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Chapter XIV

           "Idon’tthink,sir,youhavearighttocommandme,merelybecauseyouareolderthanI,orbecauseyouhaveseenmoreoftheworldthanIhave; yourclaimtosuperioritydependsontheuseyouhavemadeofyourtimeandexperience." 

           "Humph!Promptlyspoken.ButIwon’tallowthat,seeingthatitwouldneversuitmycase,asIhavemadeanindifferent,nottosayabad,useofbothadvantages. Leavingsuperiorityoutofthequestion,then,youmuststillagreetoreceivemyordersnowandthen,withoutbeingpiquedorhurtbythetoneofcommand. Willyou?" 

           Ismiled:IthoughttomyselfMr.Rochesterispeculiarheseemstoforgetthathepaysme30poundsperannumforreceivinghisorders. 

           "Thesmileisverywell,"saidhe,catchinginstantlythepassingexpression;"butspeaktoo." 

           "Iwasthinking,sir,thatveryfewmasterswouldtroublethemselvestoinquirewhetherornottheirpaidsubordinateswerepiquedandhurtbytheirorders." 

           "Paidsubordinates!What!youaremypaidsubordinate,areyou?Ohyes,Ihadforgottenthesalary!Wellthen,onthatmercenaryground,willyouagreetoletmehectoralittle?" 

           "No,sir,notonthatground;but,onthegroundthatyoudidforgetit,andthatyoucarewhetherornotadependentiscomfortableinhisdependency,Iagreeheartily." 

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