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Chapter 13. Patriarchal

           Thespeakerhavingfoldedhisarms,andsetincomfortablytoaddresshisdepreciationofthemMailstoanyofthebystanderswhowouldlisten,severalvoices,outofpuresympathywiththesufferer,confirmedhim;onevoicesayingtoClennam,‘They’reapublicnuisance,themMails,sir;’another,‘Iseeoneon‘empullupwithinhalfainchofaboy,lastnight;’another,‘Iseeoneon‘emgooveracat,sir—anditmighthavebeenyourownmother;’andallrepresenting,byimplication,thatifhehappenedtopossessanypublicinfluence,hecouldnotuseitbetterthanagainstthemMails.

           ‘Why,anativeEnglishmanisputtoiteverynightofhislife,tosavehislifefromthemMails,’arguedthefirstoldman;‘andheknowswhenthey’reacomingroundthecorner,totearhimlimbfromlimb.Whatcanyouexpectfromapoorforeignerwhodon’tknownothingabout‘em!’

           ‘Isthisaforeigner?’saidClennam,leaningforwardtolook.

           Inthemidstofsuchrepliesas‘Frenchman,sir,’‘Porteghee,sir,’‘Dutchman,sir,’‘Prooshan,sir,’andotherconflictingtestimony,henowheardafeeblevoiceasking,bothinItalianandinFrench,forwater.Ageneralremarkgoinground,inreply,of‘Ah,poorfellow,hesayshe’llnevergetoverit;andnowonder!’Clennambeggedtobeallowedtopass,asheunderstoodthepoorcreature.Hewasimmediatelyhandedtothefront,tospeaktohim.

           ‘First,hewantssomewater,’saidhe,lookinground.(Adozengoodfellowsdispersedtogetit.)‘Areyoubadlyhurt,myfriend?’heaskedthemanonthelitter,inItalian.

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