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           Tulkinghorn,werememberyourexistencewhenyouarenotheretoremindusofitbyyourpresence.Webestowafragmentofourmindsuponyou,sir,yousee!"Mr.Tulkinghorn,comprehendingit,inclineshisheadandsaysheismuchobliged."Ishouldhavecomedownsooner,"heexplains,"butthatIhavebeenmuchengagedwiththosemattersintheseveralsuitsbetweenyourselfandBoythorn.""Amanofaveryill-regulatedmind,"observesSirLeicesterwithseverity."Anextremelydangerouspersoninanycommunity.Amanofaverylowcharacterofmind.""Heisobstinate,"saysMr.Tulkinghorn."Itisnaturaltosuchamantobeso,"saysSirLeicester,lookingmostprofoundlyobstinatehimself."Iamnotatallsurprisedtohearit.""Theonlyquestionis,"pursuesthelawyer,"whetheryouwillgiveupanything.""No,sir,"repliesSirLeicester."Nothing.Igiveup?""Idon’tmeananythingofimportance.That,ofcourse,Iknowyouwouldnotabandon.Imeananyminorpoint.""Mr.Tulkinghorn,"returnsSirLeicester,"therecanbenominorpointbetweenmyselfandMr.Boythorn.IfIgofarther,andobservethatIcannotreadilyconceivehowANYrightofminecanbeaminorpoint,IspeaknotsomuchinreferencetomyselfasanindividualasinreferencetothefamilypositionIhaveitinchargetomaintain."Mr.Tulkinghorninclineshisheadagain."Ihavenowmyinstructions,"hesays."Mr.Boythornwillgiveusagooddealoftrouble""Itisthecharacterofsuchamind,Mr.Tulkinghorn,"SirLeicesterinterruptshim,"TOgivetrouble.Anexceedinglyill-conditioned,levellingperson.

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