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           Gridley,amanofarobustwillandsurprisingenergyintellectuallyspeaking,asortofinharmoniousblacksmithandhecouldeasilyimaginethatthereGridleywas,yearsago,wanderingaboutinlifeforsomethingtoexpendhissuperfluouscombativenessuponasortofYoungLoveamongthethornswhentheCourtofChancerycameinhiswayandaccommodatedhimwiththeexactthinghewanted.Theretheywere,matched,everafterwards!Otherwisehemighthavebeenagreatgeneral,blowingupallsortsoftowns,orhemighthavebeenagreatpolitician,dealinginallsortsofparliamentaryrhetoric;butasitwas,heandtheCourtofChanceryhadfallenuponeachotherinthepleasantestway,andnobodywasmuchtheworse,andGridleywas,sotospeak,fromthathourprovidedfor.ThenlookatCoavinses!HowdelightfullypoorCoavinses(fatherofthesecharmingchildren)illustratedthesameprinciple!He,Mr.Skimpole,himself,hadsometimesrepinedattheexistenceofCoavinses.HehadfoundCoavinsesinhisway.HecouldhaddispensedwithCoavinses

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