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Chapter 25. The Chief Butler Resigns the Seals of Office

           Byabouteleveno’clockintheforenoon,somethingthematterwiththebrain,becamethefavouritetheoryagainstthefield;andbytwelvethesomethinghadbeendistinctlyascertainedtobe‘Pressure.’

           Pressurewassoentirelysatisfactorytothepublicmind,andseemedtomakeeverybodysocomfortable,thatitmighthavelastedalldaybutforBar’shavingtakentherealstateofthecaseintoCourtathalf-pastnine.ThisledtoitsbeginningtobecurrentlywhisperedalloverLondonbyaboutone,thatMrMerdlehadkilledhimself.Pressure,however,sofarfrombeingoverthrownbythediscovery,becameagreaterfavouritethanever.TherewasageneralmoralisinguponPressure,ineverystreet.Allthepeoplewhohadtriedtomakemoneyandhadnotbeenabletodoit,said,Thereyouwere!YounosoonerbegantodevoteyourselftothepursuitofwealththanyougotPressure.Theidlepeopleimprovedtheoccasioninasimilarmanner.See,saidthey,whatyoubroughtyourselftobywork,work,work!Youpersistedinworking,youoverdidit.Pressurecameon,andyouweredonefor!Thisconsiderationwasverypotentinmanyquarters,butnowheremoresothanamongtheyoungclerksandpartnerswhohadneverbeenintheslightestdangerofoverdoingit.These,oneandall,declared,quitepiously,thattheyhopedtheywouldneverforgetthewarningaslongastheylived,andthattheirconductmightbesoregulatedastokeepoffPressure,andpreservethem,acomforttotheirfriends,formanyyears.

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