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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(