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myself�察  �when   I   was   your   age�察  �let   me   tell   you。   I   hadn¨t   victuals 

enough to snore。 And I didn¨t four seven one。 Not if knew it。 ̄ 

    Bitzer knuckled his forehead again�察�in a sneaking manner�察�and 

seemed       at  once    particularly    impressed       and   depressed      by   the 

instance last given of Mr Bounderby¨s moral abstinence。 

    ^A    hundred     and    fifty  odd   pound�察院    �resumed     Mr    Bounderby。 

^That   sum   of   money�察  �young   Tom   locked   in   his   safe�察  �not   a   very 

strong safe�察�but that¨s no matter now。 Everything was left�察�all right。 

Some      time   in  the   night�察  �while    this  young     fellow   snored!Mrs 

Sparsit�察�ma¨am�察�you say you have heard him snore�拭院�

    ^Sir�察院�returned Mrs Sparsit�察 �I cannot say that I have heard him 

precisely snore�察�and therefore must not make that statement。 But 

on winter evenings�察�when he has fallen asleep at his table�察�I have 

heard   him�察  �what  I  should  prefer  to  describe   as   partially   choke。   I 

have   heard   him   on   such   occasions   produce   sounds   of   a   nature 

similar   to   what   may   be   sometimes   heard   in   Dutch   clocks。   Not�察院�

said Mrs Sparsit�察�with a lofty sense of giving strict evidence�察 �that I 

would convey any imputation on his moral character。 Far from it。 I 

have   always considered   Bitzer   a   young  man   of   the   most   upright 

principle�察�and to that I beg to bear my testimony。 ̄ 

    ^Well� 院    �said    the   exasperated       Bounderby�察        �while     he   was 

snoring�察 �or   choking�察 �or   Dutch´clocking�察 �or   something   or   other! 

being      asleep!some          fellows�察   �somehow�察       �whether      previously 

concealed   in   the   house   or   not   remains   to   be   seen�察  �got   to   young 

Tom¨s      safe�察 �forced    it�察 �and  abstracted     the   contents。    Being    then 



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disturbed�察�they made off�察�letting themselves out at the main door�察�

and   double´locking   it   again    ��it   was  double´locked�察  �and    the   key 

under Mrs Sparsit¨s pillow�� with a false key�察�which was picked up 

in the street near the Bank�察�about twelve o¨clock today。 No alarm 

takes    place�察 �till  this  chap�察 �Bitzer�察  �turns  out   this  morning�察   �and 

begins to open and prepare the offices for business。 Then�察�looking 

at Tom¨s safe�察�he sees the door ajar�察�and finds the lock forced�察�and 

the money gone。 ̄ 

   ^Where is Tom�察�by the by�拭院�asked Harthouse�察�glancing round。 

   ^He has been  helping  the   police�察院�said   Bounderby�察   �and   stays 

behind at the Bank。 I wish these fellows had tried to rob me when 

I was at his time of life。 They would have been out of pocket if they 

had invested eighteenpence in the job�此�I can tell ¨em that。 ̄ 

   ^Is anybody suspected�拭院�

   ^Suspected�拭      �I  should   think   there   was   somebody      suspected。 

Egod� 院  �said   Bounderby�察  �relinquishing  Mrs   Sparsit¨s   arm   to   wipe 

his   heated   head。   ^Josiah   Bounderby�察  �of   Coketown        is   not   to   be 

plundered and nobody suspected。 No�察�thank you� 院�

   Might Mr Harthouse inquire Who was suspected�拭�

   ^Well�察院�said Bounderby�察�stopping and facing about to confront 

them all�察 �I¨ll tell you。 It¨s not to be mentioned everywhere�察�it¨s not 

to be mentioned anywhere�此�in order that the scoundrels concerned 

��there¨s a gang of ¨em�� may be thrown off their guard。 So take this 

in   confidence。   Now   wait   a   bit。 ̄   Mr   Bounderby   wiped   his   head 

again。 ^What should you say to�察院�here he violently exploded�此 �to a 

Hand being in it�拭院�

   ^I hope�察院�said Harthouse�察�lazily�察 �not our friend Blackpot�拭院�

   ^Say Pool instead of Pot�察�sir�察院�returned Bounderby�察 �and that¨s 

the man。 ̄ 



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    Louisa faintly uttered some word of incredulity and surprise。 

    ^O yes� �I know� 院�said Bounderby�察�immediately catching at the 

sound。 ^I know� �I am used to that。 I know all about it。 They are the 

finest people in the world�察�these fellows are。 They have got the gift 

of   the   gab�察   �they   have。    They    only    want    to  have    their   rights 

explained      to  them�察   �they    do。  But   I  tell  you   what。    Show     me   a 

dissatisfied Hand�察�and I¨ll   show  you  a   man   that¨s  fit  for  anything 

bad�察�I don¨t care what it is。 ̄ 

    Another of the popular fictions of Coketown�察�which some pains 

had   been     taken   to   disseminate!and         which   some      people    really 

believed。 

    ^But   I   am   acquainted   with   those   chaps�察院  �said   Bounderby。   ^I 

can read ¨em off�察�like books。 Mrs Sparsit�察�ma¨am�察�I appeal to you。 

What warning did I give that fellow�察�the first time he set foot in the 

house�察  �when   the   express   object   of   his   visit   was   to   know   how   he 

