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^Wi¨ yor pardon�察 �sir�察院 �said Stephen Blackpool�察 �I ha¨ nowt to
sen about it。 ̄
Mr Bounderby�察 �who was always more or less like a Wind�察�
finding something in his way here�察�began to blow at it directly。
^Now�察 �look here�察 �Harthouse�察院 �said he�察 �here¨s a specimen of
¨em。 When this man was here once before�察 �I warned this man
against the mischievous strangers who are always about!and who
ought to be hanged wherever they are found!and I told this man
that he was going in the wrong direction。 Now�察�would you believe
it�察�that although they have put this mark upon him�察 �he is such a
slave to them still�察�that he¨s afraid to open his lips about them�拭院�
^I sed as I had nowt to sen�察�sir�察�not as I was fearfo o¨ openin¨ my
lips。 ̄
^You said。 Ah� �I know what you said�察 �more than that�察 �I know
what you mean�察�you see。 Not always the same thing�察�by the Lord
Harry� �Quite different things。 You had better tell us at once�察�that
that fellow Slackbridge is not in the town�察�stirring up the people to
mutiny�察�and that he is not a regular qualified leader of the people�此�
that is�察�a most confounded scoundrel。 You had better tell us so at
once�察 �you can¨t deceive me。 You want to tell us so。 Why don¨t
you�拭院�
^I¨m as sooary as yo�察�sir�察�when the people¨s leaders is bad�察院�said
Stephen�察�shaking his head。 ^They taks such as offers。 Haply ¨tis na¨
the sma¨est o¨ their misfortuns when they can get no better。 ̄
The wind began to get boisterous。
^Now�察 �you¨ll think this pretty well�察 �Harthouse�察院 �said Mr
Bounderby。 ^You¨ll think this tolerably strong。 You¨ll say�察�upon my
soul this is a tidy specimen of what my friends have to deal with�察�
but this is nothing�察�sir� �You shall hear me ask this man a question。
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Pray�察 �Mr Blackpool ̄!wind springing up very fast!^may I take
the liberty of asking you how it happens that you refused to be in
this Combination�拭院�
^How¨t happens�拭院�
^Ah� 院 �said Mr Bounderby�察 �with his thumbs in the arms of his
coat�察�and jerking his head and shutting his eyes in confidence with
the opposite wall�此 �how it happens。 ̄
^I¨d liefer not coom to ¨t�察 �sir�察 �but sin you put th¨ question!an
not want¨n t¨ be ill´manner¨n!I¨ll answer。 I ha passed a promess。 ̄
^Not to me�察 �you know�察院�said Bounderby。 ��Gusty weather with
deceitful calms。 One now prevailing。�� ^O no�察�sir。 Not to yo。 ̄
^As for me�察�any consideration for me has had just nothing at all
to do with it�察院�said Bounderby�察�still in confidence with the wall。 ^If
only Josiah Bounderby of Coketown had been in question�察 �you
would have joined and made no bones of it�拭院�
^Why yes�察�sir。 ¨Tis true。 ̄
^Though he knows�察院 �said Mr Bounderby�察 �now blowing a gale�察�
^that these are a set of rascals and rebels whom transportation is
too good for� �Now�察�Mr Hart house�察�you have been knocking about
in the world some time。 Did you ever meet with anything like that
man out of this blessed country�拭院�And Mr Bounderby pointed him
out for inspection�察�with an angry finger。
^Nay�察 �ma¨am�察院 �said Stephen Blackpool�察 �staunchly protesting
against the words that had been used�察�and instinctively addressing
himself to Louisa�察�after glancing at her face。 ^Not rebels�察�nor yet
rascals。 Nowt o¨ th¨ kind�察�ma¨am�察�nowt o th¨ kind。 They¨ve not doon
me a kindness�察�ma¨am�察�as I know and feel。 But�察�there¨s not a dozen
men amoong ¨em�察�ma¨am!a dozen�拭�Not six!but what believes as
he has doon his duty by the rest and by himseln。 God forbid as I�察�
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that ha known�察�and had¨n experience o¨ these men aw my life!I�察�
that ha¨ ett¨n an droonken wi¨ em�察�an seet¨n wi¨ em�察�an seet¨n wi¨
em�察�and toil¨n wi¨ em�察�and lov¨n ¨em�察�should fail fur to stan by ¨em
wi¨ the truth�察�let ¨em ha doon to me what they may� 院�
He spoke with the rugged earnestness of his place and
character!deepened perhaps by a proud consciousness that he
was faithful to his class under all their mistrust�察 �but he fully
