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

that couple�察�will you��' 

     Well�拭     �They     were   worth    looking     at。  And      marriage    seemed     as 

reasonable and fair a deed as they need have in contemplation。 

     'A man may live to be as old as Methuselah��' said Mr。 Filer�察�'and may 

labour all his life for the benefit of such people as those�察�and may heap up 

facts on figures�察�facts on figures�察�facts on figures�察�mountains high and dry�察�

and   he   can   no   more   hope   to   persuade   'em   that   they   have   no   right   or 

business to be married�察�than he can hope to persuade 'em that they have no 

earthly right or business to be born。            And THAT we know they haven't。 

We reduced it to a mathematical certainty long ago��' 

     Alderman Cute was mightily diverted�察�and laid his right forefinger on 

the side of his nose�察�as much as to say to both his friends�察�'Observe me�察�

will you�     �Keep your eye on the practical man��' ´ and called Meg to him。 

     'Come here�察�my girl��' said Alderman Cute。 

     The young blood of her lover had been mounting�察�wrathfully�察 �within 

the last few minutes�察�and he was indisposed to let her come。                  But�察�setting 

a   constraint    upon     himself�察  �he   came     forward    with    a  stride   as  Meg 

approached�察�and stood beside her。             Trotty  kept her hand within his   arm 

still�察�but looked from face to face as wildly as a sleeper in a dream。 

     'Now�察�I'm going to give you a word or two of good advice�察�my girl��' 

said   the Alderman�察  �in   his   nice   easy  way。    'It's   my  place   to   give   advice�察�

you know�察�because I'm a Justice。           You know I'm a Justice�察�don't you��' 

     Meg timidly said�察�'Yes。'        But everybody knew Alderman Cute was a 

Justice�     �Oh    dear�察 �so   active   a  Justice  always�     �Who      such   a  mote   of 

brightness in the public eye�察�as Cute� �

     'You   are   going   to   be   married�察  �you   say��'   pursued   the Alderman。   'Very 

unbecoming   and   indelicate   in   one   of   your   sex�      �But   never   mind   that。 



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After you are married�察�you'll quarrel with your husband and come to be a 

distressed wife。       You may think not�察�but you will�察�because I tell you so。 

Now�察  �I    give   you   fair  warning�察  �that   I  have   made    up   my   mind    to  Put 

distressed   wives   Down。       So�察  �don't   be   brought   before   me。    You'll   have 

children ´ boys。      Those boys will grow up bad�察�of course�察�and run wild in 

the   streets�察  �without   shoes   and   stockings。   Mind�察  �my   young   friend�       �I'll 

convict     'em   summarily�察    �every    one�察 �for   I  am   determined     to  Put   boys 

without     shoes    and   stockings�察   �Down。     Perhaps      your   husband     will  die 

young ��most likely�� and leave you with a baby。               Then you'll be turned out 

of doors�察�and wander up and down the streets。                 Now�察�don't wander near 

me�察�my dear�察�for I am resolved�察�to Put all wandering mothers Down。                      All 

young mothers�察�of all sorts and kinds�察�it's my determination to Put Down。 

Don't think to plead illness as an excuse with me�察�or babies as an excuse 

with   me�察  �for   all   sick   persons   and   young   children   ��I   hope   you   know   the 

church´service�察�but I'm afraid not�� I am determined to Put Down。                    And if 

you attempt�察�desperately�察�and ungratefully�察�and impiously�察�and fraudulently 

attempt�察�to drown yourself�察�or hang yourself�察�I'll have no pity for you�察�for I 

have made up my mind to Put all suicide Down�                    �If there is one thing��' 

said the Alderman�察�with his self´satisfied smile�察�'on which I can be said to 

have made up my mind more than on another�察�it is to Put suicide Down。 

So don't try it on。      That's the phrase�察�isn't it�拭�Ha�察�ha� �now we understand 

each other。' 

     Toby knew not   whether to be agonised or glad�察�to see   that Meg   had 

turned a deadly white�察�and dropped her lover's hand。 

     'And as for you�察�you dull dog��' said the Alderman�察�turning with even 

increased   cheerfulness   and   urbanity   to   the   young   smith�察  �'what   are   you 

thinking of being married for�拭          �What do you want to be married for�察�you 

silly fellow�拭     �If I was a fine�察�young�察�strapping chap like you�察�I should be 

ashamed   of   being   milksop   enough   to   pin   myself   to   a   woman's   apron´ 

strings�     �Why�察�she'll be an old woman before you're a middle´aged man� �

And a pretty figure you'll cut then�察�with a draggle´tailed wife and a crowd 

of squalling children crying after you wherever you go��' 

