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Chapter 12. In which a Great Patriotic Conference is holden

           WithsomeoftheChorus,helaughedaboutthesleepymemberwhohadgoneoutintothelobbytheothernight,andvotedthewrongway:withothers,hedeploredthatinnovatingspiritinthetimewhichcouldnotevenbepreventedfromtakinganunnaturalinterestinthepublicserviceandthepublicmoney:withthephysicianhehadawordtosayaboutthegeneralhealth;hehadalsoalittleinformationtoaskhimfor,concerningaprofessionalmanofunquestionederuditionandpolishedmanners—butthosecredentialsintheirhighestdevelopmenthebelievedwerethepossessionofotherprofessorsofthehealingart(jurydroop)—whomhehadhappenedtohaveinthewitness-boxthedaybeforeyesterday,andfromwhomhehadelicitedincross-examinationthatheclaimedtobeoneoftheexponentsofthisnewmodeoftreatmentwhichappearedtoBarto—eh?—well,Barthoughtso;Barhadthought,andhoped,Physicianwouldtellhimso.Withoutpresumingtodecidewheredoctorsdisagreed,itdidappeartoBar,viewingitasaquestionofcommonsenseandnotofso-calledlegalpenetration,thatthisnewsystemwas—mightbe,inthepresenceofsogreatanauthority—say,Humbug?Ah!Fortifiedbysuchencouragement,hecouldventuretosayHumbug;andnowBar’smindwasrelieved.

           MrTiteBarnacle,who,likeDrJohnson’scelebratedacquaintance,hadonlyoneideainhisheadandthatwasawrongone,hadappearedbythistime.

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