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Chapter 34

           Ioftenpaidhimavisitinthedarkback-roominwhichheconsortedwithanink-jar,ahat-peg,acoal-box,astring-box,analmanac,adeskandstool,andaruler;andIdonotrememberthatIeversawhimdoanythingelsebutlookabouthim.Ifwealldidwhatweundertaketodo,asfaithfullyasHerbertdid,wemightliveinaRepublicoftheVirtues.Hehadnothingelsetodo,poorfellow,exceptatacertainhourofeveryafternoonto"gotoLloyd’s"—inobservanceofaceremonyofseeinghisprincipal,Ithink.HeneverdidanythingelseinconnectionwithLloyd’sthatIcouldfindout,exceptcomebackagain.Whenhefelthiscaseunusuallyserious,andthathepositivelymustfindanopening,hewouldgoon’Changeatabusytime,andwalkinandout,inakindofgloomycountrydancefigure,amongtheassembledmagnates."For,"saysHerberttome,cominghometodinnerononeofthosespecialoccasions,"Ifindthetruthtobe,Handel,thatanopeningwon’tcometoone,butonemustgotoitsoIhavebeen."

           Ifwehadbeenlessattachedtooneanother,Ithinkwemusthavehatedoneanotherregularlyeverymorning.Idetestedthechambersbeyondexpressionatthatperiodofrepentance,andcouldnotendurethesightoftheAvenger’slivery;whichhadamoreexpensiveandalessremunerativeappearancethenthanatanyothertimeinthefour-and-twentyhours.

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