could knock Religion over�察�and floor the Established Church�拭�Mrs 

Sparsit�察�in point of  high  connections�察  �you  are   on a   level   with  the 

aristocracy�察�did I   say�察  �or  did I   not  say�察  �to  that  fellow�察   �you   can¨t 

hide the truth from me�此�you are not the kind of fellow I like�察�you¨ll 

come to no good¨�拭院�

    ^Assuredly�察     �sir�察院 �returned     Mrs   Sparsit�察    �you   did   in   a  highly 

impressive manner�察�give him such an admonition。 ̄ 

    ^When   he   shocked   you�察  �ma¨am�察院         �said  Bounderby�察       �when     he 

shocked your feelings�拭院�

    ^Yes�察�sir�察院�returned Mrs Sparsit�察�with a meek shake of her head�察�

^he   certainly   did   so。   Though   I   did   not   mean   to   say   but   that   my 

feelings may be weaker on such points!more foolish if the term is 

preferred!than   they   might   have   been�察  �if   I   had   always   occupied 

my present position。 ̄ 



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   Mr Bounderby stared with a bursting pride at Mr Harthouse�察�as 

much   as   to   say�察   �I   am   the   proprietor   of   this   female�察  �and   she¨s 

worth your attention�察�I think。 ̄ Then�察�resumed his discourse。 

    ^You   can    recall  for   yourself�察 �Harthouse�察    �what   I  said  to  him 

when you saw him。 I didn¨t mince the matter with him。 I am never 

mealy with ¨em。 I know ¨em。 Very well�察�sir。 Three days after that�察�

he bolted。 Went off�察�nobody knows where�此�as my mother did in my 

infancy!only with this difference�察�that he is a worse subject than 

my mother�察�if possible。 What did he do before he went�拭�What do 

you   say�察院  �Mr   Bounderby�察  �with   his   hat   in   his   hand�察  �gave   a   beat 

upon the crown at every little division of his sentences�察�as if it were 

a tambourine�察 �to his being seen!night after night!watching the 

Bank�拭�to   his   lurking   about   there!after   dark�拭�to   its   striking 

Mrs Sparsit!that he could be lurking for no good!to her calling 

Bitzer¨s attention to him�察�and their both taking notice of him!And 

to its appearing on inquiry today!that he was also noticed by the 

neighbours�拭院�Having come to the climax�察�Mr Bounderby�察  �like an 

oriental dancer�察�put his tambourine on his head。 

    ^Suspicious�察院�said James Harthouse�察 �certainly。 ̄ 

    ^I think so�察�sir�察院�said Bounderby�察�with a defiant nod。 ^I think so。 

But there are more of ¨em in it。 There¨s an old woman。 One never 

hears of these things till the mischief¨s done�察�all sorts of defects are 

found out in the stable door after the horse is stolen�察�there¨s an old 

woman   turns   up   now。   An   old   woman   who   seems   to   have   been 

flying into town on a broomstick�察�every now and then。 She watches 

the place a whole day before this fellow begins�察�and on the   night 

when you saw him�察�she steals away with him�察�and holds a council 

with him!I suppose�察�to make her report on going off duty�察�and be 

damned to her。 ̄ 



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    There was such a person in the room that night�察�and she shrunk 

from observation�察�thought Louisa。 

    ^This   is   not   all   of   ¨em�察  �even   as   we   already   know   ¨em�察院  �said 

Bounderby�察�with many nods of hidden meaning。 ^But I have said 

enough for the present。 You¨ll have the goodness to keep it quiet�察�

and mention it to no one。 It may take time�察�but we shall have ¨em。 

It¨s   policy   to   give   ¨em   line   enough�察  �and   there¨s   no   objection  to 

that。 ̄ 

    ^Of course�察�they will be punished with the utmost rigour of the 

law�察   �as  notice´boards      observe�察院   �replied    John    Harthouse�察      �and 

serve    them    right。  Fellows     who   go   in  for  Banks    must    take   the 

consequences。 If there were no consequences�察�we should all go in 

for Banks。 ̄ He had gently taken Louisa¨s parasol from her hand�察�

and had put it up for her�察�and she walked under its shade�察�though 

the sun did not shine there。 

    ^For   the   present�察  �Loo   Bounderby�察院  �said   her   husband�察   �here¨s 

Mrs   Sparsit   to   look   after。   Mrs   Sparsit¨s   nerves   have   been   acted 

upon by this business�察�and she¨ll stay here a day or two。 So�察�make 

her comfortable。 ̄ 

    ^Thank   you  very  much�察  �sir�察院  �that  discreet  lady  observed�察  �but 

pray do not let My comfort be a consideration。 Anything will do for 

Me。 ̄ 

    It  soon    appeared     that   if  Mrs   Sparsit    had   a   failing  in   her 

association with that domestic establishment�察�it was that she was 

so excessively  regardless   of  herself  and   regardful   of  others�察  �as   to 

be    a   nuisance。     On   being    shown      her   chamber�察     �she   was    so 

dreadfully sensible of its comforts as to suggest the inference that 

she would have preferred to pass the night  on   the   mangle in  the 

laundry。 True�察�the Powlers�察�and the Scadgerses were accustomed 



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to   splendour�察   �but   it  is   my   duty   to   remember�察院  �Mrs   Sparsit   was 

fond of observing with a lofty grace�此�particularly when any of the 

domestics were present�察 �that what I was�察�I am no longer。 Indeed�察院�

said   she�察   �if   I   could   altogether   c

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