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           THEPARISHCLERKATALEOFTRUELOVE‘Onceuponatime,inaverysmallcountrytown,ataconsiderabledistancefromLondon,therelivedalittlemannamedNathanielPipkin,whowastheparishclerkofthelittletown,andlivedinalittlehouseinthelittleHighStreet,withintenminutes’walkfromthelittlechurch;andwhowastobefoundeveryday,fromninetillfour,teachingalittlelearningtothelittleboys.NathanielPipkinwasaharmless,inoffensive,good-naturedbeing,withaturned-upnose,andratherturned-inlegs,acastinhiseye,andahaltinhisgait;andhedividedhistimebetweenthechurchandhisschool,verilybelievingthatthereexistednot,onthefaceoftheearth,socleveramanasthecurate,soimposinganapartmentasthevestry-room,orsowell-orderedaseminaryashisown.Once,andonlyonce,inhislife,NathanielPipkinhadseenabishoparealbishop,withhisarmsinlawnsleeves,andhisheadinawig.Hehadseenhimwalk,andheardhimtalk,ataconfirmation,onwhichmomentousoccasionNathanielPipkinwassoovercomewithreverenceandawe,whentheaforesaidbishoplaidhishandonhishead,thathefaintedrightcleanaway,andwasborneoutofchurchinthearmsofthebeadle.

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