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           Fairwardsofcourthavefadedintomothersandgrandmothers;alongprocessionofChancellorshascomeinandgoneout;thelegionofbillsinthesuithavebeentransformedintomerebillsofmortality;therearenotthreeJarndycesleftupontheearthperhapssinceoldTomJarndyceindespairblewhisbrainsoutatacoffee-houseinChanceryLane;butJarndyceandJarndycestilldragsitsdrearylengthbeforethecourt,perenniallyhopeless.JarndyceandJarndycehaspassedintoajoke.Thatistheonlygoodthathasevercomeofit.Ithasbeendeathtomany,butitisajokeintheprofession.EverymasterinChanceryhashadareferenceoutofit.EveryChancellorwas"init,"forsomebodyorother,whenhewascounselatthebar.Goodthingshavebeensaidaboutitbyblue-nosed,bulbous-shoedoldbenchersinselectport-winecommitteeafterdinnerinhall.Articledclerkshavebeeninthehabitoffleshingtheirlegalwituponit.ThelastLordChancellorhandleditneatly,when,correctingMr.Blowers,theeminentsilkgownwhosaidthatsuchathingmighthappenwhentheskyrainedpotatoes,heobserved,"orwhenwegetthroughJarndyceandJarndyce,Mr.Blowers"apleasantrythatparticularlytickledthemaces,bags,andpurses.HowmanypeopleoutofthesuitJarndyceandJarndycehasstretchedforthitsunwholesomehandtospoilandcorruptwouldbeaverywidequestion.

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