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Father and Daughter

           Bounderbywouldhaveseenyougrowupunderhiseyes,toverylittlepurpose,ifhecouldsofarforgetwhatisduetoyourgoodsense,nottosaytohis,astoaddressyoufromanysuchground.Therefore,perhapstheexpressionitselfImerelysuggestthistoyou,mydearmaybealittlemisplaced.’

           ‘Whatwouldyouadvisemetouseinitsstead,father?’

           ‘Why,mydearLouisa,’saidMr.Gradgrind,completelyrecoveredbythistime,‘Iwouldadviseyou(sinceyouaskme)toconsiderthisquestion,asyouhavebeenaccustomedtoconsidereveryotherquestion,simplyasoneoftangibleFact.Theignorantandthegiddymayembarrasssuchsubjectswithirrelevantfancies,andotherabsurditiesthathavenoexistence,properlyviewedreallynoexistencebutitisnocomplimenttoyoutosay,thatyouknowbetter.Now,whataretheFactsofthiscase?Youare,wewillsayinroundnumbers,twentyyearsofage;Mr.Bounderbyis,wewillsayinroundnumbers,fifty.Thereissomedisparityinyourrespectiveyears,butinyourmeansandpositionsthereisnone;onthecontrary,thereisagreatsuitability.Thenthequestionarises,Isthisonedisparitysufficienttooperateasabartosuchamarriage?Inconsideringthisquestion,itisnotunimportanttotakeintoaccountthestatisticsofmarriage,sofarastheyhaveyetbeenobtained,inEnglandandWales.

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