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gloves�察院�it was his custom to say。 ^I didn¨t climb up the ladder in 

them。 Shouldn¨t be so high up�察�if I had。 ̄ 

    Being   left   to   saunter   in  the  hall  a  minute     or  two   while   Mr 

Gradgrind   went   upstairs   for   the   address�察  �he   opened   the   door   of 

the    children¨s    study    and   looked    into   that   serene    floorclothed 

apartment�察�which�察�notwithstanding its book´cases and its cabinets 

and its variety of learned and philosophical appliances�察�had much 



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of   the  genial   aspect   of  a  room    devoted    to  haircutting。    Louisa 

languidly leaned upon the window looking out�察�without looking at 

anything�察  �while   young   Thomas   stood   sniffing   revengefully   at   the 

fire。 Adam Smith and Malthus�察�two younger Gradgrinds�察�were out 

at lecture in custody�察�and   little  Jane�察 �after  manufacturing  a  good 

deal of moist pipe´clay on her face with slate´pencil and tears�察�had 

fallen asleep over vulgar fractions。 

   ^It¨s all right now�察�Lousia�察�it¨s all right�察�young Thomas�察院�said Mr 

Bounderby�察 �you won¨t do so any more。 I¨ll answer for it¨s being all 

over with father。 Well�察�Louisa�察�that¨s worth a kiss�察�isn¨t it�拭院�

   ^You can take one�察�Mr Bounderby�察院�returned Louisa�察�when she 

had    coldly   paused�察   �and    slowly   walked    across    the  room�察   �and 

ungraciously raised her cheek towards him�察�with her face turned 

away。 

   ^Always my pet�察�an¨t you�察�Louisa�拭院�said Mr Bounderby。 ^Good´ 

bye�察�Louisa� 院�

   He went his way�察�but she stood on the same spot�察�rubbing the 

cheek he had kissed�察�with her handkerchief�察�until it  was burning 

red。 She was still doing this�察�five minutes afterwards。 

   ^What are you about�察�Loo�拭院�her  brother  sulkily  remonstrated。 

^You¨ll rub a hole in your face。 ̄ 

   ^You may cut the piece out with your penknife if you like�察�Tom。 

I wouldn¨t cry� 院�



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                                Chapter 5 



                             The Key´Note 



         oketown�察�to which Messrs。 Bounderby and Gradgrind now 

         walked�察  �was   a   triumph   of   fact�察  �it   had   no   greater   taint   of 

 C 

         fancy   in   it   than   Mrs   Gradgrind   herself。   Let   us   strike   the 

key´note�察�Coketown�察�before pursuing our tune。 

   It was a town of red brick�察�or of brick that would have been red 

if the smoke and ashes had allowed it�察�but as matters stood it was a 

town of unnatural red and black like the painted face of a savage。 

It  was    a  town   of  machinery     and   tall  chimneys�察   �out   of  which 

interminable   serpents   of   smoke   trailed   themselves   for   ever   and 

ever�察�and never got uncoiled。 It had a black canal in it�察�and a river 

that ran purple with ill´smelling dye�察�and vast piles of building full 

of   windows   where   there   was   a   rattling   and   a   trembling   all   day 

long�察   �and    where     the   piston    of   the   steam´engine       worked 

monotonously up and down�察�like the head of an elephant in a state 

of melancholy madness。 It contained several large streets all very 

like   one   another�察   �and   many    small   streets   still  more   like  one 

another�察  �inhabited   by   people     equally   like  one   another�察  �who   all 

went in and out at the same hours�察�with the same sound upon the 

same payments�察�to do the same work�察�and to whom every day was 

the    same    as   yesterday    and    tomorrow�察     �and   every    year   the 

counterpart of the last and the next。 

   These     attributes   of  Coketown     were   in  the  main    inseparable 

from the work by which it was sustained�察�against them were to be 

set off�察�comforts of life�察�which found their way all over the world�察�



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and elegances of life which made�察�we will not ask how much of the 

fine   lady�察  �who   could   scarcely   bear   to   hear   the   place   mentioned。 

The rest of its features were voluntary�察�and they were these。 

    You saw nothing in Coketown but what was severely workful。 If 

the members of a religious persuasion built a chapel there!as the 

members of eighteen religious persuasions had done!they made 

it a pious warehouse of red brick�察�with sometimes ��but this is only 

in highly ornamented examples�� a bell in a bird´cage on the top of 

it。 The solitary exception was the New Church�察�a stuccoed edifice 

with   a   square    steeple    over   the  door�察  �terminating   in     four  short 

pinnacles like florid wooden legs。 All the public inscriptions in the 

town were painted alike�察�in severe characters of black and white。 

The jail might have been the infirmary�察�the infirmary might have 

been   the   jail�察  �the   town´hall   might   have   been   either�察  �or   both   or 

anything   else�察  �for   anything   that   appeared   to   the   contrary   in   the 

graces   of   their   construction。     Fact�察  �fact�察 �fact�察 �everywhere      in  the 

material     aspect   of   the  town�察   �fact�察 �fact�察 �fact�察 �everywhere      in  the 

immaterial。      The    M¨Choakumchild          school   was    all  fact�察 �and   the 

school of design was all fact�察�and the relations between master and 

man   were   all   fact�察  �and   everything   was   fact   between   the   lying´in 

hospital and the cemetery�察�and what you couldn¨t state in figures�察�

or show to be purchasable in the cheapest market and saleable in 

the   dearest�察  �was   not�察  �and   never   should   be�察   �world   without   end�察�

