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communication         with    Mr。   Fish。    Every     New     Year's   Day�察   �myself    and 

friends   will   drink   his   health。  Once   every  year�察  �myself   and   friends   will 

address   him   with   the   deepest   feeling。      Once   in   his   life�察  �he   may   even 

perhaps receive�察�in public�察�in the presence of the gentry�察�a Trifle from a 



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Friend。     And when�察�upheld no more by these stimulants�察�and the Dignity 

of Labour�察�he sinks into his comfortable grave�察�then�察�my lady' ´ here Sir 

Joseph blew his nose ´ 'I will be a Friend and a Father ´ on the same terms 

´ to his children。' 

     Toby was greatly moved。 

     'O� �You have a thankful family�察�Sir Joseph��' cried his wife。 

     'My lady��' said Sir Joseph�察�quite majestically�察�'Ingratitude is known to 

be the sin of that class。       I expect no other return。' 

     'Ah�    �Born bad��' thought Toby。           'Nothing melts us。' 

     'What   man   can   do�察  �I   do��'   pursued   Sir   Joseph。  'I   do   my   duty  as   the 

Poor   Man's   Friend   and  Father�察  �and   I   endeavour to   educate   his   mind�察 �by 

inculcating   on   all   occasions   the   one   great   moral   lesson   which   that   class 

requires。     That is�察�entire Dependence on myself。              They have no business 

whatever   with   ´   with   themselves。      If   wicked   and   designing   persons   tell 

them   otherwise�察  �and   they   become   impatient   and   discontented�察  �and   are 

guilty   of   insubordinate   conduct   and   black´hearted   ingratitude�察  �which   is 

undoubtedly the case�察�I am their Friend and Father still。               It is so Ordained。 

It is in the nature of things。' 

     With that great sentiment�察�he opened the Alderman's letter�察�and read it。 

     'Very polite and attentive�察�I am sure��' exclaimed Sir Joseph。                'My lady�察�

the    Alderman      is  so  obliging    as   to  remind     me   that   he  has   had    ;the 

distinguished honour; ´ he is very good ´ of meeting me at the house of 

our   mutual   friend   Deedles�察  �the   banker�察  �and   he   does   me   the   favour   to 

inquire whether it will be agreeable to me to have Will Fern put down。' 

     'MOST agreeable��' replied my Lady Bowley。                   'The worst man among 

them�     �He has been committing a robbery�察�I hope��' 

     'Why   no��'   said   Sir   Joseph'�察  �referring   to   the   letter。 'Not   quite。   Very 

near。     Not     quite。    He    came     up   to  London�察     �it  seems�察   �to  look    for 

employment ��trying to better himself ´ that's his story���察�and being found at 

night asleep in a shed�察�was taken into custody�察�and carried next morning 

before the Alderman。          The Alderman observes ��very properly�� that he is 

determined to put this sort of thing down�察�and that if it will be agreeable to 

me to have Will Fern put down�察�he will be happy to begin with him。' 

     'Let him be made an example of�察�by all means��' returned the lady。 'Last 



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winter�察�when I introduced pinking and eyelet´holing among the men and 

boys in the village�察�as a nice evening employment�察�and had the lines�察�

       O let us love our occupations�察�Bless the squire and his relations�察�Live 

upon our daily rations�察�And always know our proper stations�察�

       set to music on the new system�察�for them to sing the while�察�this very 

Fern ´   I see   him  now ´   touched   that hat   of his�察 �and said�察  �I humbly  ask 

your pardon�察�my lady�察�but AN'T I something different from a great girl�拭─�

I   expected     it�察 �of  course�察  �who    can    expect   anything     but   insolence     and 

ingratitude from that class of people� �That is not to the purpose�察�however。 

Sir Joseph�       �Make an example of him��' 

     'Hem��' coughed Sir Joseph。             'Mr。 Fish�察�if you'll have the goodness to 

attend ´ ' 

