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Chapter 10. Containing the whole Science of Government

           Givehimalotofforms!’Withwhichinstructiontonumbertwo,thissparklingyoungBarnacletookafreshhandfulofpapersfromnumbersoneandthree,andcarriedthemintothesanctuarytooffertothepresidingIdoloftheCircumlocutionOffice.

           ArthurClennamputhisformsinhispocketgloomilyenough,andwenthiswaydownthelongstonepassageandthelongstonestaircase.Hehadcometotheswingdoorsleadingintothestreet,andwaswaiting,notoverpatiently,fortwopeoplewhowerebetweenhimandthemtopassoutandlethimfollow,whenthevoiceofoneofthemstruckfamiliarlyonhisear.HelookedatthespeakerandrecognisedMrMeagles.MrMeagleswasveryredintheface—redderthantravelcouldhavemadehim—andcollaringashortmanwhowaswithhim,said,‘comeout,yourascal,comeOut!’

           Itwassuchanunexpectedhearing,anditwasalsosuchanunexpectedsighttoseeMrMeaglesbursttheswingdoorsopen,andemergeintothestreetwiththeshortman,whowasofanunoffendingappearance,thatClennamstoodstillforthemomentexchanginglooksofsurprisewiththeporter.Hefollowed,however,quickly;andsawMrMeaglesgoingdownthestreetwithhisenemyathisside.Hesooncameupwithhisoldtravellingcompanion,andtouchedhimontheback.ThecholericfacewhichMrMeaglesturneduponhimsmoothedwhenhesawwhoitwas,andheputouthisfriendlyhand.

           ‘Howareyou?’saidMrMeagles.‘Howd’yedo?Ihaveonlyjustcomeoverfromabroad.Iamgladtoseeyou.’

           ‘AndIamrejoicedtoseeyou.’

           ‘Thank’ee.

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