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Chapter 25. Conspirators and Others

           Solitary,weak,andscantilyacquaintedwiththemostnecessarywordsoftheonlylanguageinwhichhecouldcommunicatewiththepeopleabouthim,hewentwiththestreamofhisfortunes,inabriskwaythatwasnewinthoseparts.Withlittletoeat,andlesstodrink,andnothingtowearbutwhatheworeuponhim,orhadbroughttiedupinoneofthesmallestbundlesthateverwereseen,heputasbrightafaceuponitasifhewereinthemostflourishingcircumstanceswhenhefirsthobbledupanddowntheYard,humblypropitiatingthegeneralgood-willwithhiswhiteteeth.

           Itwasuphillworkforaforeigner,lameorsound,tomakehiswaywiththeBleedingHearts.Inthefirstplace,theywerevaguelypersuadedthateveryforeignerhadaknifeabouthim;inthesecond,theyheldittobeasoundconstitutionalnationalaxiomthatheoughttogohometohisowncountry.Theyneverthoughtofinquiringhowmanyoftheirowncountrymenwouldbereturnedupontheirhandsfromdiverspartsoftheworld,iftheprincipleweregenerallyrecognised;theyconsidereditparticularlyandpeculiarlyBritish.Inthethirdplace,theyhadanotionthatitwasasortofDivinevisitationuponaforeignerthathewasnotanEnglishman,andthatallkindsofcalamitieshappenedtohiscountrybecauseitdidthingsthatEnglanddidnot,anddidnotdothingsthatEnglanddid.

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