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Chapter 12. In which a Great Patriotic Conference is holden

           Therefore,thestoryatfirsthadnoideaofsuchatree,sir,thengraduallyfounditinwinter,carrieditthroughthechangingseason,sawitbud,sawitblossom,sawitbearfruit,sawthefruitripen;inshort,cultivatedthetreeinthatdiligentandminutemannerbeforeitgotoutofthebed-roomwindowtostealthefruit,thatmanythankshadbeenofferedupbybelatedlistenersforthetreeshavingbeenplantedandgraftedpriortoLordDecimus’stime.Bar’sinterestinappleswassoovertoppedbythewraptsuspenseinwhichhepursuedthechangesofthesepears,fromthemomentwhenLordDecimussolemnlyopenedwith‘Yourmentioningpearsrecallstomyremembranceapear-tree,’downtotherichconclusion,‘Andsowepass,throughthevariouschangesoflife,fromEtonpearstoParliamentarypairs,’thathehadtogodown-stairswithLordDecimus,andeventhentobeseatednexttohimattableinorderthathemightheartheanecdoteout.Bythattime,BarfeltthathehadsecuredtheForeman,andmightgotodinnerwithagoodappetite.

           Itwasadinnertoprovokeanappetite,thoughhehadnothadone.Therarestdishes,sumptuouslycookedandsumptuouslyserved;thechoicestfruits;themostexquisitewines;marvelsofworkmanshipingoldandsilver,chinaandglass;innumerablethingsdelicioustothesensesoftaste,smell,andsight,wereinsinuatedintoitscomposition.

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