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           Thispresentshepherd,ourpastoralRichard,brightensthedullInnsofCourtbymakingFortuneandhertrainsportthroughthemtothemelodiousnotesofajudgmentfromthebench.That’sverypleasant,youknow!Someill-conditionedgrowlingfellowmaysaytome,’What’stheuseoftheselegalandequitableabuses?Howdoyoudefendthem?’Ireply,’Mygrowlingfriend,IDON’Tdefendthem,buttheyareveryagreeabletome.Thereisashepherdyouth,afriendofmine,whotransmutesthemintosomethinghighlyfascinatingtomysimplicity.Idon’tsayitisforthisthattheyexistforIamachildamongyouworldlygrumblers,andnotcalledupontoaccounttoyouormyselfforanythingbutitmaybeso.’"IbeganseriouslytothinkthatRichardcouldscarcelyhavefoundaworsefriendthanthis.Itmademeuneasythatatsuchatimewhenhemostrequiredsomerightprincipleandpurposeheshouldhavethiscaptivatingloosenessandputting-offofeverything,thisairydispensingwithallprincipleandpurpose,athiselbow.IthoughtIcouldunderstandhowsuchanatureasmyguardian’s,experiencedintheworldandforcedtocontemplatethemiserableevasionsandcontentionsofthefamilymisfortune,foundanimmensereliefinMr.Skimpole’savowalofhisweaknessesanddisplayofguilelesscandour;butIcouldnotsatisfymyselfthatitwasasartlessasitseemedorthatitdidnotserveMr.Skimpole’sidleturnquiteaswellasanyotherpart,andwithlesstrouble.Theybothwalkedbackwithme,andMr.

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