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subscribe   to   the   funds   of   the   United   Aggregate   Tribunal�察  �and   to 

abide   by    the   injunctions     issued   by   that   body    for  your   benefit�察�

whatever       they   may    be!what�察      �I  ask  you�察  �will  you    say   of  that 

working´man�察  �since  such  I must  acknowledge   him  to  be�察  �who�察  �at 

such a time�察�deserts his post�察�and sells his flag�察�who�察�at such a time�察�

turns a traitor and a craven and a recreant�察�who�察�at such a time�察�is 

not ashamed to make to you the dastardly and humiliating avowal 

that    he   will  hold    himself    aloof   and   will  not   be   one    of  those 



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associated in the gallant stand for Freedom and for Right�拭院�

   The     assembly     was   divided    at  this  point。   There    were   some 

groans and hisses�察�but the general sense of honour was much too 

strong   for   the   condemnation   of   a   man   unheard。   ^Be   sure   you¨re 

right�察�Slackbridge� 院 �Put him up� 院 �Let¨s hear him� 院�Such things 

were said on many sides。 Finally�察�one strong voice called out�察 �Is 

the man heer�拭�If the man¨s heer�察�Slackbridge�察�let¨s hear the man 

himseln�察     �stead   o¨  yo。 ̄   Which    was    received    with   a  round    of 

applause。 

   Slackbridge�察     �the   orator�察  �looked   about    him   with   a  withering 

smile�察   �and�察 �holding   out    his  right  hand    at  arm¨s   length   ��as  the 

manner of all Slackbridges is���察�to still the thundering  sea�察  �waited 

until there was a profound silence。 

    ^Oh     my   friends    and    fellow´men� 院     �said   Slackbridge      then�察�

shaking his head with violent scorn�察 �I do not wonder that you�察�the 

prostrate sons of labour�察�are incredulous of the existence of such a 

man。 But he who sold his birthright for a mess of pottage existed�察�

and Judas Iscariot existed�察�and Castlereagh existed�察�and this man 

exists� 院�

   Here�察�a brief press and confusion near the stage�察�ended in  the 

man himself standing at the orator¨s side before the concourse。 He 

was pale and a little moved in the face!his lips especially showed 

it�察�but he stood quiet�察�with his left hand at his chin�察�waiting to be 

heard。 There was a chairman to regulate the proceedings�察�and this 

functionary now took the case into his own hands。 

    ^My friends�察院�said he�察 �by virtue o¨ my office as your president�察�

I ashes o¨ our friend Slackbridge�察�who may be a little over hetter in 

this business�察�to take his seat�察�whiles this man Stephen Blackpool 

is   heern。   You   all   know   this   man   Stephen   Blackpool。   You   know 



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him awlung o¨ his misfort¨ns�察�and his good name。 ̄ 

   With that�察�the chairman shook him frankly by the hand�察�and sat 

down      again。    Slackbridge      likewise    sat   down�察   �wiping     his   hot 

forehead!always from left to right�察�and never the reverse way。 

    ^My friends�察院�Stephen began�察�in the midst of a dead calm�察 �I ha¨ 

hed what¨s been spok¨n o¨ me�察�and ¨tis lickly that I shan¨t mend it。 

But I¨d liefer you¨d hearn the truth concernin myseln�察�fro my lips 

than   for   onny   other   man¨s�察  �though   I   never   cud¨n   speak   afore   so 

monny�察�wi¨out bein moydert and muddled。 ̄ 

    Slackbridge  shook   his   head   as   if   he   would   shake   it   off�察  �in   his 

bitterness。 

    ^I¨m   th¨   one   single   Hand   in   Bounderby¨s   mill�察  �o¨   a¨   the   men 

theer�察�as don¨t coom in wi¨ th¨ proposed reg¨lations。 I canna coom 

in   wi¨   ¨em。   My   friends�察  �I   doubt   their   doin¨   yo   onny   good。   Licker 

they¨ll do you hurt。 ̄ 

    Slackbridge        laughed�察     �folded      his    arms�察    �and     frowned 

sarcastically。 

    ^But ¨t ant sommuch for that as I stands out。 If that were aw�察�I¨d 

coom in wi¨ th¨ rest。 But I ha¨ my reasons!mine�察�yo see!for being 

hindered�察�not on¨y now�察�but awlus!awlus!life long� 院�

    Slackbridge   jumped   up   and   stood   beside   him�察  �gnashing   and 

tearing。 ^Oh my friends�察�what but this did I tell you�拭�Oh my fellow´ 

countrymen�察       �what   warning     but   this  did   I  give  you�拭   �And    how 

shows this recreant conduct in a man on whom unequal laws are 

known   to  have   fallen   heavy�拭 �Oh  you  Englishmen�察�I   ask   you  how 

does    this   subornation     show    in  one   of  yourselves�察    �who    is  thus 

consenting to his own undoing and to yours�察�and to your children¨s 

and your children¨s children�拭院�

    There was some applause�察�and some crying of Shame upon the 



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man�察�but the greater part of the audience were quiet。 They looked 

at   Stephen¨s   worn   face�察  �rendered   more   pathetic   by   the   homely 

emotions it evinced�察�and�察�in the kindness of their nature�察�they were 

more sorry than indignant。 

    ^¨Tis this Delegate¨s trade for t¨ speak�察院�said Stephen�察 �an he¨s 

paid for¨t�察�and he knows his work。 Let him keep to¨t。 Let him give 

no heed to what I ha had¨n to bear。 That¨s not for him。 That¨s not 

for nobbody but me。 ̄ 

    There was a propriety�察�not to say a dignity in these words�察�that 

made the hearers yet  more   quiet  and   attentive。   The   same strong 

voice   called   out�察   �Slackbridge�察  �let   the   man   be   heern�察  �and   howd 