remembered where he was�察�and did not even raise his voice。
^No ma¨am�察 �no。 They¨re true to one another�察 �faithfo¨ to one
another�察�fectionate to one another�察�e¨en to death。 Be poor amoong
¨em�察�be sick amoong ¨em�察�grieve amoong ¨em for onny o¨ th¨ monny
causes that carries grief to the poor man¨s door�察 �an they¨ll be
tender wi¨ yo�察�gentle wi¨ yo�察�comfortable wi¨ yo�察�Chrisen wi¨ yo。 Be
sure o¨ that�察 �ma¨am。 They¨d be riven to bits�察 �ere ever they¨d be
different。 ̄
^In short�察院�said Mr Bounderby�察 �it¨s because they are so full of
virtues that they have turned you adrift。 Go through with it while
you are about it。 Out with it。 ̄
^How ¨tis�察�ma¨am�察院�resumed Stephen�察�appearing still to find his
natural refuge in Louisa¨s face�察 �that what is best in us fok�察�seems
to turn us most to trouble an misfort¨n an mistake�察 �I dunno。 But
¨tis so。 I know ¨tis�察 �as I know the heavens is over me ahint the
smoke。 We¨re patient too�察�and wants in general to do right。 An¨ I
canna think the fawt is aw wi¨ us。 ̄
^Now�察�my friend�察院�said Mr Bounderby�察�whom he could not have
exasperated more�察�quite unconscious of it though he was�察�than by
seeming to appeal to any one else�察 �if you will favour me with your
attention for half a minute�察 �I should like to have a word or two
with you。 You said just now�察�that you had nothing to tell us about
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this business。 You are quite sure of that before we go any
further�拭院�
^Sir�察�I am sure on ¨t。 ̄
^Here¨s a gentleman from London present�察院 �Mr Bounderby
made a back´handed point at Mr James Harthouse with his
thumb�察 �Parliament gentleman。 I should like him to hear a short
bit of dialogue between you and me�察 �instead of taking the
substance of it!for I know precious well�察�before´hand�察�what it will
be�察 �nobody knows better than I do�察 �take notice� �instead of
receiving it on trust�察�from your mouth。 ̄
Stephen bent his head to the gentleman from London�察 �and
showed a rather more troubled mind than usual。 He turned his
eyes involuntarily to his former refuge�察 �but at a look from that
quarter ��expressive though instantaneous�� he settled them on Mr
Bounderby¨s face。
^Now�察�what do you complain of�拭院�asked Mr Bounderby。
^I ha¨ not coom here�察�sir�察院�Stephen reminded him�察 �to complain。
I coom for that I were sent for。 ̄
^What�察院 �repeated Mr Bounderby�察 �folding his arms�察 �do you
people�察�in a general way�察�complain of�拭院�
Stephen looked at him with some little irresolution for a
moment�察�and seemed to make up his mind。
^Sir�察 �I were never good at showin o¨t�察 �though I ha had¨n my
share in feeling o¨t。 ¨Deed we are in a muddle�察 �sir。 Look round
town!so rich as ¨tis!and see the numbers o¨ people as has been
broughten into bein heer�察�fur to weave�察�and to card�察�and to piece
out a livin¨�察�aw the same one way�察�somehows�察 �twixt their cradles
and their graves。 Look how we live�察�an wheer we live�察�an in what
numbers�察 �an by what chances�察 �and wi¨ what sameness�察 �and look
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how the mills is awlus a goin�察 �and how they never works us no
nigher to only dis¨ant object!ceptin awlus�察�Death。 Look how you
considers of us�察�an writes of us an talks of us�察�an goes up wi¨ yor
deputations to Secretaries o¨ State ¨bout us�察�an how yo are awlus
right�察�and how we are awlus wrong�察�and never had¨n no reason in
us sin ever we were born。 Look how this ha growen an growen�察�sir�察�
bigger an bigger�察�broader an broader�察�harder an harder�察�fro year to
year�察�fro generation unto generation。 Who can look on ¨t�察�sir�察�and
fairly tell a man ¨tis not a muddle�拭院�
^Of course�察院 �said Mr Bounderby。 ^Now perhaps you¨ll let the
gentleman know�察 �how you would set this muddle ��as you¨re so
fond of calling it�� to rights。 ̄
^I donno�察�sir。 I canna be expecten to ¨t。 ¨Tis not me as should be
looked to for that�察�sir。 ¨Tis them as is put ower me�察 �and ower aw
the rest of us。 What do they tak upon themseln�察�sir�察�if not to do ¨t�拭院�
^I¨ll tell you something