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Chapter 41

           

           HavingmadethisratherloftycomparisonIamlessuneasyincallingattentiontotheexistenceoflowpeoplebywhoseinterference,howeverlittlewemaylikeit,thecourseoftheworldisverymuchdetermined.Itwouldbewell,certainly,ifwecouldhelptoreducetheirnumber,andsomethingmightperhapsbedonebynotlightlygivingoccasiontotheirexistence.Sociallyspeaking,JoshuaRiggwouldhavebeengenerallypronouncedasuperfluity.ButthosewholikePeterFeatherstoneneverhadacopyofthemselvesdemanded,aretheverylasttowaitforsucharequesteitherinproseorverse.Thecopyinthiscaseboremoreofoutsideresemblancetothemother,inwhosesexfrog-features,accompaniedwithfresh-coloredcheeksandawell-roundedfigure,arecompatiblewithmuchcharmforacertainorderofadmirers.Theresultissometimesafrog-facedmale,desirable,surely,tonoorderofintelligentbeings.Especiallywhenheissuddenlybroughtintoevidencetofrustrateotherpeople’sexpectationstheverylowestaspectinwhichasocialsuperfluitycanpresenthimself.

           ButMr.RiggFeatherstone’slowcharacteristicswereallofthesober,water-drinkingkind.Fromtheearliesttothelatesthourofthedayhewasalwaysassleek,neat,andcoolasthefrogheresembled,andoldPeterhadsecretlychuckledoveranoffshootalmostmorecalculating,andfarmoreimperturbable,thanhimself.

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