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

           Youforget,mygoodClennam;Ihaveputitby.It’sallatanend.’

           ‘Yes,Doyce,’returnedClennam,‘atanendasfarasyoureffortsandrebuffsareconcerned,Iadmit,butnotasfarasmineare.Iamyoungerthanyou:Ihaveonlyoncesetfootinthatpreciousoffice,andIamfreshgameforthem.Come!I’lltrythem.Youshalldoexactlyasyouhavebeendoingsincewehavebeentogether.Iwilladd(asIeasilycan)towhatIhavebeendoing,theattempttogetpublicjusticedonetoyou;and,unlessIhavesomesuccesstoreport,youshallhearnomoreofit.’

           DanielDoycewasstillreluctanttoconsent,andagainandagainurgedthattheyhadbetterputitby.Butitwasnaturalthatheshouldgraduallyallowhimselftobeover-persuadedbyClennam,andshouldyield.Yieldhedid.SoArthurresumedthelongandhopelesslabourofstrivingtomakewaywiththeCircumlocutionOffice.

           Thewaiting-roomsofthatDepartmentsoonbegantobefamiliarwithhispresence,andhewasgenerallyusheredintothembyitsjanitorsmuchasapickpocketmightbeshownintoapolice-office;theprincipaldifferencebeingthattheobjectofthelatterclassofpublicbusinessistokeepthepickpocket,whiletheCircumlocutionobjectwastogetridofClennam.However,hewasresolvedtosticktotheGreatDepartment;andsotheworkofform-filling,corresponding,minuting,memorandum-making,signing,counter-signing,counter-counter-signing,referringbackwardsandforwards,andreferringsideways,crosswise,andzig-zag,recommenced.

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