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therefore      you    needn¨t     be    surprised     that    Loo    married      old 

Bounderby。 She never had a lover�察�and the governor proposed old 

Bounderby�察�and she took him。 ̄ 

    ^Very     dutiful    in   your   interesting     sister�察院   �said   Mr    James 

Harthouse。 

    ^Yes�察  �but  she   wouldn¨t  have   been   as   dutiful�察  �and   it   would   not 

have come off as easily�察院�returned the whelp�察 �if it hadn¨t been for 

me。 ̄ 

    The    tempter   merely   lifted     his  eyebrows�察    �but   the   whelp    was 

obliged to go on。 

    ^I persuaded her�察院�he said�察�with an edifying air of superiority。 ^I 

was stuck into old Bounderby¨s bank ��where I never wanted to be���察�

and     I  knew    I  should     get  into   scrapes     there�察  �if  she   put   old 

Bounderby¨s pipe out�察�so I told her my wishes�察�and she came into 

them。   She   would   do   anything   for   me。   It   was   very   game   of   her�察�

wasn¨t it�拭院�

    ^It was charming�察�Tom� 院�

    ^Not that it was altogether so important to her as it was to me�察院�

continued       Tom    coolly�察   �because     my    liberty   and    comfort�察   �and 

perhaps   my   getting   on�察  �depended         on  it�察  �and  she  had   no   other 

lover�察�and staying at home was like staying in jail especially when I 

was     gone。   It  wasn¨t    as  if  she   gave   up   another     lover   for   old 



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Bounderby�察�but still it was a good thing in her。 ̄ 

    ^Perfectly delightful。 And she gets on so placidly。 ̄ 

    ^Oh�察院  �returned   Tom�察  �with   contemptuous   patronage�察   �she¨s   a 

regular girl。 A girl can get on anywhere。 She has settled down to 

the    life�察 �and she    don¨t   mind。    It  does   just  as   well   as  another。 

Besides�察�though Loo is a girl�察�she¨s not a common sort of girl。 She 

can   shut   herself   up    within   herself�察  �and    think!as     I  have   often 

known her sit and watch the fire!for an hour at a stretch。 ̄ 

    ^Ay�察  �ay�拭 �Has  resources   of  her  own�察院  �said   Harthouse�察  �smoking 

quietly。 

    ^Not so much of that as you may suppose�察院�returned Tom�察 �for 

our   governor   had   her   crammed   with   all   sorts   of   dry   bones   and 

sawdust。 It¨s his system。 ̄ 

    ^Formed        his   daughter      on    his    own     model�拭院     �suggested 

Harthouse。 

    ^His   daughter�拭  �Ah�   �and   everybody   else。   Why�察  �he   formed   Me 

that way�察院�said Tom。 

    ^Impossible� 院�

    ^He did  though�察院  �said  Tom�察  �shaking  his   head。 ^I   mean   to  say�察�

Mr     Harthouse�察     �that  when     I  first  left  home     and   went    to   old 

Bounderby¨s�察�I was as   flat as   a  warming´pan�察  �and  knew  no more 

about life�察�than any oyster does。 ̄ 

    ^Come�察�Tom� �I can hardly believe that。 A joke¨s a joke。 ̄ 

    ^Upon my soul� 院�said the   whelp。 ^I   am   serious�察 �I   am   indeed� 院�

He   smoked   with   great   gravity   and   dignity   for   a   little   while�察  �and 

then added�察�in a highly complacent tone�察 �Oh� �I have picked up a 

little since。 I don¨t deny that。 But I have done it myself�察�no thanks 

to the governor。 ̄ 

    ^And your intelligent sister�拭院�



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   ^My     intelligent   sister  is  about   where    she   was。   She   used   to 

complain to me that she had nothing to fall back upon�察�that girls 

usually fall back upon�察�and I don¨t see how she is to have got over 

that since。 But she don¨t mind�察院�he   sagaciously  added�察  �puffing  at 

his cigar again。 ^Girls can always get on�察�somehow。 ̄ 

   ^Calling   at   the   Bank   yesterday   evening�察  �for   Mr   Bounderby¨s 

address�察  �I   found   an   ancient   lady   there�察  �who   seems   to   entertain 

great admiration for your sister�察院�observed Mr James   Harthouse�察�

throwing   away   the   last   small   remnant   of   the   cigar   he   had   now 

smoked out。 

   ^Mother Sparsit�拭院�said Tom。 ^What� �you have seen her already�察�

have you�拭院�

   His friend nodded。 Tom took his cigar out of his mouth�察�to shut 

up    his  eye   ��which    had   grown    rather   unmanageable��        with   the 

greater   expression�察     �and   to  tap  his  nose   several   times   with   his 

finger。 

   ^Mother   Sparsit¨s   feeling   for   Loo   is   more   than   admiration�察  �I 

should     think�察院  �said  Tom。    ^Say    affection   and   devotion。    Mother 

