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Chapter 12. In which a Great Patriotic Conference is holden

           ‘Itisnotindispensableforhimtobeonthespot.’

           ‘ThemagicnameofMerdle,’saidBar,withthejurydroop,‘nodoubtwillsufficeforall.’

           ‘Why—yes—Ibelieveso,’assentedMrMerdle,puttingthespoonaside,andclumsilyhidingeachofhishandsinthecoat-cuffoftheotherhand.‘Ibelievethepeopleinmyinterestdowntherewillnotmakeanydifficulty.’

           ‘Modelpeople!’saidBar.

           ‘Iamgladyouapproveofthem,’saidMrMerdle.

           ‘Andthepeopleofthoseothertwoplaces,now,’pursuedBar,withabrighttwinkleinhiskeeneye,asitslightlyturnedinthedirectionofhismagnificentneighbour;‘welawyersarealwayscurious,alwaysinquisitive,alwayspickingupoddsandendsforourpatchworkminds,sincethereisnoknowingwhenandwheretheymayfitintosomecorner;—thepeopleofthoseothertwoplacesnow?Dotheyyieldsolaudablytothevastandcumulativeinfluenceofsuchenterpriseandsuchrenown;dothoselittlerillsbecomeabsorbedsoquietlyandeasily,and,asitwerebytheinfluenceofnaturallaws,sobeautifully,intheswoopofthemajesticstreamasitflowsuponitswondrouswayenrichingthesurroundinglands;thattheircourseisperfectlytobecalculated,anddistinctlytobepredicated?’

           MrMerdle,alittletroubledbyBar’seloquence,lookedfitfullyaboutthenearestsalt-cellarforsomemoments,andthensaidhesitating:

           ‘Theyareperfectlyaware,sir,oftheirdutytoSociety.TheywillreturnanybodyIsendtothemforthatpurpose.’

           ‘Cheeringtoknow,’saidBar.‘Cheeringtoknow.

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