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In Chancery

           Thus,inthemidstofthemudandattheheartofthefog,sitstheLordHighChancellorinhisHighCourtofChancery."Mr.Tangle,"saystheLordHighChancellor,latterlysomethingrestlessundertheeloquenceofthatlearnedgentleman."Mlud,"saysMr.Tangle.Mr.TangleknowsmoreofJarndyceandJarndycethananybody.Heisfamousforit—supposednevertohavereadanythingelsesinceheleftschool."Haveyounearlyconcludedyourargument?""Mlud,no—varietyofpoints—feelitmydutytsubmit—ludship,"isthereplythatslidesoutofMr.Tangle."Severalmembersofthebararestilltobeheard,Ibelieve?"saystheChancellorwithaslightsmile.EighteenofMr.Tangle’slearnedfriends,eacharmedwithalittlesummaryofeighteenhundredsheets,bobuplikeeighteenhammersinapianoforte,makeeighteenbows,anddropintotheireighteenplacesofobscurity."WewillproceedwiththehearingonWednesdayfortnight,"saystheChancellor.Forthequestionatissueisonlyaquestionofcosts,amerebudontheforesttreeoftheparentsuit,andreallywillcometoasettlementoneofthesedays.TheChancellorrises;thebarrises;theprisonerisbroughtforwardinahurry;themanfromShropshirecries,"Mylord!"Maces,bags,andpursesindignantlyproclaimsilenceandfrownatthemanfromShropshire."Inreference,"proceedstheChancellor,stillonJarndyceandJarndyce,"totheyounggirl—""Begludship’spardon—boy,"saysMr.Tangleprematurely."Inreference,"proceedstheChancellorwithextradistinctness,"totheyounggirlandboy,thetwoyoungpeople"—Mr.

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