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Chapter 10

           Buttellmeyouknowallabouthimisthereanythingverybad?Whatisthetruth?"

           "Thetruth?heisasbadasthewrongphysicnastytotake,andsuretodisagree."

           "Therecouldnotbeanythingworsethanthat,"saidLadyChettam,withsovividaconceptionofthephysicthatsheseemedtohavelearnedsomethingexactaboutMr.Casaubon’sdisadvantages."However,JameswillhearnothingagainstMissBrooke.Hesayssheisthemirrorofwomenstill."

           "Thatisagenerousmake-believeofhis.Dependuponit,helikeslittleCeliabetter,andsheappreciateshim.IhopeyoulikemylittleCelia?"

           "Certainly;sheisfonderofgeraniums,andseemsmoredocile,thoughnotsofineafigure.Butweweretalkingofphysic.Tellmeaboutthisnewyoungsurgeon,Mr.Lydgate.Iamtoldheiswonderfullyclever:hecertainlylooksitafinebrowindeed."

           "Heisagentleman.IheardhimtalkingtoHumphrey.Hetalkswell."

           "Yes.Mr.BrookesaysheisoneoftheLydgatesofNorthumberland,reallywellconnected.Onedoesnotexpectitinapractitionerofthatkind.Formyownpart,Ilikeamedicalmanmoreonafootingwiththeservants;theyareoftenallthecleverer.IassureyouIfoundpoorHicks’sjudgmentunfailing;Ineverknewhimwrong.Hewascoarseandbutcher-like,butheknewmyconstitution.Itwasalosstomehisgoingoffsosuddenly.

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