     Mr。   Fish   immediately   seized   his   pen�察  �and   wrote   from   Sir   Joseph's 

dictation。 

     'Private。     My   dear   Sir。    I   am   very   much   indebted   to   you   for   your 

courtesy in the matter of the man William Fern�察�of whom�察�I regret to add�察�I 

can say  nothing   favourable。          I  have uniformly  considered   myself   in   the 

light   of   his   Friend   and   Father�察  �but   have   been   repaid   ��a   common   case�察  �I 

grieve to say�� with ingratitude�察�and constant opposition to my plans。                       He 

is a turbulent and rebellious spirit。 His character will not bear investigation。 

Nothing   will   persuade   him   to   be   happy   when   he   might。         Under   these 

circumstances�察  �it   appears   to   me�察  �I   own�察  �that   when   he   comes   before   you 

again   ��as   you   informed   me   he   promised   to   do   to´morrow�察  �pending   your 

inquiries�察  �and   I   think   he   may   be   so   far   relied   upon���察  �his   committal   for 

some short term as a Vagabond�察�would be a service to society�察�and would 

be a salutary example in a country where ´ for the sake of those who are�察�

through good and evil report�察�the Friends and Fathers of the Poor�察�as well 

as with a view to that�察�generally speaking�察�misguided class themselves ´ 

examples are greatly needed。            And I am��' and so forth。 

     'It appears��' remarked Sir Joseph when he had signed this letter�察�and Mr。 

Fish was sealing it�察�'as if this were Ordained�此              �really。 At the close of the 

year�察  �I   wind   up   my   account   and   strike   my   balance�察  �even   with   William 

Fern��' 

     Trotty�察�who had long ago relapsed�察�and was very low´spirited�察�stepped 



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forward with a rueful face to take the letter。 

     'With my compliments and thanks��' said Sir Joseph。                 'Stop��' 

     'Stop��' echoed Mr。 Fish。 

     'You have heard�察�perhaps��' said Sir Joseph�察�oracularly�察�'certain remarks 

into which I have been led respecting the solemn period of time at which 

we have arrived�察�and the duty imposed upon us of settling our affairs�察�and 

being prepared。        You have observed that I don't shelter myself behind my 

superior   standing   in   society�察  �but   that   Mr。   Fish   ´   that   gentleman   ´   has   a 

cheque´book at his elbow�察�and is in fact here�察�to enable me to turn over a 

perfectly new leaf�察�and enter on the epoch before us with a clean account。 

Now�察�my friend�察�can you lay your hand upon your heart�察�and say�察�that you 

also have made preparations for a New Year��' 

     'I am afraid�察�sir��' stammered Trotty�察�looking meekly at him�察�'that I am a 

´ a ´ little behind´hand with the world。' 

     ' Behind´hand with the world��' repeated Sir Joseph Bowley�察�in a tone 

of terrible distinctness。 

     'I am afraid�察�sir��' faltered Trotty�察�'that there's a matter of ten or twelve 

shillings owing to Mrs。 Chickenstalker。' 

     'To   Mrs。   Chickenstalker��'   repeated   Sir   Joseph�察  �in   the   same   tone   as 

before。 

     'A  shop�察  �sir��'   exclaimed   Toby�察  �'in   the   general   line。 Also   a   ´   a   little 

money on account of rent。            A very little�察�sir。     It oughtn't to be owing�察�I 

know�察�but we have been hard put to it�察�indeed��' 

     Sir Joseph looked at his lady�察�and at Mr。 Fish�察�and at Trotty�察�one after 

another�察�twice all round。          He then made a despondent gesture with both 

hands at once�察�as if he gave the thing up altogether。 

     'How a man�察�even among this improvident and impracticable race�察�an 

old   man�察  �a   man   grown   grey�察  �can   look   a   New Year   in the   face�察  �with   his 

affairs in this condition�察�how he can lie down on his bed at night�察�and get 

up again in the morning�察�and ´ Ther

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