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A150 Exam revision tutorial Stephen came out of the hot mill into the damp wind and cold wet streets, haggard and worn. He turned from his own class and his own quarter, taking nothing but a little bread as he walked along, towards the hill on which his principal employer lived, in a red house with black outside shutters, green inside blinds, a black street door, up two white steps, BOUNDERBY (in letters very like himself) upon a brazen plate, and a round brazen door-handle underneath it, like a brazen full- stop. Mr. Bounderby was at his lunch. So Stephen had expected. Would his servant say that one of the Hands begged leave to speak to him? Message in return, requiring name of such Hand. Stephen Blackpool. There was nothing troublesome against Stephen Blackpool; yes, he might come in. Stephen Blackpool in the parlour. Mr. Bounderby (whom he just knew by sight), at lunch on chop and sherry. Mrs. Sparsit netting at the fireside, in a side-saddle attitude, with one foot in a cotton stirrup. It was a part, at once of Mrs. Sparsit’s dignity and service, not to lunch. She supervised the meal officially, but implied that in her own stately person she considered lunch a weakness. ‘Now, Stephen,’ said Mr. Bounderby, ‘what’s the matter with you?’ Stephen made a bow. Not a servile one — these Hands will never do that! Lord bless you, sir, you’ll never catch them at that, if they have been with you twenty years! — and, as a complimentary toilet for Mrs. Sparsit, tucked his neckerchief ends into his waistcoat. ‘Now, you know,’ said Mr. Bounderby, taking some sherry, ‘we have never had any difficulty with you, and you have never been one of the unreasonable ones. You don’t expect to be set up in a coach and six, and to be fed on turtle soup and venison, with a gold spoon, as a
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A150 Exam revision tutorialStephencameout of thehotmill intothedampwindandcoldwetstreets, haggardandworn. Heturnedfromhisownclassandhisownquarter, taking nothing but a little bread as he walked along, towards thehill on which his principal employer lived, in a red house with black outsideshutters, greeninside blinds, ablackstreet door, uptwowhite steps,BOU!"#B$%inletters verylikehimself& uponabra'enplate, andaround bra'en door(handle underneath it, like a bra'en full(stop.)r. Bounderby was at his lunch. So Stephen had e*pected. +ould hisservant say that one of the Hands begged leave to speak to him, )essage inreturn, requiring name of such Hand. Stephen Blackpool. -here wasnothing troublesome against Stephen Blackpool. yes, he might come in.Stephen Blackpool in the parlour. )r. Bounderby %whom he /ust knewby sight&, at lunch on chop and sherry. )rs. Sparsit netting at the fireside,in a side(saddle attitude, with one foot in a cotton stirrup. 0t was a part, atonce of )rs. Sparsit1s dignity and service, not to lunch. She supervised themeal officially, but implied that in her own stately person she consideredlunch a weakness.2ow, Stephen,1 said )r. Bounderby, 2what1s the matter with you,1Stephenmade a bow.otaservile one 3theseHandswill neverdothat4 5ord bless you, sir, you1ll never catch them at that, if they have beenwith you twenty years4 3 and, as a complimentary toilet for )rs. Sparsit,tucked his neckerchief ends into his waistcoat.2ow, youknow,1 said)r. Bounderby, takingsomesherry, 2wehaveneverhadanydifficultywithyou, andyouhaveneverbeenoneof theunreasonable ones. $ou don1t e*pect to be set up in a coach and si*, and tobe fed on turtle soup and venison, with a gold spoon, as a good many of 1emdo41 )r. Bounderby always represented this to be the sole, immediate, anddirect ob/ect of any Hand who was not entirely satisfied. 2and therefore 0know already that you have not come here to make a complaint. ow, youknow, 0 am certain of that, beforehand.12o, sir, sure 0 ha1 not coom for nowt o1 th1 kind.1A150 Exam revision tutorial)r. Bounderby seemed agreeably surprised, notwithstanding hisprevious strong conviction. 26ery well,1 he returned. 