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The Keynote

           

           Isitpossible,Iwonder,thattherewasanyanalogybetweenthecaseoftheCoketownpopulationandthecaseofthelittleGradgrinds?Surely,noneofusinoursobersensesandacquaintedwithfigures,aretobetoldatthistimeofday,thatoneoftheforemostelementsintheexistenceoftheCoketownworking-peoplehadbeenforscoresofyears,deliberatelysetatnought?ThattherewasanyFancyinthemdemandingtobebroughtintohealthyexistenceinsteadofstrugglingoninconvulsions?Thatexactlyintheratioastheyworkedlongandmonotonously,thecravinggrewwithinthemforsomephysicalreliefsomerelaxation,encouraginggoodhumourandgoodspirits,andgivingthemaventsomerecognizedholiday,thoughitwerebutforanhonestdancetoastirringbandofmusicsomeoccasionallightpieinwhichevenM’Choakumchildhadnofingerwhichcravingmustandwouldbesatisfiedaright,ormustandwouldinevitablygowrong,untilthelawsoftheCreationwererepealed?

           ‘ThismanlivesatPod’sEnd,andIdon’tquiteknowPod’sEnd,’saidMr.Gradgrind.‘Whichisit,Bounderby?’

           Mr.Bounderbyknewitwassomewheredowntown,butknewnomorerespectingit.Sotheystoppedforamoment,lookingabout.

           Almostastheydidso,therecamerunningroundthecornerofthestreetataquickpaceandwithafrightenedlook,agirlwhomMr.Gradgrindrecognized.‘Halloa!’saidhe.‘Stop!Whereareyougoing!Stop!’Girlnumbertwentystoppedthen,palpitating,andmadehimacurtsey.

           ‘Whyareyoutearingaboutthestreets,’saidMr.

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