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Chapter 21. Mr Merdle’s Complaint

           

           Bishopthen—jauntilysteppingoutalittlewithhiswell-shapedrightleg,asthoughhesaidtoMrMerdle‘don’tmindtheapron;amereform!’putthiscasetohisgoodfriend:

           Whetherithadoccurredtohisgoodfriend,thatSocietymightnotunreasonablyhopethatonesoblestinhisundertakings,andwhoseexampleonhispedestalwassoinfluentialwithit,wouldshedalittlemoneyinthedirectionofamissionorsotoAfrica?

           MrMerdlesignifyingthattheideashouldhavehisbestattention,Bishopputanothercase:

           WhetherhisgoodfriendhadatallinterestedhimselfintheproceedingsofourCombinedAdditionalEndowedDignitariesCommittee,andwhetherithadoccurredtohimthattoshedalittlemoneyinthatdirectionmightbeagreatconceptionfinelyexecuted?

           MrMerdlemadeasimilarreply,andBishopexplainedhisreasonforinquiring.

           Societylookedtosuchmenashisgoodfriendtodosuchthings.Itwasnotthathelookedtothem,butthatSocietylookedtothem.JustasitwasnotOurCommitteewhowantedtheAdditionalEndowedDignitaries,butitwasSocietythatwasinastateofthemostagonisinguneasinessofminduntilitgotthem.Hebeggedtoassurehisgoodfriendthathewasextremelysensibleofhisgoodfriend’sregardonalloccasionsforthebestinterestsofSociety;andheconsideredthathewasatonceconsultingthoseinterestsandexpressingthefeelingofSociety,whenhewishedhimcontinuedprosperity,continuedincreaseofriches,andcontinuedthingsingeneral.

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