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The Ironmaster

           Sheisoneofthoseexamples—perhapsasgoodaoneasthereis—oflove,andattachment,andfidelityinsuchanation,whichEnglandmaywellbeproudof,butofwhichnoordercanappropriatethewholeprideorthewholemerit,becausesuchaninstancebespeakshighworthontwosides—onthegreatsideassuredly,onthesmallonenolessassuredly."SirLeicestersnortsalittletohearthelawlaiddowninthisway,butinhishonourandhisloveoftruth,hefreely,thoughsilently,admitsthejusticeoftheironmaster’sproposition."Pardonmeforsayingwhatissoobvious,butIwouldn’thaveithastilysupposed,"withtheleastturnofhiseyestowardsSirLeicester,"thatIamashamedofmymother’spositionhere,orwantinginalljustrespectforChesneyWoldandthefamily.Icertainlymayhavedesired—Icertainlyhavedesired,LadyDedlock—thatmymothershouldretireaftersomanyyearsandendherdayswithme.ButasIhavefoundthattoseverthisstrongbondwouldbetobreakherheart,Ihavelongabandonedthatidea."SirLeicesterverymagnificentagainatthenotionofMrs.Rouncewellbeingspiritedofffromhernaturalhometoendherdayswithanironmaster."Ihavebeen,"proceedsthevisitorinamodest,clearway,"anapprenticeandaworkman.Ihavelivedonworkman’swages,yearsandyears,andbeyondacertainpointhavehadtoeducatemyself.Mywifewasaforeman’sdaughter,andplainlybroughtup.

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