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Chapter 60

           Howdoyoudo,sir?’

           ‘Myclerkwillattendtoanybusinessyoumayhavecomeupon,MrBrass,’saidthenotary,turningaway.

           ‘ThankyouSir,’saidBrass,‘thankyou,Iamsure.Allowme,Sir,tointroducemysisterquiteoneofusSir,althoughoftheweakersexofgreatuseinmybusinessSir,Iassureyou.MrRichard,sir,havethegoodnesstocomefowardifyoupleaseNoreally,’saidBrass,steppingbetweenthenotaryandhisprivateoffice(towardswhichhehadbeguntoretreat),andspeakinginthetoneofaninjuredman,‘reallySir,Imust,underfavour,requestawordortwowithyou,indeed.’

           ‘MrBrass,’saidtheother,inadecidedtone,‘Iamengaged.YouseethatIamoccupiedwiththesegentlemen.IfyouwillcommunicateyourbusinesstoMrChucksteryonder,youwillreceiveeveryattention.’

           ‘Gentlemen,’saidBrass,layinghisrighthandonhiswaistcoat,andlookingtowardsthefatherandsonwithasmoothsmile‘Gentlemen,Iappealtoyoureally,gentlemenconsider,Ibegofyou.Iamofthelaw.Iamstyled“gentleman”byActofParliament.Imaintainthetitlebytheannualpaymentoftwelvepoundsterlingforacertificate.Iamnotoneofyourplayersofmusic,stageactors,writersofbooks,orpaintersofpictures,whoassumeastationthatthelawsoftheircountrydon’trecognise.Iamnoneofyourstrollersorvagabonds.Ifanymanbringshisactionagainstme,hemustdescribemeasagentleman,orhisactionisnullandvoid.

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