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