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Chapter 10. Containing the whole Science of Government

           Heisamantobeshirked,putoff,brow-beaten,sneeredat,handedoverbythishighly-connectedyoungoroldgentleman,tothathighly-connectedyoungoroldgentleman,anddodgedbackagain;heisamanwithnorightsinhisowntime,orhisownproperty;amereoutlaw,whomitisjustifiabletogetridofanyhow;amantobewornoutbyallpossiblemeans.’

           Itwasnotsodifficulttobelieve,afterthemorning’sexperience,asMrMeaglessupposed.

           ‘Don’tstandthere,Doyce,turningyourspectacle-caseoverandover,’criedMrMeagles,‘buttellMrClennamwhatyouconfessedtome.’

           ‘Iundoubtedlywasmadetofeel,’saidtheinventor,‘asifIhadcommittedanoffence.Indancingattendanceatthevariousoffices,Iwasalwaystreated,moreorless,asifitwasaverybadoffence.Ihavefrequentlyfounditnecessarytoreflect,formyownself-support,thatIreallyhadnotdoneanythingtobringmyselfintotheNewgateCalendar,butonlywantedtoeffectagreatsavingandagreatimprovement.’

           ‘There!’saidMrMeagles.‘JudgewhetherIexaggerate.Nowyou’llbeabletobelievemewhenItellyoutherestofthecase.’

           Withthisprelude,MrMeagleswentthroughthenarrative;theestablishednarrative,whichhasbecometiresome;thematter-of-coursenarrativewhichweallknowbyheart.How,afterinterminableattendanceandcorrespondence,afterinfiniteimpertinences,ignorances,andinsults,mylordsmadeaMinute,numberthreethousandfourhundredandseventy-two,allowingtheculprittomakecertaintrialsofhisinventionathisownexpense.

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