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'

Now

,

as

you

showed

me

in

your

face

,

Tom

Gradgrind

,

that

you

wanted

to

speak

to

me

,

'

he

resumed

,

'

here

I

am

.

But

,

I

am

not

in

a

very

agreeable

state

,

I

tell

you

plainly

:

not

relishing

this

business

,

even

as

it

is

,

and

not

considering

that

I

am

at

any

time

as

dutifully

and

submissively

treated

by

your

daughter

,

as

Josiah

Bounderby

of

Coketown

ought

to

be

treated

by

his

wife

.

You

have

your

opinion

,

I

dare

say

;

and

I

have

mine

,

I

know

.

If

you

mean

to

say

anything

to

me

to-night

,

that

goes

against

this

candid

remark

,

you

had

better

let

it

alone

.

'

Mr.

Gradgrind

,

it

will

be

observed

,

being

much

softened

,

Mr.

Bounderby

took

particular

pains

to

harden

himself

at

all

points

.

It

was

his

amiable

nature

.

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'

My

dear

Bounderby

,

'

Mr.

Gradgrind

began

in

reply

.

'

Now

,

you

'll

excuse

me

,

'

said

Bounderby

,

'

but

I

do

n't

want

to

be

too

dear

.

That

,

to

start

with

.

When

I

begin

to

be

dear

to

a

man

,

I

generally

find

that

his

intention

is

to

come

over

me

.

I

am

not

speaking

to

you

politely

;

but

,

as

you

are

aware

,

I

am

not

polite

.

If

you

like

politeness

,

you

know

where

to

get

it

.

You

have

your

gentleman-friends

,

you

know

,

and

they

'll

serve

you

with

as

much

of

the

article

as

you

want

.

I

do

n't

keep

it

myself

.

'

'

Bounderby

,

'

urged

Mr.

Gradgrind

,

'

we

are

all

liable

to

mistakes

--

'

'

I

thought

you

could

n't

make

'em

,

'

interrupted

Bounderby

.

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'

Perhaps

I

thought

so

.

But

,

I

say

we

are

all

liable

to

mistakes

and

I

should

feel

sensible

of

your

delicacy

,

and

grateful

for

it

,

if

you

would

spare

me

these

references

to

Harthouse

.

I

shall

not

associate

him

in

our

conversation

with

your

intimacy

and

encouragement

;

pray

do

not

persist

in

connecting

him

with

mine

.

'

'

I

never

mentioned

his

name

!

'

said

Bounderby

.

'

Well

,

well

!

'

returned

Mr.

Gradgrind

,

with

a

patient

,

even

a

submissive

,

air

.

And

he

sat

for

a

little

while

pondering

.

'

Bounderby

,

I

see

reason

to

doubt

whether

we

have

ever

quite

understood

Louisa

.

'

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