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           Jarndyce,"forbeingchafedandirritated—""Thereagain!"exclaimedtheman,becomingviolentlyangry."Iamofaquarrelsometemper.Iamirascible.Iamnotpolite!""Notvery,Ithink.""Sir,"saidGridley,puttingdownthechildandgoinguptohimasifhemeanttostrikehim,"doyouknowanythingofCourtsofEquity?""PerhapsIdo,tomysorrow.""Toyoursorrow?"saidtheman,pausinginhiswrath,"ifso,Ibegyourpardon.Iamnotpolite,Iknow.Ibegyourpardon!Sir,"withrenewedviolence,"Ihavebeendraggedforfiveandtwentyyearsoverburningiron,andIhavelostthehabitoftreadinguponvelvet.GointotheCourtofChanceryyonderandaskwhatisoneofthestandingjokesthatbrightenuptheirbusinesssometimes,andtheywilltellyouthatthebestjoketheyhaveisthemanfromShropshire.I,"hesaid,beatingonehandontheotherpassionately,"amthemanfromShropshire.""IbelieveIandmyfamilyhavealsohadthehonouroffurnishingsomeentertainmentinthesamegraveplace,"saidmyguardiancomposedly."Youmayhaveheardmyname—Jarndyce.""Mr.Jarndyce,"saidGridleywitharoughsortofsalutation,"youbearyourwrongsmorequietlythanIcanbearmine.Morethanthat,Itellyou—andItellthisgentleman,andtheseyoungladies,iftheyarefriendsofyours—thatifItookmywrongsinanyotherway,Ishouldbedrivenmad!Itisonlybyresentingthem,andbyrevengingtheminmymind,andbyangrilydemandingthejusticeIneverget,thatIamabletokeepmywitstogether.Itisonlythat!"hesaid,speakinginahomely,rusticwayandwithgreatvehemence.

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