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Mrs. Snagsby Sees It All

           Withaspeaking-trumpet!Isaytoyouthatifyourearyourselfagainstit,youshallfall,youshallbebruised,youshallbebattered,youshallbeflawed,youshallbesmashed."Thepresenteffectofthisflightoforatory—muchadmiredforitsgeneralpowerbyMr.Chadband’sfollowers—beingnotonlytomakeMr.Chadbandunpleasantlywarm,buttorepresenttheinnocentMr.Snagsbyinthelightofadeterminedenemytovirtue,withaforeheadofbrassandaheartofadamant,thatunfortunatetradesmanbecomesyetmoredisconcertedandisinaveryadvancedstateoflowspiritsandfalsepositionwhenMr.Chadbandaccidentallyfinisheshim."Myfriends,"heresumesafterdabbinghisfatheadforsometime—anditsmokestosuchanextentthatheseemstolighthispocket-handkerchiefatit,whichsmokes,too,aftereverydab—"topursuethesubjectweareendeavouringwithourlowlygiftstoimprove,letusinaspiritofloveinquirewhatisthatTerewthtowhichIhavealluded.For,myyoungfriends,"suddenlyaddressingthe’prenticesandGuster,totheirconsternation,"ifIamtoldbythedoctorthatcalomelorcastor-oilisgoodforme,Imaynaturallyaskwhatiscalomel,andwhatiscastor-oil.ImaywishtobeinformedofthatbeforeIdosemyselfwitheitherorwithboth.Now,myyoungfriends,whatisthisTerewththen?Firstly(inaspiritoflove),whatisthecommonsortofTerewth—theworkingclothes—theevery-daywear,myyoungfriends?Isitdeception?""Ah—h!"fromMrs.Snagsby."Isitsuppression?"AshiverinthenegativefromMrs.Snagsby.

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