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Chapter 21. Mr Merdle’s Complaint

           

           Bar,handlinghispersuasivedoubleeye-glass,wasbynomeansclearbutthatitmightbefour.Itwasoneofthosehappystrokesofcalculationandcombination,theresultofwhichitwasdifficulttoestimate.Itwasoneofthoseinstancesofacomprehensivegrasp,associatedwithhabitualluckandcharacteristicboldness,ofwhichanagepresentedusbutfew.ButherewasBrotherBellows,whohadbeeninthegreatBankcase,andwhocouldprobablytellusmore.WhatdidBrotherBellowsputthisnewsuccessat?

           BrotherBellowswasonhiswaytomakehisbowtothebosom,andcouldonlytelltheminpassingthathehadhearditstated,withgreatappearanceoftruth,asbeingworth,fromfirsttolast,half-a-millionofmoney.

           AdmiraltysaidMrMerdlewasawonderfulman,Treasurysaidhewasanewpowerinthecountry,andwouldbeabletobuyupthewholeHouseofCommons.BishopsaidhewasgladtothinkthatthiswealthflowedintothecoffersofagentlemanwhowasalwaysdisposedtomaintainthebestinterestsofSociety.

           MrMerdlehimselfwasusuallylateontheseoccasions,asamanstilldetainedintheclutchofgiantenterpriseswhenothermenhadshakenofftheirdwarfsfortheday.Onthisoccasion,hewasthelastarrival.TreasurysaidMerdle’sworkpunishedhimalittle.Bishopsaidhewasgladtothinkthatthiswealthflowedintothecoffersofagentlemanwhoaccepteditwithmeekness.

           Powder!TherewassomuchPowderinwaiting,thatitflavouredthedinner.Pulverousparticlesgotintothedishes,andSociety’smeatshadaseasoningoffirst-ratefootmen.

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