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           Hethenfoundoutthattherewerenotdefendantsenough—remember,therewereonlyseventeenasyet!—butthatwemusthaveanotherwhohadbeenleftoutandmustbeginalloveragain.Thecostsatthattime—beforethethingwasbegun!—werethreetimesthelegacy.Mybrotherwouldhavegivenupthelegacy,andjoyful,toescapemorecosts.Mywholeestate,lefttomeinthatwillofmyfather’s,hasgoneincosts.Thesuit,stillundecided,hasfallenintorack,andruin,anddespair,witheverythingelse—andhereIstand,thisday!Now,Mr.Jarndyce,inyoursuittherearethousandsandthousandsinvolved,whereinminetherearehundreds.Isminelesshardtobearorisithardertobear,whenmywholelivingwasinitandhasbeenthusshamefullysuckedaway?"Mr.Jarndycesaidthathecondoledwithhimwithallhisheartandthathesetupnomonopolyhimselfinbeingunjustlytreatedbythismonstroussystem."Thereagain!"saidMr.Gridleywithnodiminutionofhisrage."Thesystem!Iamtoldonallhands,it’sthesystem.Imustn’tlooktoindividuals.It’sthesystem.Imustn’tgointocourtandsay,’MyLord,Ibegtoknowthisfromyou—isthisrightorwrong?HaveyouthefacetotellmeIhavereceivedjusticeandthereforeamdismissed?’MyLordknowsnothingofit.Hesitstheretoadministerthesystem.Imustn’tgotoMr.

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