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Men and Brothers

           Hewasnotsohonest,hewasnotsomanly,hewasnotsogood-humoured;hesubstitutedcunningfortheirsimplicity,andpassionfortheirsafesolidsense.Anill-made,high-shoulderedman,withloweringbrows,andhisfeaturescrushedintoanhabituallysourexpression,hecontrastedmostunfavourably,eveninhismongreldress,withthegreatbodyofhishearersintheirplainworkingclothes.Strangeasitalwaysistoconsideranyassemblyintheactofsubmissivelyresigningitselftothedrearinessofsomecomplacentperson,lordorcommoner,whomthree-fourthsofitcould,bynohumanmeans,raiseoutofthesloughofinanitytotheirownintellectuallevel,itwasparticularlystrange,anditwasevenparticularlyaffecting,toseethiscrowdofearnestfaces,whosehonestyinthemainnocompetentobserverfreefrombiascoulddoubt,soagitatedbysuchaleader.

           Good!Hear,hear!Hurrah!Theeagernessbothofattentionandintention,exhibitedinallthecountenances,madethemamostimpressivesight.Therewasnocarelessness,nolanguor,noidlecuriosity;noneofthemanyshadesofindifferencetobeseeninallotherassemblies,visibleforonemomentthere.

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