thee tongue� 院�Then the place was wonderfully still。 

    ^My   brothers�察院  �said   Stephen�察  �whose   low   voice   was   distinctly 

heard�察   �and   my   fellow´workmen!for   that   yo   are   to   me�察  �though 

not�察�as I knows on�察�to this delegate heer!I ha but a word to sen�察�

and I could sen nommore if I was to speak till Strike o¨ day。 I know 

weel�察�aw what¨s afore me。 I know weel that yo are aw resolved to 

ha   nommore   ado   wi¨   a   man   who   is   not   wi¨   yo   in   this   matther。   I 

know weel that if I was a lyin¨ parisht i¨ th¨ road�察�yo¨d feel it right to 

pass  me by�察  �as   a   forrenner   and   stranger。   What   I   ha   getn�察  �I   mun 

mak th¨ best on。 ̄ 

    ^Stephen      Blackpool�察院    �said   the   chairman�察    �rising�察  �think    on¨t 

agen。 Think on¨t once agen�察�lad�察�afore thour¨t shunned by aw owd 

friends。 ̄ 

    There was an universal murmur to the same effect�察�though no 

man articulated a word。 Every eye was fixed on Stephen¨s face。 To 

repent of his determination�察�would be to take a load from all their 

minds。 He looked around him�察�and knew that it was so。 Not a grain 

of anger with them was in his heart�察�he knew them�察�far below their 



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surface     weaknesses       and   misconceptions�察       �as  no   one    but   their 

fellow´labourer could。 

    ^I ha thowt on¨t�察�above a bit�察�sir。 I simply canna comm in。 I mun 

go th¨ way as lays afore me。 I mun tak my leave o¨ aw heer。 ̄ 

    He  made   a sort  of  reverence  to  them   by   holding   up   his   arms�察�

and stood for the moment in that attitude�此�not speaking until they 

slowly dropped at his sides。 

    ^Monny¨s the pleasant word as soom heer has spoke¨n wi¨ me�察�

monny¨s the face I see heer�察�as I first seen when I were yoong and 

lighter heart¨n than now。 I ha never had no fratch afore�察�sin ever I 

were born�察�wi¨ any o¨ my like�察�Gonnows I ha¨ none now that¨s o¨ my 

makin¨。 Yo¨ll ca¨ me traitor and that yo I mean t¨ say�察院�addressing 

Slackbridge�察 �but ¨tis easier to ca¨ than mak¨ out。 So let be。 ̄ 

    He   had   moved   away   a   pace   or   two   to   come   down      from    the 

platform�察  �when   he   remembered   something   he   had   not   said�察  �and 

returned again。 

    ^Haply�察院�he said�察�turning his furrowed face slowly about that he 

might   as   it   were   individually   address   the   whole   audience�察  �those 

both near and distant�察 �haply�察�when this question has been tak¨n 

up and discoosed�察�there¨ll be a threat to turn out if I¨m let to work 

among yo。 I hope I shall die ere ever such a time cooms�察�and I shall 

work   solitary   among   yo   unless   it   cooms!truly�察  �I   mun   do   ¨t�察  �my 

friends�察�not  to  brave   yo�察  �but  to  live。   I   ha nobbut  work   to  live   by�察�

and wheerever can I go�察�I who ha worked sin I were no heighth at 

aw�察�in Coketown heer�拭�I mak¨ no complaints o¨ bein turned to the 

wa¨�察�o¨ being outcasten and overlooken fro this time forrard�察�but I 

hope I shall be let to work。 If there is any right for me at aw�察�my 

friends�察�I think ¨tis that。 ̄ 

    Not    a  word    was    spoken。     Not   a  sound     was   audible    in   the 



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building�察  �but   the   slight   rustle    of  men    moving   a   little   apart�察  �all 

along  the   centre   of  the   room�察  �to  open   a means  of  passing  out�察  �to 

the   man   with   whom   they   had   all   bound   themselves   to   renounce 

companionship。 Looking at no one�察�and going his way with a lowly 

steadiness   upon   him   that   asserted   nothing   and   sought   nothing�察�

Old Stephen�察�with all his troubles on his head�察�left the scene。 

    Then   Slackbridge�察  �who   had   kept   his   oratorical   arm   extended 

during      the   going    out�察 �as   if  he   were    repressing      with   infinite 

solicitude and by a wonderful moral power the vehement passions 

of  the   multitude�察  �applied   himself  to  raising  their  spirits。   Had   not 

the Roman Brutus�察�oh my British countrymen�察�condemned his son 

to   death�察  �and   had   not   the   Spartan   mothers�察  �oh   my   soon   to   be 

victorious   friends�察  �driven       their   flying   children   on   the   points   of 

their enemies¨ swords�拭�Then was it not the sacred duty of the men 

of Coketown�察�with forefathers before them�察�an admiring  world   in 

company   with   them�察  �and   a   posterity   to   come   after   them�察  �to   hurl 

out   traitors   from   the   tents   they   had   pitched   in   a   sacred   and   a 

Godlike cause�拭�The winds of Heaven answered Yes�察�and bore Yes�察�

east�察�west�察�north�察�and south。 And consequently three cheers for the 

United Aggregate Tribunal� �

    Slackbridg

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