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Chapter 16. Nobody’s Weakness

           Itwasmadeoutofanoldbrickhouse,ofwhichaparthadbeenaltogetherpulleddown,andanotherparthadbeenchangedintothepresentcottage;sotherewasahaleelderlyportion,torepresentMrandMrsMeagles,andayoungpicturesque,veryprettyportiontorepresentPet.Therewaseventhelateradditionofaconservatoryshelteringitselfagainstit,uncertainofhueinitsdeep-stainedglass,andinitsmoretransparentportionsflashingtothesun’srays,nowlikefireandnowlikeharmlesswaterdrops;whichmighthavestoodforTattycoram.Withinviewwasthepeacefulriverandtheferry-boat,tomoralisetoalltheinmatessaying:Youngorold,passionateortranquil,chafingorcontent,you,thusrunsthecurrentalways.Lettheheartswellintowhatdiscorditwill,thusplaystheripplingwaterontheprowoftheferry-boateverthesametune.Yearafteryear,somuchallowanceforthedriftingoftheboat,somanymilesanhourtheflowingofthestream,heretherushes,therethelilies,nothinguncertainorunquiet,uponthisroadthatsteadilyrunsaway;whileyou,uponyourflowingroadoftime,aresocapriciousanddistracted.

           ThebellatthegatehadscarcelysoundedwhenMrMeaglescameouttoreceivethem.MrMeagleshadscarcelycomeout,whenMrsMeaglescameout.MrsMeagleshadscarcelycomeout,whenPetcameout.Petscarcelyhadcomeout,whenTattycoramcameout.Neverhadvisitorsamorehospitablereception.

           ‘Hereweare,yousee,’saidMrMeagles,‘boxedup,MrClennam,withinourownhome-limits,asifwewerenevergoingtoexpand—thatis,travel—again.

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