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No Way Out

           Bounderbystayedher,byholdingamouthfulofchopinsuspensionbeforeswallowingit,andputtingouthislefthand.Then,withdrawinghishandandswallowinghismouthfulofchop,hesaidtoStephen:

           ‘Nowyouknow,thisgoodladyisabornlady,ahighlady.Youarenottosupposebecauseshekeepsmyhouseforme,thatshehasn’tbeenveryhighupthetreeah,upatthetopofthetree!Now,ifyouhavegotanythingtosaythatcan’tbesaidbeforeabornlady,thisladywillleavetheroom.Ifwhatyouhavegottosaycanbesaidbeforeabornlady,thisladywillstaywheresheis.’

           ‘Sir,IhopeIneverhadnowttosay,notfittenforabornladytoyear,sin’Iwerebornmysen’,’wasthereply,accompaniedwithaslightflush.

           ‘Verywell,’saidMr.Bounderby,pushingawayhisplate,andleaningback.‘Fireaway!’

           ‘Iha’coom,’Stephenbegan,raisinghiseyesfromthefloor,afteramoment’sconsideration,‘toaskyoyoradvice.Ineed’tovermuch.IweremarriedonEas’rMondaynineteenyearsin,longanddree.Shewereayounglassprettyenowwi’goodaccountsofherseln.Well!Shewentbadsoon.Notalongofme.GonnowsIwerenotaunkindhusbandtoher.’

           ‘Ihaveheardallthisbefore,’saidMr.Bounderby.‘Shetooktodrinking,leftoffworking,soldthefurniture,pawnedtheclothes,andplayedoldGooseberry.’

           ‘Iwerepatientwi’her.’

           (‘Themorefoolyou,Ithink,’saidMr.Bounderby,inconfidencetohiswine-glass.)

           ‘Iwereverypatientwi’her.

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