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Chapter 34. Gone

           Iassureyouheismakingouthiscaselikeahousea-fire.Hehasfallenonhislegs,hasDan.Wheretheydon’twantthingsdoneandfindamantodo‘em,thatman’soffhislegs;butwheretheydowantthingsdoneandfindamantodo‘em,thatman’sonhislegs.Youwon’thaveoccasiontotroubletheCircumlocutionOfficeanymore.Letmetellyou,Danhasdonewithout‘em!’

           ‘Whataloadyoutakefrommymind!’criedArthur.‘Whathappinessyougiveme!’

           ‘Happiness?’retortedMrMeagles.‘Don’ttalkabouthappinesstillyouseeDan.IassureyouDanisdirectingworksandexecutinglaboursoveryonder,thatitwouldmakeyourhairstandonendtolookat.He’snopublicoffender,blessyou,now!He’smedalledandribboned,andstarredandcrossed,andIdon’t-know-whatall’d,likeabornnobleman.Butwemustn’ttalkaboutthatoverhere.’

           ‘Whynot?’

           ‘Oh,egad!’saidMrMeagles,shakinghisheadveryseriously,‘hemusthideallthosethingsunderlockandkeywhenhecomesoverhere.Theywon’tdooverhere.Inthatparticular,BritanniaisaBritanniaintheManger—won’tgiveherchildrensuchdistinctionsherself,andwon’tallowthemtobeseenwhentheyaregivenbyothercountries.No,no,Dan!’saidMrMeagles,shakinghisheadagain.‘Thatwon’tdohere!’

           ‘Ifyouhadbroughtme(exceptforDoyce’ssake)twicewhatIhavelost,’criedArthur,‘youwouldnothavegivenmethepleasurethatyougivemeinthisnews.’

           ‘Why,ofcourse,ofcourse,’assentedMrMeagles.

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