     O�察�he knew how to banter the common people�察�Alderman Cute� �

     'There�     �Go along with you��' said the Alderman�察�'and repent。                 Don't 



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make such a fool of yourself as to get married on New Year's Day。 You'll 

think   very   differently   of   it�察  �long   before   next   New   Year's   Day�此�a   trim 

young fellow like you�察�with all the girls looking after you。                There�     �Go 

along with you��' 

     They went along。        Not arm in arm�察�or hand in hand�察�or interchanging 

bright glances�察�but�察�she in tears�察�he�察�gloomy and down´looking。 Were these 

the hearts that had so lately made old Toby's leap up from its faintness�拭�

No�察�no。     The Alderman ��a blessing on his head�。� had Put THEM Down。 

     'As you happen to be here��' said the Alderman to Toby�察�'you shall carry 

a letter for me。     Can you be quick�拭       �You're an old man。' 

     Toby�察�who had been   looking after Meg�察�quite  stupidly�察 �made shift to 

murmur out that he was very quick�察�and very strong。 

     'How old are you��' inquired the Alderman。 

     'I'm over sixty�察�sir��' said Toby。 

     'O�   �This man's a great deal past the average age�察�you know��' cried Mr。 

Filer breaking in as if his patience would bear some trying�察�but this really 

was carrying matters a little too far。 

     'I feel I'm intruding�察�sir��' said Toby。       'I ´ I misdoubted it this morning。 

Oh dear me��' 

     The Alderman cut him short by giving him the letter from his pocket。 

Toby would have got a shilling too�察�but Mr。 Filer clearly showing that in 

that case he would rob a certain given number of persons of ninepence´ 

halfpenny a´piece�察�he only got sixpence�察�and thought himself very well off 

to get that。 

     Then the Alderman gave an arm to each of his friends�察�and walked off 

in   high   feather�察  �but�察  �he   immediately   came   hurrying   back   alone�察  �as   if   he 

had forgotten something。 

     'Porter��' said the Alderman。 

     'Sir��' said Toby。 

     'Take care of that daughter of yours。         She's much too handsome。' 

     'Even her good looks are stolen from somebody or other�察�I suppose��' 

thought Toby�察�looking at the sixpence in his hand�察�and thinking of the tripe。 

'She's been and robbed five hundred ladies of a bloom a´piece�察�I shouldn't 

wonder。      It's very dreadful��' 



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     'She's   much   too   handsome�察  �my   man��'   repeated   the   Alderman。         'The 

chances are�察�that she'll come to no good�察�I clearly see。                 Observe what I 

say。    Take care of her��'      With which�察�he hurried off again。 

     'Wrong every way。         Wrong every way��' said Trotty�察�clasping his hands。 

'Born bad。      No business here��' 

     The Chimes came clashing in upon him as he said the words。                        Full�察�

loud�察�and sounding ´ but with no encouragement。                 No�察�not a drop。 

     'The tune's changed��' cried the old man�察�as he listened。               'There's not a 

word of all that fancy in it。         Why should there be�拭          �I have no business 

with the New Year nor with the old one neither。              Let me die��' 

     Still   the   Bells�察  �pealing   forth   their   changes�察  �made   the   very   air   spin。 

Put 'em down�察�Put 'em down�              �Good old Times�察�Good old Times� �Facts 

and   Figures�察  �Facts   and   Figures�     �Put   'em   down�察  �Put   'em   down�   �If   they 

said anything they said this�察�until the brain of Toby reeled。 

     He   pressed   his   bewildered   head   between   his   hands�察  �as   if   to   keep   it 

from splitting asunder。         A well´timed action�察�as it happened�察�for finding 

the letter in one of them�察�and being by that means reminded of his charge�察�

he fell�察�mechanically�察�into his usual trot�察�and trotted off。 



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               CHAPTER II ´ The Second 

                                   Quarter。 



     THE letter Toby had received from Alderman Cute�察�was addressed to a 

great   man   in   the   great   district of   the town。 The   greatest   district   of   the 

town。     It must have been the greatest district of the town�察�because it was 

commonly        called  'the  world'   by   its  inhabitants。   The     letter  positively 

seemed      heavier   in  Toby's   hand�察  �than   another    letter。  Not    because    the 

Alderman had sealed it with a very large coat of arms and no end of wax�察�

but because of the weighty name on the superscription�察�and the ponderous 

amount of gold and silver with which it was associated。 

     'How different from us��' thought Toby�察�in all simplicity and earnestness�察�

as   he   looked   at   the   direction。 'Divide   the   lively   turtles   in   the   bills   of 

mortality�察�by the number of gentlefolks able to buy 'em�察�and whose
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