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Steerforth’s Home

           Butitwasinreferencetothetoneinwhichhehadspokenof‘thatsortofpeople’,thatMissDartle,whosesparklingeyeshadbeenwatchfulofus,nowbrokeinagain.

           ‘Oh,but,really?Dotellme.Arethey,though?’shesaid.

           ‘Aretheywhat?Andarewhowhat?’saidSteerforth.

           ‘Thatsortofpeople.Aretheyreallyanimalsandclods,andbeingsofanotherorder?IwanttoknowSOmuch.’

           ‘Why,there’saprettywideseparationbetweenthemandus,’saidSteerforth,withindifference.‘Theyarenottobeexpectedtobeassensitiveasweare.Theirdelicacyisnottobeshocked,orhurteasily.Theyarewonderfullyvirtuous,Idaresaysomepeoplecontendforthat,atleast;andIamsureIdon’twanttocontradictthembuttheyhavenotveryfinenatures,andtheymaybethankfulthat,liketheircoarseroughskins,theyarenoteasilywounded.’

           ‘Really!’saidMissDartle.‘Well,Idon’tknow,now,whenIhavebeenbetterpleasedthantohearthat.It’ssoconsoling!It’ssuchadelighttoknowthat,whentheysuffer,theydon’tfeel!SometimesIhavebeenquiteuneasyforthatsortofpeople;butnowIshalljustdismisstheideaofthem,altogether.Liveandlearn.Ihadmydoubts,Iconfess,butnowthey’reclearedup.

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