Amen。 

    A town so sacred to fact�察�and so triumphant in its assertion�察�of 

course got on well�拭�Why�察�no�察�not quite well。 No�拭�Dear me� �

    No。    Coketown      did  not   come    out   of  its  own    furnaces�察   �in  all 

respects   like   gold   that   had   stood   the   fire。   First�察  �the   perplexing 

mystery       of  the    place    was�察   �Who     belonged      to   the   eighteen 



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denominations�拭�Because�察�who ever did�察�the labouring  people   did 

not。 It was very strange to walk through the streets on a   Sunday 

morning�察�and note how few of them the barbarous jangling of bells 

that was driving the sick and nervous mad�察�called away from their 

own quarter�察�from their own close rooms�察�from the corners of their 

own streets�察�where they lounged listlessly�察�gazing at all the church 

and chapel going�察�as at a thing with which they had no manner of 

concern。 Nor was it merely the stranger who noticed this�察�because 

there     was    a   native    organisation      in   Coketown       itself�察 �whose 

members   were   to   be   heard   of   in   the   House   of   Commons   every 

session�察�indignantly petitioning for acts of parliament that should 

make      these    people    religious    by   main    force。   Then     came     the 

Teetotal   Society�察  �who   complained   that   these   same   people  would 

get   drunk�察  �and   showed   in   tabular   statements   that   they   did   get 

drunk�察  �and   proved   at   tea   parties   that   no   inducement�察  �human   or 

Divine ��except a medal���察�would induce them to forego their custom 

of getting drunk。 Then came the chemist and druggist�察�with other 

tabular statements�察�showing that when they didn¨t get drunk�察�they 

took opium。 Then came the experienced chaplain of the jail�察�with 

more      tabular    statements�察     �outdoing      all  the   previous      tabular 

statements�察�and showing that the same people would resort to low 

haunts�察�hidden from the public eye�察�where they heard low singing 

and  saw low  dancing�察�and   mayhap   joined in it�察  �and   where   A。   B。�察�

aged     twenty´four      next   birthday�察    �and    committed      for   eighteen 

months¨   solitary�察  �had   himself   said   ��not   that   he   had   ever   shown 

himself   particularly   worthy   of   belief��   his   ruin   began�察  �as   he   was 

perfectly sure and confident that otherwise he would have been a 

tip´top     moral    specimen。      Then     came     Mr    Gradgrind      and    Mr 

Bounderby�察  �the   two   gentlemen   at   this   present   moment   walking 



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through   Coketown�察  �and   both   eminently   practical�察  �who   could�察  �on 

occasion�察�furnish more tabular statements derived from their own 

personal experience�察�and illustrated by cases they had known and 

seen�察  �from   which   it   clearly   appeared!in   short�察  �it   was   the   only 

clear   thing   in   the   case!that   these   same   people   were   a   bad   lot 

altogether�察�gentlemen�察�that do what you would for them they were 

never      thankful     for   it�察 �gentlemen�察      �that    they    were    restless�察�

gentlemen�察�that they never knew what they wanted�察�that they live 

upon   the   best�察  �and   bought   fresh   butter�察  �and   insisted   on   Mocha 

coffee�察  �and    rejected   all   but   prime   parts   of  meat�察   �and   yet   were 

eternally dissatisfied and unmanageable。 In short it was the moral 

of the old nursery fable�此�



              There was an old woman�察�and what do you think�拭�

              She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink�察�

              Victuals and drink were the whole of her diet�察�

              And yet this old woman would NEVER be quiet。 



    Is it possible�察�I wonder�察�that there was any analogy between the 

case     of  the   Coketown       population      and    the   case   of   the   little 

Gradgrinds�拭�Surely none of us in our sober senses and acquainted 

with   figures�察  �are   to   be   told   at   this   time   of   day�察  �that   one   of   the 

foremost      elements     in   the  existence     of  the   Coketown      working´ 

people   had   been   for   scores   of   years�察  �deliberately   set   at   naught�拭�

That there was any Fancy in them demanding to be brought into 

healthy   existence   instead   of   struggling   on   in   convulsions�拭  �That 

exactly   in   the   ratio   as   they   worked   long   and   monotonously�察  �the 

craving      grew     within     them     for   some      physical     relief!some 

relaxation�察�encouraging good hum

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