HARD TIMES
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TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY H. FRENCH
"Louisa!! Thomas!"—Chap. iii.
"This is a very obtrusive lad!" said Mr. Gradgrind—Chap. vi.
"Heaven's mercy, woman!" he cried, falling farther off from the figure, "Hast thou come back agen!"—Chap. x.
"It would be a fine thing to be you, Miss Louisa!"—Chap. ix.
He felt a touch upon his arm—Chap. xii.
He went down on his knee before her on the poor mean stairs, and put an end of her shawl to his lips—Chap. xiv.
"What a comical brother-in-law you are!"—Book 2, chap. iii.
"Louisa, my dear, you are the subject of a proposal of marriage that has been made to me"—Chap. xv.
"This, sir," said Bounderby, "is my wife, Mrs. Bounderby"—Book 2, chap. ii.
"Heaven help us all in this world!"—Book 2, chap. v.
"Mrs. Bounderby, I esteem it a most fortunate accident that I find you alone here"—Book 2, chap. vii.
Mrs. Sparsit advanced closer to them—Book 2, chap. xi.
Left alone with her mother, Louisa saw her lying with an awful lull upon her face—Book 2, chap. ix
"I only entreat you to believe, my favourite child, that I have meant to do right"—Book 3, chap. i.
"You have seen me once before, young lady," said Rachael—Book 3, chap. iv.
"Now, Thethilia, I don't athk to know any thecreth, but I thuppothe I may conthider thith to be Mith Thquire"—Book 3, chap. vii.
She stooped down on the grass at his side, and bent over him—Book 3, chap. vi.
Here was Louisa, on the night of the same day, watching the fire as in the days of yore—Book 3, chap. ix.
He drew up a placard, offering twenty pounds reward, for the apprehension of Stephen Blackwood—Book 3, chap. iv.
