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Chapter 66

           Theshame,gentlemen,’addedBrass,allowinghimselftobeslightlyovercome,‘ifthereisany,ismine.It’sbetterthatafemaleshouldbesparedit.’

           WithdeferencetothebetteropinionofMrBrass,andmoreparticularlytotheauthorityofhisGreatAncestor,itmaybedoubted,withhumility,whethertheelevatingprinciplelaiddownbythelattergentleman,andacteduponbyhisdescendant,isalwaysaprudentone,orattendedinpracticewiththedesiredresults.Thisis,beyondquestion,aboldandpresumptuousdoubt,inasmuchasmanydistinguishedcharacters,calledmenoftheworld,long-headedcustomers,knowingdogs,shrewdfellows,capitalhandsatbusiness,andthelike,havemade,anddodailymake,thisaxiomtheirpolarstarandcompass.Still,thedoubtmaybegentlyinsinuated.Andinillustrationitmaybeobserved,thatifMrBrass,notbeingover-suspicious,had,withoutpryingandlistening,lefthissistertomanagetheconferenceontheirjointbehalf,orpryingandlistening,hadnotbeeninsuchamightyhurrytoanticipateher(whichhewouldnothavebeen,butforhisdistrustandjealousy),hewouldprobablyhavefoundhimselfmuchbetteroffintheend.Thus,itwillalwayshappenthatthesemenoftheworld,whogothroughitinarmour,defendthemselvesfromquiteasmuchgoodasevil;tosaynothingoftheinconvenienceandabsurdityofmountingguardwithamicroscopeatalltimes,andofwearingacoatofmailonthemostinnocentoccasions.

           Thethreegentlemenspoketogetherapart,forafewmoments.

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