Sparsit never set her cap at Bounderby when he was a bachelor。 

Oh no� 院�

   These were the last words spoken by the whelp�察�before a giddy 

drowsiness came upon him�察�followed by complete oblivion。 He was 

roused from the latter state by an   uneasy  dream   of  being  stirred 

up with a boot�察�and also of a voice saying�此 �Come�察�it¨s late。 Be off� 院�

   ^Well� 院�he said�察�scrambling from the sofa。 ^I must take my leave 

of you though。 I say。 Yours is very good tobacco。 But it¨s too mild。 ̄ 

   ^Yes�察�it¨s too mild�察院�returned his entertainer。 

   ^It¨s!it¨s     ridiculously    mild�察院  �said  Tom。    ^Where¨s     the   door�拭�

Good night� 院�



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    He had another odd dream of being taken by a waiter through a 

mist�察�which�察�after giving him some trouble and difficulty�察�resolved 

itself into the main street�察�in which he stood alone。 He then walked 

home pretty easily�察�though not yet free from an impression of the 

presence and influence of his new friend!as if he were lounging 

somewhere   in   the   air�察  �in   the   same   negligent   attitude�察  �regarding 

him with the same look。 

    The   whelp   went   home�察  �and   went   to   bed。   If   he   had   had   any 

sense of what he had done that night�察�and had been less of a whelp 

and  more  of   a   brother�察  �he   might   have   turned   short   on   the   road�察�

might     have    gone    down    to  the   ill´smelling    river   that   was   dyed 

black�察  �might   have   gone   to   bed   in   it   for   good   and   all�察  �and   have 

curtained his head for ever with its filthy waters。 



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                                  Chapter 4 



                           Men And Brothers 



                 h�察   �my    friends�察   �the   down´trodden        operatives     of 

                 Coketown�   �Oh   my   friends        and   fellow´countrymen�察�

 ^O 

                 the     slaves    of  an    iron´handed       and    a   grinding 

despotism�       �Oh    my    friends    and    fellow´sufferers�察    �and    fellow´ 

workmen�察�and fellow´men� �I tell you that the hour is come�察�when 

we    must    rally  round     one   another     as  One    united    power�察   �and 

crumble into dust the oppressors that too long have battened upon 

the plunder of our families�察�upon the sweat of our brows�察�upon the 

labour   of   our   hands�察  �upon   the   strength   of   our   sinews�察  �upon   the 

God´created   glorious   rights   of  Humanity�察  �and   upon   the   holy   and 

eternal privileges of Brotherhood� 院�

    ^Good� 院 �Hear�察�hear�察�hear� 院 �Hurrah� 院�and other cries arose in 

many      voices   from    various    parts   of  the   densely    crowded      and 

suffocatingly  close  Hall�察�in   which  the   orator�察  �perched  on   a   stage�察�

delivered himself of this and what other froth and fume he had in 

him。   He   had   declaimed   himself   into   a   violent   heat�察  �and   was   as 

hoarse   as   he   was   hot。   By   dint   of   roaring   at   the   top   of   his   voice 

under   a   flaring   gaslight�察  �clenching   his   fists�察  �knitting   his   brows�察�

setting   his   teeth�察  �and   pounding   with   his   arms�察  �he   had   taken   so 

much out of himself by this time�察�that he was brought to a stop and 

called for a glass of water。 

   As he stood there�察�trying to quench his fiery face with his drink 

of   water�察  �the   comparison   between   the   orator   and   the   crowd   of 

attentive     faces    turned     towards     him�察   �was    extremely      to   his 



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disadvantage。 Judging him by Nature¨s evidence�察�he was above the 

mass in very little but the stage on which he stood。 In many great 

respects�察�he was essentially below them。 He was not so honest�察�he 

was   not  so manly�察  �he   was   not   so   good´humoured�察  �he   substituted 

cunning for their simplicity�察�and passion for their safe solid sense。 

An   ill´made   high´shouldered   man�察  �with   lowering   brows�察  �and   his 

features crushed into an habitually sour expression�察�he contrasted 

most unfavourably�察�even in his mongrel dress�察�with the great body 

of his hearers in their plain working clothes。 Strange as it always 

is   to   consider   any   assembly   in   the   act   of   submissively   resigning 

itself   to   the   dreariness     of   some     complacent      person�察    �lord   or 

commoner�察�whom   three´fourths   of  it  could�察�by  no  human means�察�

raise out of the slough of inanity to their own intellectual level�察�it 

was particularly strange�察�and it was even particularly affecting�察�to 

see   this   crowd   of   earnest   faces�察  �whose 

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