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He¨th named The Little   Wonder  Of  Thcolathic   Equitation�察�and   if 

you don¨t hear of that boy at Athley¨th�察�you¨ll hear of him at Parith。 

And you recollect Kidderminthter�察�that wath thought to be rather 

thweet upon yourthelf。 Well。 He¨th married too。 Married a widder。 

Old   enough   to   be   hith   mother。   Thee   wath   Tightrope�察  �thee   wath�察�

and   now   thee¨th   nothing!on   accounth             of  fat。  They¨ve    got  two 

children�察�tho we¨re thtrong in the Fairy bithnith and the Nurthery 

dodge。   If   you   wath   to   thee   our   Children   in   the   Wood�察  �with   their 

father     and    mother     both    a  dyin¨   on    a  horthe!their       uncle    a 

rethieving   of   ¨em   ath   hith   wardth�察  �upon   a   horthe!themthelvth 

both     a  goin¨   a  blackberryin¨      on  a   horthe!and       the   Robinth     a 

coming in to cover ¨em with leavth�察�upon a horthe!you¨d thay  it 

wath the completetht thing ath ever you that your eyeth on� �And 

you    remember        Emma      Gordon�察    �my    dear�察   �ath   wath    a¨motht    a 

mother   to   you�拭  �Of   courthe   you   do�察  �I   needn¨t   athk。   Well�   �Emma�察�

thee lotht her huthband。 He wath throw¨d a heavy  back´fall  off  a 

Elephant      in   a  thort  of  a  Pagoda     thing   ath   the   Thultan     of  the 

Indieth�察  �and   he   never   got   the    better   of   it�察 �and  thee   married    a 

thecond time!married a Cheethe´monger ath fell in love with her 

from the front!and he¨th a Overtheer and makin¨ a fortun。 ̄ 

    These   various   changes�察  �Mr   Sleary�察  �very   short   of   breath   now�察�

related with heartiness�察�and   with  a   wonderful   kind   of  innocence�察�

considering what a bleary and brandy´and´watery old veteran he 

was。   Afterwards  he   brought  in   Josephine�察  �and   E。   W。   B。   Childers 

��rather     deeply´lined      in  the   jaws   by   daylight���察   �and    The    Little 

Wonder of Scholastic Equitation�察�and in a word�察�all the company。 

Amazing creatures they were in Louisa¨s eyes�察�so white and pink 

of complexion�察�so scant of dress�察�and so demonstrative of leg�察�but it 

was   very   agreeable   to   see   them   crowding   about   Sissy�察  �and   very 



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natural in Sissy to be unable to refrain from tears。 

    ^There� �Now Thethilia hath kithd all the children�察�and hugged 

all   the   women�察  �and   thaken   handth   all   round   with   all   the   men�察�

clear�察�every one of you�察�and ring in the band for the thecond part� 院�

    As soon as they were gone�察�he continued in a low tone。 ^Now�察�

Thethilia�察�I don¨t athk to know any thecret�察�but I thuppothe I may 

conthider thith to be Mith Thquire。 ̄ 

    ^This is his sister。 Yes。 ̄ 

    ^And t¨other on¨th daughter。 That¨h what I mean。 Hope   I  thee 

you well�察�mith。 And I hope the Thquire¨th well�拭院�

    ^My father will be here soon�察院�said Louisa�察�anxious to bring him 

to the point。 ^Is my brother safe�拭院�

    ^Thafe   and   thound� 院  �he   replied。   ^I   want   you   jutht   to   take   a 

peep   at   the   Ring�察  �mith�察  �through   there。   Thethilia�察  �you   know   the 

dodgeth�察�find a thpy´hole for yourthelf。 ̄ 

    They each looked through a chinck in the boards。 

    ^That¨h Jack the Giant Killer!piethe of comic infant bithnith�察院�

said   Sleary。   ^There¨th   a   property´houthe�察  �you   thee�察  �for   Jack        to 

hide   in�察  �there¨th   my   Clown   with   a   thauthpanlid   and   a   thpit�察  �for 

Jack¨th thervant�察�there¨th little Jack himthelf in a thplendid thoot 

of armour�察�there¨th  two  comic   black   thervants   twithe   ath  big  ath 

the houthe�察�to thtand by it and to bring it in and clear it�察�and the 

Giant ��a   very  ecthpenthive  bathket  one���察  �he  an¨t  on   yet。   Now�察�do 

you know thee ¨em all�拭院�

    ^Yes�察院�they both said。 

    ^Look   at   ¨em   again�察院  �said   Sleary�察   �look   at   ¨em   well。   You   thee 

¨em all�拭�Very good。 Now�察�mith�察院�he put a form for them to sit on�察 �I 

have my opinionth�察�and the Thquire your father hath hith。 I don¨t 

want to know what your brother¨th been   up   to�察  �ith  better  for  me 



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not to know。 All I thay ith�察�the Thquire hath thtood by Thethilia�察�

and I¨ll thtand by the Thquire。 Your brother ith one o¨ them black 

thervanth。 ̄ 

    Louisa     uttered    an   exclamation�察     �partly   of  distress�察  �partly    of 

satisfaction。 

    ^Ith a fact�察院�said Sleary�察 �and even knowin¨ it�察�you couldn¨t put 

your    finger   on   him。    Let   the  Thquire     come。    I  thall  keep    your 

brother here after the performanth。 I thant undreth  him�察  �nor  yet 

wath     hith    paint    off。  Let   the   Thquire      come     here    after   the 

