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Chapter 32

           HefeltthattheFeatherstonefamilygenerallywasoflimitedunderstanding,butbeingamanoftheworldandapubliccharacter,tookeverythingasamatterofcourse,andevenwenttoconversewithMr.JonahandyoungCranchinthekitchen,notdoubtingthathehadimpressedthelattergreatlybyhisleadingquestionsconcerningtheChalkyFlats.IfanybodyhadobservedthatMr.BorthropTrumbull,beinganauctioneer,wasboundtoknowthenatureofeverything,hewouldhavesmiledandtrimmedhimselfsilentlywiththesensethathecameprettynearthat.Onthewhole,inanauctioneeringway,hewasanhonorableman,notashamedofhisbusiness,andfeelingthat"thecelebratedPeel,nowSirRobert,"ifintroducedtohim,wouldnotfailtorecognizehisimportance.

           "Idon’tmindifIhaveasliceofthatham,andaglassofthatale,MissGarth,ifyouwillallowme,"hesaid,comingintotheparlorathalf-pasteleven,afterhavinghadtheexceptionalprivilegeofseeingoldFeatherstone,andstandingwithhisbacktothefirebetweenMrs.WauleandSolomon.

           "It’snotnecessaryforyoutogoout;letmeringthebell."

           "Thankyou,"saidMary,"Ihaveanerrand."

           "Well,Mr.Trumbull,you’rehighlyfavored,"saidMrs.Waule.

           "What!seeingtheoldman?"saidtheauctioneer,playingwithhissealsdispassionately."Ah,youseehehasreliedonmeconsiderably."Herehepressedhislipstogether,andfrownedmeditatively.

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