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Chapter 28. An Appearance in the Marshalsea

           IheardcommentsmadeuponitlastnightinaParlourfrequentedbywhatIshouldcall,ifIdidnotlookintherenowandthenmyself,thebestlegalcompany—Iheard,there,commentsonitthatIwassorrytohear.Theyhurtmeonyouraccount.Again,onlythismorningatbreakfast.Mydaughter(butawoman,you’llsay:yetstillwithafeelingforthesethings,andevenwithsomelittlepersonalexperience,astheplaintiffinRuggandBawkins)wasexpressinghergreatsurprise;hergreatsurprise.Nowunderthesecircumstances,andconsideringthatnoneofuscanquitesetourselvesabovepublicopinion,wouldn’tatriflingconcessiontothatopinionbe—Come,sir,’saidRugg,‘Iwillputitonthelowestgroundofargument,andsay,Amiable?’

           Arthur’sthoughtshadoncemorewanderedawaytoLittleDorrit,andthequestionremainedunanswered.

           ‘Astomyself,sir,’saidMrRugg,hopingthathiseloquencehadreducedhimtoastateofindecision,‘itisaprincipleofminenottoconsidermyselfwhenaclient’sinclinationsareinthescale.But,knowingyourconsideratecharacterandgeneralwishtooblige,IwillrepeatthatIshouldpreferyourbeingintheBench.Yourcasehasmadeanoise;itisacreditablecasetobeprofessionallyconcernedin;Ishouldfeelonabetterstandingwithmyconnection,ifyouwenttotheBench.Don’tletthatinfluenceyou,sir.Imerelystatethefact.

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