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Chapter 34. A Shoal of Barnacles

           ItmightperhapshavebeenobjectedthattheWilliamBarnaclewisdomwasnothighwisdomortheearthitbamboozledwouldneverhavebeenmade,or,ifmadeinarashmistake,wouldhaveremainedblankmud.ButPrecedentandPrecipitatetogetherfrightenedallobjectionoutofmostpeople.

           Andthere,too,wasanotherBarnacle,alivelyone,whohadleapedthroughtwentyplacesinquicksuccession,andwasalwaysintwoorthreeatonce,andwhowasthemuch-respectedinventorofanartwhichhepractisedwithgreatsuccessandadmirationinallBarnacleGovernments.Thiswas,whenhewasaskedaParliamentaryquestiononanyonetopic,toreturnanansweronanyother.Ithaddoneimmenseservice,andbroughthimintohighesteemwiththeCircumlocutionOffice.

           Andthere,too,wasasprinklingoflessdistinguishedParliamentaryBarnacles,whohadnotasyetgotanythingsnug,andweregoingthroughtheirprobationtoprovetheirworthiness.

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