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           HehadbeenovertheHallinthecourseofthemorningandwhimsicallydescribedthefamilypicturesaswewalked.ThereweresuchportentousshepherdessesamongtheLadiesDedlockdeadandgone,hetoldus,thatpeacefulcrooksbecameweaponsofassaultintheirhands.Theytendedtheirflocksseverelyinbuckramandpowderandputtheirsticking-plasterpatchesontoterrifycommonersasthechiefsofsomeothertribesputontheirwar-paint.TherewasaSirSomebodyDedlock,withabattle,asprung-mine,volumesofsmoke,flashesoflightning,atownonfire,andastormedfort,allinfullactionbetweenhishorse’stwohindlegs,showing,hesupposed,howlittleaDedlockmadeofsuchtrifles.Thewholeraceherepresentedashavingevidentlybeen,inlife,whathecalled"stuffedpeople"alargecollection,glassyeyed,setupinthemostapprovedmannerontheirvarioustwigsandperches,verycorrect,perfectlyfreefromanimation,andalwaysinglasscases.IwasnotsoeasynowduringanyreferencetothenamebutthatIfeltitareliefwhenRichard,withanexclamationofsurprise,hurriedawaytomeetastrangerwhomhefirstdescriedcomingslowlytowardsus."Dearme!"saidMr.Skimpole."Vholes!"WeaskedifthatwereafriendofRichard’s."Friendandlegaladviser,"saidMr.Skimpole."Now,mydearMissSummerson,ifyouwantcommonsense,responsibility,andrespectability,allunitedifyouwantanexemplarymanVholesisTHEman."Wehadnotknown,wesaid,thatRichardwasassistedbyanygentlemanofthatname."Whenheemergedfromlegalinfancy,"returnedMr.

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