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Chapter 12. In which a Great Patriotic Conference is holden

           O,whatawonderfulmanthisMerdle,whatagreatman,whatamasterman,howblessedlyandenviablyendowed—inoneword,whatarichman!

           Hetookhisusualpooreighteenpennyworthoffoodinhisusualindigestiveway,andhadaslittletosayforhimselfaseverawonderfulmanhad.FortunatelyLordDecimuswasoneofthosesublimitieswhohavenooccasiontobetalkedto,fortheycanbeatanytimesufficientlyoccupiedwiththecontemplationoftheirowngreatness.ThisenabledthebashfulyoungMembertokeephiseyesopenlongenoughatatimetoseehisdinner.But,wheneverLordDecimusspoke,heshutthemagain.

           TheagreeableyoungBarnacle,andBar,werethetalkersoftheparty.Bishopwouldhavebeenexceedinglyagreeablealso,butthathisinnocencestoodinhisway.Hewassosoonleftbehind.Whentherewasanylittlehintofanythingbeinginthewind,hegotlostdirectly.Worldlyaffairsweretoomuchforhim;hecouldn’tmakethemoutatall.

           ThiswasobservablewhenBarsaid,incidentally,thathewashappytohaveheardthatweweresoontohavetheadvantageofenlistingonthegoodside,thesoundandplainsagacity—notdemonstrativeorostentatious,butthoroughlysoundandpractical—ofourfriendMrSparkler.

           FerdinandBarnaclelaughed,andsaidohyes,hebelievedso.Avotewasavote,andalwaysacceptable.

           BarwassorrytomissourgoodfriendMrSparklerto-day,MrMerdle.

           ‘HeisawaywithMrsMerdle,’returnedthatgentleman,slowlycomingoutofalongabstraction,inthecourseofwhichhehadbeenfittingatablespoonuphissleeve.

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