2$ou1re a steady Hand,and 0 was not mistaken. ow, let me hear what it1s all about. 7s it1s not that,let me hear what it is. +hat have you got to say, Out with it, lad41Stephenhappened to glance towards )rs. Sparsit. 20 can go, )r.Bounderby, if you wish it,1 said that self(sacrificing lady, making a feint oftaking her foot out of the stirrup.)r. Bounderby stayed her, by holding a mouthful of chop in suspensionbefore swallowing it, and putting out his left hand. -hen, withdrawing hishand and swallowing his mouthful of chop, he said to Stephen82ow you know, this good lady is a born lady, a high lady. $ou are not tosuppose because she keeps my house for me, that she hasn1t been very highup the tree 3 ah, up at the top of the tree4 ow, if you have got anything tosay that can1t be said before a born lady, this lady will leave the room. 0fwhat you have got to say can be said before a born lady, this lady will staywhere she is.12Sir, 0 hope 0 never had nowt to say, not fitten for a born lady to year,sin1 0 were born mysen1,1 was the reply, accompanied with a slight flush.26erywell,1 said)r.Bounderby, pushingawayhisplate,andleaningback. 29ire away41Charles Dickens, Hard Times, Book 1, Chapter 11, No Way ut!"uestions on Hard Times1# $o% &oes this extract relate to the theme o' authority()# $o% &oes Dickens use re*ister to create a comic e''ect in his &escription o' +rs ,parsit in this extract(-# What &oes this extract tell us a.out in&ustry in the north o' En*lan& in the nineteenth century(/# a0 1rom %hose perspective &o %e vie% this scene( $o% &oes the narratorial voice control our impressions o' the scene(.0 $o% &oes Dickens use &ialo*ue to in&icate character in this extract(A150 Exam revision tutorial1rom Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, .y 2ohn le Carr3, 4on&on5 $o&&er 6 ,tou*hton, 178/A150 Exam revision tutorialA150 Exam revision tutorial"uestions on Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy1# $o% &oes this text relate to the theme o' authority()# Why an& ho% &oes le Carr3 incorporate lan*ua*es other than En*lish into this text(-# What can %e learn a.out the British ,ecret ,ervice in the t%entieth century 'rom this text(/# $o% &oes le Carr3 use $ay&on!s note an& ,miley!s rea&in* o' it to *ive the rea&er an impression o' $ay&on!s character(91: ;ell me,+use, o' the man o' many &evices, %ho %an&ere& 'ull many %ays a'ter he ha&sacke& the sacre& cita&el o' ;roy# +any %ere the men %hose cities he sa% an& %hose min& he learne&, aye, an& many the %oes he su''ere& in his heart upon the sea, seekin* to %in his o%n li'e an& the return o' his comra&es# .ut he took 'rom them the &ay o' their returnin*# ' these thin*s, *o&&ess, &au*hter o' ?eus, .e*innin* %here thou %ilt, tell thou even unto us#911: No% all the rest, as many as ha& escape& sheer &estruction, %ere at home, sa'e 'rom .oth%ar an& sea, .ut &ysseus alone, 'ille& %ith lon*in* 'or his return an& 'or his %i'e, &i& the @ueenly nymph Calypso, that .ri*ht *o&&ess, keep .ack in her hollo% caves, yearnin* that he shoul& .e her hus.an But %hen, as the seasons revolve&, the year came in %hich the *o&s ha& or&aine& that he shoul& return home to Athaca, not even there %as he 'ree 'rom toils, evenamon* his o%n 'olk# An& all the *o&s pitie& him save Bosei&on> .ut he continue& to ra*e unceasin*ly a*ainst *o&like &ysseus until at len*th he reache& his o%n lan $o%.eit Bosei&on ha& *one amon* the 'arCo'' Ethiopians=the Ethiopians %ho &%ell sun&ere& in t%ain, the 'arthermost o' men, some %here $yperion sets an& some %here he rises, there to receive a hecatom. o' .ulls an& rams, an& there he %as takin* his Doy, sittin* at the 'east> .ut the other *o&s %ere *athere& to*ether in the halls o' lympian ?eus#$omer, Odyssey, 1#1C)8"uestions on The Odyssey1# $o% &oes this text relate to the theme o' authority()# With re'erence to this text, &iscuss ho% %riters can manipulate lan*ua*e to create a particular perspective on events#-# What can %e learn a.out the ancient Ereek %orl& 'rom this text(/# $o% &oes $omer esta.lish &ysseus as the hero o' this text(
