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population of this country�察�by the name of tripe。' 

     The     Alderman      laughed�察    �and   winked�察     �for  he   was    a  merry    fellow�察�

Alderman Cute。          Oh�察�and a sly fellow too�            �A knowing fellow。          Up to 

everything。       Not to   be imposed upon。           Deep in   the people's hearts�  �He 

knew them�察�Cute did。           I believe you� �

     'But who eats tripe��' said Mr。 Filer�察�looking round。                  'Tripe is without 

an    exception     the   least   economical�察     �and    the   most    wasteful    article   of 

consumption that the markets of this country can by possibility produce。 

The loss upon a pound of tripe has been found to be�察�in the boiling�察�seven´ 

eights   of   a   fifth   more   than   the   loss   upon   a   pound   of   any   other   animal 

substance whatever。          Tripe is more expensive�察�properly understood�察�than 

the    hothouse     pine´apple。     Taking     into  account     the   number     of   animals 

slaughtered yearly within the bills of mortality alone�察�and forming a low 

estimate   of   the   quantity   of   tripe   which   the   carcases   of   those   animals�察�

reasonably   well   butchered�察  �would   yield�察  �I         find   that   the   waste   on  that 

amount of tripe�察�if boiled�察�would victual a garrison of five hundred men 



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for five months of thirty´one days each�察�and a February over。                  The Waste�察�

the Waste��' 

     Trotty   stood   aghast�察  �and   his   legs   shook   under   him。    He   seemed   to 

have starved a garrison of five hundred men with his own hand。 

     'Who eats tripe��' said Mr。 Filer�察�warmly。           'Who eats tripe��' 

     Trotty made a miserable bow。 

     'You do�察�do   you��' said Mr。  Filer。         'Then I'll tell   you something。 You 

snatch your tripe�察�my friend�察�out of the mouths of widows and orphans。' 

     'I hope not�察�sir��' said Trotty�察�faintly。      'I'd sooner die of want��' 

     'Divide   the   amount   of   tripe   before´mentioned�察  �Alderman��'   said   Mr。 

Filer�察�'by the estimated number of existing widows and orphans�察�and the 

result   will be   one pennyweight of   tripe   to   each。       Not   a grain   is left   for 

that man。      Consequently�察�he's a robber。' 

     Trotty    was    so  shocked�察    �that   it  gave   him   no   concern     to  see   the 

Alderman finish the tripe himself。           It was a relief to get rid of it�察�anyhow。 

     'And what do you say��' asked the Alderman�察�jocosely�察�of the red´ faced 

gentleman in the blue coat。          'You have heard friend Filer。 What do YOU 

SAY��' 

     'What's   it   possible   to   say��'   returned   the   gentleman。   'What   IS   to   be 

said�拭    �Who can take any interest in a fellow like this��' meaning Trotty�察�'in 

such degenerate  times   as   these�拭       �Look   at him。      What   an   object�     �The 

good old times�察�the grand old times�察�the great old times�                   �THOSE were 

the times for a bold peasantry�察�and all that sort of thing。              Those were the 

times for every sort of thing�察�in fact。          There's nothing now´a´days。           Ah��' 

sighed     the  red´faced     gentleman。      'The    good    old  times�察  �the   good    old 

times��' 

     The gentleman didn't specify what particular times he alluded to�察�nor 

did he say whether he objected to the present times�察�from a disinterested 

consciousness   that   they   had   done   nothing   very   remarkable   in   producing 

himself。 

     'The   good   old   times�察  �the   good   old   times��'   repeated   the   gentleman。 

'What times they were�          �They were the only times。          It's of no use talking 

about any other times�察�or discussing what the people are in THESE times。 

You don't call these times�察�do you�拭          �I don't。    Look into Strutt's Costumes�察�



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and see what a Porter used to be�察�in any of the good old English reigns。' 

     'He   hadn't�察  �in   his   very   best   circumstances�察  �a   shirt   to   his   back�察  �or   a 

stocking to his foot�察�and there was scarcely a vegetable in all England for 

him to put into his mouth��' said Mr。 Filer。             'I can prove it�察�by tables。' 

     But   still   the   red´faced   gentleman       extolled   the   good   old   times�察   �the 

grand old times�察�the great old times。              No matter what anybody else said�察�

he still went turning round and round in one set form of words concerning 

them�察�as a poor squirrel turns and turns in its revolving cage�察�touching the 

mechanism�察        �and    trick   of   which�察    �it  has   probably      quite   as   distinct 

perceptions�察      �as   ever   this   red´faced     gentleman       had    of  his   deceased 

