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'

What

motive

--

even

what

motive

in

reason

--

can

you

have

for

preventing

the

escape

of

this

wretched

youth

,

'

said

Mr.

Gradgrind

,

'

and

crushing

his

miserable

father

?

See

his

sister

here

.

Pity

us

!

'

'

Sir

,

'

returned

Bitzer

,

in

a

very

business-like

and

logical

manner

,

'

since

you

ask

me

what

motive

I

have

in

reason

,

for

taking

young

Mr.

Tom

back

to

Coketown

,

it

is

only

reasonable

to

let

you

know

.

I

have

suspected

young

Mr.

Tom

of

this

bank-robbery

from

the

first

.

I

had

had

my

eye

upon

him

before

that

time

,

for

I

knew

his

ways

.

I

have

kept

my

observations

to

myself

,

but

I

have

made

them

;

and

I

have

got

ample

proofs

against

him

now

,

besides

his

running

away

,

and

besides

his

own

confession

,

which

I

was

just

in

time

to

overhear

.

I

had

the

pleasure

of

watching

your

house

yesterday

morning

,

and

following

you

here

.

I

am

going

to

take

young

Mr.

Tom

back

to

Coketown

,

in

order

to

deliver

him

over

to

Mr.

Bounderby

.

Sir

,

I

have

no

doubt

whatever

that

Mr.

Bounderby

will

then

promote

me

to

young

Mr.

Tom

's

situation

.

And

I

wish

to

have

his

situation

,

sir

,

for

it

will

be

a

rise

to

me

,

and

will

do

me

good

.

'

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'

If

this

is

solely

a

question

of

self-interest

with

you

--

'

Mr.

Gradgrind

began

.

'

I

beg

your

pardon

for

interrupting

you

,

sir

,

'

returned

Bitzer

;

'

but

I

am

sure

you

know

that

the

whole

social

system

is

a

question

of

self-interest

.

What

you

must

always

appeal

to

,

is

a

person

's

self-interest

.

It

's

your

only

hold

.

We

are

so

constituted

.

I

was

brought

up

in

that

catechism

when

I

was

very

young

,

sir

,

as

you

are

aware

.

'

'

What

sum

of

money

,

'

said

Mr.

Gradgrind

,

'

will

you

set

against

your

expected

promotion

?

'

'

Thank

you

,

sir

,

'

returned

Bitzer

,

'

for

hinting

at

the

proposal

;

but

I

will

not

set

any

sum

against

it

.

Knowing

that

your

clear

head

would

propose

that

alternative

,

I

have

gone

over

the

calculations

in

my

mind

;

and

I

find

that

to

compound

a

felony

,

even

on

very

high

terms

indeed

,

would

not

be

as

safe

and

good

for

me

as

my

improved

prospects

in

the

Bank

.

'

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'

Bitzer

,

'

said

Mr.

Gradgrind

,

stretching

out

his

hands

as

though

he

would

have

said

,

See

how

miserable

I

am

!

'

Bitzer

,

I

have

but

one

chance

left

to

soften

you

.

You

were

many

years

at

my

school

.

If

,

in

remembrance

of

the

pains

bestowed

upon

you

there

,

you

can

persuade

yourself

in

any

degree

to

disregard

your

present

interest

and

release

my

son

,

I

entreat

and

pray

you

to

give

him

the

benefit

of

that

remembrance

.

'

'

I

really

wonder

,

sir

,

'

rejoined

the

old

pupil

in

an

argumentative

manner

,

'

to

find

you

taking

a

position

so

untenable

.

My

schooling

was

paid

for

;

it

was

a

bargain

;

and

when

I

came

away

,

the

bargain

ended

.

'

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