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           If,inremembranceofthepainsbestoweduponyouthere,youcanpersuadeyourselfinanydegreetodisregardyourpresentinterestandreleasemyson,Ientreatandprayyoutogivehimthebenefitofthatremembrance.’

           ‘Ireallywonder,sir,’rejoinedtheoldpupilinanargumentativemanner,‘tofindyoutakingapositionsountenable.Myschoolingwaspaidfor;itwasabargain;andwhenIcameaway,thebargainended.’

           ItwasafundamentalprincipleoftheGradgrindphilosophythateverythingwastobepaidfor.Nobodywaseveronanyaccounttogiveanybodyanything,orrenderanybodyhelpwithoutpurchase.Gratitudewastobeabolished,andthevirtuesspringingfromitwerenottobe.Everyinchoftheexistenceofmankind,frombirthtodeath,wastobeabargainacrossacounter.Andifwedidn’tgettoHeaventhatway,itwasnotapolitico-economicalplace,andwehadnobusinessthere.

           ‘Idon’tdeny,’addedBitzer,‘thatmyschoolingwascheap.Butthatcomesright,sir.Iwasmadeinthecheapestmarket,andhavetodisposeofmyselfinthedearest.’

           Hewasalittletroubledhere,byLouisaandSissycrying.

           ‘Praydon’tdothat,’saidhe,‘it’sofnousedoingthat:itonlyworries.YouseemtothinkthatIhavesomeanimosityagainstyoungMr.Tom;whereasIhavenoneatall.Iamonlygoing,onthereasonablegroundsIhavementioned,totakehimbacktoCoketown.Ifhewastoresist,IshouldsetupthecryofStopthief!But,hewon’tresist,youmaydependuponit.’

           Mr.

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