Millennium。 

     It   is   possible   that   poor  Trotty's   faith   in   these   very   vague   Old   Times 

was not entirely destroyed�察�for he felt vague enough at that moment。                      One 

thing�察�however�察�was plain to him�察�in the midst of his distress�察�to wit�察�that 

however   these   gentlemen   might   differ   in   details�察  �his   misgivings   of   that 

morning�察�and of many other mornings�察�were well founded。                       'No�察�no。      We 

can't go right or do right��' thought Trotty in despair。               'There is no good in 

us。    We are born bad��' 

     But   Trotty   had   a   father's   heart   within   him�察  �which   had   somehow   got 

into his breast in spite of this decree�察�and he could not bear that Meg�察�in 

the   blush   of   her   brief   joy�察  �should   have   her   fortune   read   by   these   wise 

gentlemen。       'God help her��' thought poor Trotty。              'She will know it soon 

enough。' 

     He anxiously signed�察�therefore�察�to the young smith�察�to take her away。 

But he was so busy�察�talking to her softly at a little distance�察�that he only 

became      conscious      of  this  desire�察  �simultaneously   with        Alderman      Cute。 

Now�察�the Alderman had not yet had his say�察�but HE was a philosopher�察�too 

´ practical�察�though� �Oh�察�very practical ´ and�察�as he had no idea of losing 

any portion of his audience�察�he cried 'Stop��' 

     'Now�察�you know��' said the Alderman�察�addressing his two friends�察�with a 

self´complacent   smile   upon   his   face   which   was   habitual   to   him�察  �'I   am   a 

plain man�察�and a practical man�察�and I go to work in a plain practical way。 

That's   my   way。      There   is   not   the   least   mystery   or   difficulty   in   dealing 

with this sort of people if you only understand 'em�察�and can talk to 'em in 



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their   own    manner。      Now�察    �you   Porter�     �Don't    you   ever   tell  me�察  �or 

anybody else�察�my friend�察�that you haven't always enough to eat�察�and of the 

best�察�because I know better。         I have tasted your tripe�察�you know�察�and you 

can't ;chaff;   me。     You   understand   what ;chaff;   means�察�eh�拭          �That's   the 

right   word�察  �isn't   it�拭�Ha�察  �ha�察  �ha�   �Lord   bless   you��'   said   the   Alderman�察�

turning to his friends again�察�'it's the easiest thing on earth to deal with this 

sort of people�察�if you understand 'em。' 

     Famous man for the common people�察�Alderman Cute�                      �Never out of 

temper with them�        �Easy�察�affable�察�joking�察�knowing gentleman� �

     'You   see�察  �my   friend��'   pursued   the   Alderman�察  �'there's   a   great   deal   of 

nonsense talked about Want ´ ;hard up�察─�you know�察�that's the phrase�察�isn't 

it�拭�ha� �ha� �ha�  � and I intend to Put it Down。 There's a certain amount of 

cant in vogue about Starvation�察�and I mean to Put it Down。                     That's all� �

Lord bless you��' said the Alderman�察�turning to his friends again�察�'you may 

Put Down anything among this sort of people�察�if you only know the way to 

set about it。' 

     Trotty took Meg's hand and drew it through his arm。                 He didn't seem 

to know what he was doing though。 

     'Your daughter�察�eh��' said the Alderman�察�chucking her familiarly under 

the chin。 

     Always     affable   with   the   working    classes�察  �Alderman      Cute�    �Knew 

what pleased them�         �Not a bit of pride� �

     'Where's her mother��' asked that worthy gentleman。 

     'Dead��'    said  Toby。    'Her    mother    got   up   linen�察 �and   was    called   to 

Heaven when She was born。' 

     'Not   to  get   up  linen   THERE�察     �I  suppose��'   remarked      the  Alderman 

pleasantly 

     Toby might or might not have been able to separate his wife in Heaven 

from her old pursuits。        But query�此      �If Mrs。 Alderman Cute had gone to 

Heaven�察�would Mr。 Alderman Cute have pictured her as holding any state 

or station there�拭�

     'And you're making love to her�察�are you��' said Cute to the young smith。 

     'Yes��'   returned   Richard   quickly�察  �for   he   was   nettled   by   the   question。 

'And we are going to be married on New Year's Day。' 



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     'What do you mean��' cried Filer sharply。            'Married��' 

     'Why�察�yes�察�we're thinking of it�察�Master��' said Richard。             'We're rather in 

a hurry�察�you see�察�in case it should be Put Down first。' 

     'Ah��' cried Filer�察 �with a groan。        'Put THAT down indeed�察�Alderman�察�

and   you'll   do   something。     Married�      �Married�。       �The   ignorance   of   the 

first   principles   of   political   economy   on   the   part   of   these   people�察  �their 

improvidence�察�their wickedness�察�is�察�by Heavens� �enough to ´ Now lo
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