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Chapter 34

           Casaubonwasoutofthequestion,notmerelybecausehedeclineddutyofthissort,butbecauseFeatherstonehadanespecialdisliketohimastherectorofhisownparish,whohadalienonthelandintheshapeoftithe,alsoasthedelivererofmorningsermons,whichtheoldman,beinginhispewandnotatallsleepy,hadbeenobligedtositthroughwithaninwardsnarl.Hehadanobjectiontoaparsonstuckupabovehisheadpreachingtohim.ButhisrelationswithMr.Cadwalladerhadbeenofadifferentkind:thetrout-streamwhichranthroughMr.Casaubon’slandtookitscoursethroughFeatherstone’salso,sothatMr.Cadwalladerwasaparsonwhohadhadtoaskafavorinsteadofpreaching.Moreover,hewasoneofthehighgentrylivingfourmilesawayfromLowick,andwasthusexaltedtoanequalskywiththesheriffofthecountyandotherdignitiesvaguelyregardedasnecessarytothesystemofthings.TherewouldbeasatisfactioninbeingburiedbyMr.Cadwallader,whoseverynameofferedafineopportunityforpronouncingwronglyifyouliked.

           ThisdistinctionconferredontheRectorofTiptonandFreshittwasthereasonwhyMrs.CadwalladermadeoneofthegroupthatwatchedoldFeatherstone’sfuneralfromanupperwindowofthemanor.Shewasnotfondofvisitingthathouse,butsheliked,asshesaid,toseecollectionsofstrangeanimalssuchastherewouldbeatthisfuneral;andshehadpersuadedSirJamesandtheyoungLadyChettamtodrivetheRectorandherselftoLowickinorderthatthevisitmightbealtogetherpleasant.

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