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Chapter 10. Containing the whole Science of Government

           

           ‘No,’hereturned,‘Idon’tknowthatIhavemorethananotherman.’

           ‘BytheLord,youhavemorethanIhave,though!’criedMrMeagles.

           Doycesmiled,ashesaidtoClennam,‘Yousee,myexperienceofthesethingsdoesnotbeginwithmyself.Ithasbeeninmywaytoknowalittleaboutthemfromtimetotime.Mineisnotaparticularcase.Iamnotworseusedthanahundredotherswhohaveputthemselvesinthesameposition—thanalltheothers,Iwasgoingtosay.’

           ‘Idon’tknowthatIshouldfindthataconsolation,ifitweremycase;butIamverygladthatyoudo.’

           ‘Understandme!Idon’tsay,’herepliedinhissteady,planningway,andlookingintothedistancebeforehimasifhisgreyeyeweremeasuringit,‘thatit’srecompenseforaman’stoilandhope;butit’sacertainsortofrelieftoknowthatImighthavecountedonthis.’

           Hespokeinthatquietdeliberatemanner,andinthatundertone,whichisoftenobservableinmechanicswhoconsiderandadjustwithgreatnicety.Itbelongedtohimlikehissupplenessofthumb,orhispeculiarwayoftiltinguphishatatthebackeverynowandthen,asifhewerecontemplatingsomehalf-finishedworkofhishandandthinkingaboutit.

           ‘Disappointed?’hewenton,ashewalkedbetweenthemunderthetrees.‘Yes.NodoubtIamdisappointed.Hurt?Yes.NodoubtIamhurt.That’sonlynatural.ButwhatImeanwhenIsaythatpeoplewhoputthemselvesinthesamepositionaremostlyusedinthesameway—’

           ‘InEngland,’saidMrMeagles.

           ‘Oh!ofcourseImeaninEngland.

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