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Chapter 9

           "Ihavenoendofthosethings,thatIhavelaidbyforyears.Onegetsrustyinthispartofthecountry,youknow.Notyou,Casaubon;yousticktoyourstudies;butmybestideasgetundermostoutofuse,youknow.Youcleveryoungmenmustguardagainstindolence.Iwastooindolent,youknow:elseImighthavebeenanywhereatonetime."

           "Thatisaseasonableadmonition,"saidMr.Casaubon;"butnowwewillpassontothehouse,lesttheyoungladiesshouldbetiredofstanding."

           Whentheirbackswereturned,youngLadislawsatdowntogoonwithhissketching,andashedidsohisfacebrokeintoanexpressionofamusementwhichincreasedashewentondrawing,tillatlasthethrewbackhisheadandlaughedaloud.Partlyitwasthereceptionofhisownartisticproductionthattickledhim;partlythenotionofhisgravecousinastheloverofthatgirl;andpartlyMr.Brooke’sdefinitionoftheplacehemighthaveheldbutfortheimpedimentofindolence.Mr.WillLadislaw’ssenseoftheludicrouslituphisfeaturesveryagreeably:itwasthepureenjoymentofcomicality,andhadnomixtureofsneeringandself-exaltation.

           "Whatisyournephewgoingtodowithhimself,Casaubon?"saidMr.Brooke,astheywenton.

           "Mycousin,youmeannotmynephew."

           "Yes,yes,cousin.Butinthewayofacareer,youknow."

           "Theanswertothatquestionispainfullydoubtful.

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