Why did Dickens call this character Master Bates?
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Bates
//beɪts//
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Mr Bates is a wealthy industrialist, he won't have time for someone like you.
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Swimming gold medalist Carrie Bates recalls the sensation of adrenaline and excitement, shot through with fear, that swamped her body when she first stepped onto the Olympic stage at the age of 16.
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Carrie Bates, known then by her maiden name Steinseifer, won three swimming gold medals at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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