performanth�察  �or   come   here   yourthelf   after   the   performanth�察  �and 

you  thall   find   your  brother�察  �and   have  the  whole  plathe  to  talk   to 

him in。 Never mind the lookth of him�察�ath long ath he¨th well hid。 ̄ 

    Louisa�察�with many thanks and   with  a lightened load�察  �detained 

Mr Sleary no longer then。 She   left  her  love   for  her  brother�察  �with 

her eyes full of tears�察�and she and   Sissy  went away  until   later  in 

the afternoon。 

    Mr   Gradgrind   arrived   within   an   hour   afterwards。   He   too   had 

encountered no one whom he knew�察�and was now sanguine with 

Sleary¨s assistance�察�of getting his disgraced son to Liverpool in the 

night。   As   neither   of   the   three  could   be   his   companion      without 

almost identifying him under any disguise�察�he prepared a letter to 

a correspondent whom he could trust�察�beseeching him to ship the 

bearer off at any cost�察�to North or South America�察�or any  distant 

part   of   the   world   to   which   he   could   be  the   most   speedily   and 

privately dispatched。 

    This done�察�they walked about�察�waiting for the Circus to be quite 

vacated�察�not only by the audience�察�but by the company and by the 

horses。 After watching it a long time�察�they saw Mr Sleary bring out 

a chair and sit down by the side´door smoking�察�as if that were the 



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signal that they might approach。 

    ^Your   thervant�察  �Thquire�察院  �was   his   cautious   salutation   as   they 

passed in。 ^If you want me you¨ll find me here。 You mustn¨t mind 

your thon having a comic livery on。 ̄ 

    They all three went in�察�and Mr Gradgrind sat down forlorn�察�on 

the Clown¨s performing chair in the middle of the ring。 On one of 

the back benches�察�remote in the subdued light and the strangeness 

of  the   place�察 �sat  the   villainous   whelp�察  �sulky  to  the   last�察  �whom   he 

had the misery to call his son。 

    In   a   preposterous     coat�察  �like  a  beadle¨s�察  �with   cuffs   and   flaps 

exaggerated   to  an   unspeakable   extent�察  �in   an   immense   waistcoat�察�

knee´breeches�察�buckled shoes�察�and a mad cocked hat�察�with nothing 

fitting him�察�and everything of coarse material�察�moth´eaten�察�and full 

of   holes�察  �with   seams   in   his   black   face�察  �where   fear   and   heat   had 

started     through     the    greasy    composition       daubed     all   over   it�察�

anything so grimly�察�detestably�察�ridiculously shameful as the whelp 

in his comic livery�察�Mr Gradgrind never could by any other means 

have   believed   in�察  �weighable   and   measurable   fact   though   it   was。 

And one of his model children had come to this� �

    At first the whelp would not draw any nearer�察�but persisted in 

remaining       up    there    by   himself。     Yielding     at  length�察   �if  any 

concession       so   sullenly    made     can    be   called   yielding�察   �to   the 

entreaties of Sissy!for Louisa   he disowned altogether!he   came 

down�察�bench by bench�察�until he stood in the sawdust�察�on the verge 

of   the   circle�察  �as   far  as   possible�察  �within   its   limits�察  �from   where   his 

father sat。 

    ^How was this done�拭院�asked the father。 

    ^How was what done�拭院�moodily answered the son。 

    ^This robbery�察院�said the father�察�raising his voice upon the word。 



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    ^I forced the safe myself over night�察�and shut it up ajar before I 

went away。 I had had the key that was found�察�made long before。 I 

dropped it that morning�察�that it might be  supposed   to  have been 

used。   I didn¨t  take   the   money all   at   once。   I   pretended   to   put   my 

balance away every night�察�but I didn¨t。 Now you know all about it。 ̄ 

    ^If a thunderbolt had   fallen   on  me�察院 �said   the   father�察   �it  would 

have shocked me less than this� 院�

    ^I   don¨t   see  why�察院   �grumbled      the   son。   ^So   many     people    are 

employed in situations   of  trust�察  �so   many   people�察  �out   of   so  many�察�

will   be   dishonest。   I   have   heard   you   talk�察  �a   hundred   times�察  �of   its 

being a law。 How can I help laws�拭�You have comforted others with 

such things�察�father。 Comfort yourself� 院�

    The father buried his face in his hands�察�and the son stood in his 

disgraceful grotesqueness�察�biting straw�此�his hands�察�with the black 

party worn away inside�察�looking like the hands of a monkey。 The 

evening was fast closing in�察�and from time to time�察�he turned the 

whites   of   his   eyes   restlessly   and   impatiently   towards   his   father。 

They     were    the   only   parts   of  his  face   that   showed     any    life  or 

expression�察�the pigment upon it was so thick。 

    ^You must be got to Liverpool�察�and sent abroad。 ̄ 

    ^I   suppose     I  must。    I  can¨t   be   more     miserable     anywhere�察院�

whimpered   the   whelp�察   �than   I   have   been   here�察  �ever   since   I   can 

remember。 That¨s one thing。 ̄ 

    Mr   Gradgrind   went   to   the   door�察  �and   returned   with   Sleary�察  �to 

whom       he  submitted      the   question�察   �How     to  get   this  deplorable 

object away�拭�

    ^Why�察�I¨ve been thinking of it�察�Thquire。 There¨th not muth time 

to loathe�察�tho you muth thay yeth or no。 Ith over twenty mileth to 

the   rail。   Thereth   a   coath   in   half   an   hour�察  �that   goeth  to   the   rail�察�



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