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Chapter 8. The Dowager Mrs Gowan is reminded that ‘It Never Does’

           

           ‘Atotallyuneducatedone,Iamsorrytoadd,’saidClennam.

           ‘Idon’tknowthat,’returnedDoyce,‘andIwouldn’thaveyousaythat.Nomanofsensewhohasbeengenerallyimproved,andhasimprovedhimself,canbecalledquiteuneducatedastoanything.Idon’tparticularlyfavourmysteries.Iwouldassoon,onafairandclearexplanation,bejudgedbyoneclassofmanasanother,providedhehadthequalificationIhavenamed.’

           ‘Atallevents,’saidClennam—‘thissoundsasifwewereexchangingcompliments,butweknowwearenot—Ishallhavetheadvantageofasplainanexplanationascanbegiven.’

           ‘Well!’saidDaniel,inhissteadyevenway,‘I’lltrytomakeitso.’

           Hehadthepower,oftentobefoundinunionwithsuchacharacter,ofexplainingwhathehimselfperceived,andmeant,withthedirectforceanddistinctnesswithwhichitstruckhisownmind.Hismannerofdemonstrationwassoorderlyandneatandsimple,thatitwasnoteasytomistakehim.Therewassomethingalmostludicrousinthecompleteirreconcilabilityofavagueconventionalnotionthathemustbeavisionaryman,withtheprecise,sagacioustravellingofhiseyeandthumbovertheplans,theirpatientstoppagesatparticularpoints,theircarefulreturnstootherpointswhencelittlechannelsofexplanationhadtobetracedup,andhissteadymannerofmakingeverythinggoodandeverythingsoundateachimportantstage,beforetakinghisheareronaline’s-breadthfurther.Hisdismissalofhimselffromhisdescription,washardlylessremarkable.

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