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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 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��' inquir

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