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Chapter 17

           "Youdon’tknowwhatitistowantspiritualtobacco—bademendationsofoldtexts,orsmallitemsaboutavarietyofAphisBrassicae,withthewell-knownsignatureofPhilomicron,forthe‘Twaddler’sMagazine;’oralearnedtreatiseontheentomologyofthePentateuch,includingalltheinsectsnotmentioned,butprobablymetwithbytheIsraelitesintheirpassagethroughthedesert;withamonographontheAnt,astreatedbySolomon,showingtheharmonyoftheBookofProverbswiththeresultsofmodernresearch.Youdon’tmindmyfumigatingyou?"

           Lydgatewasmoresurprisedattheopennessofthistalkthanatitsimpliedmeaning—thattheVicarfelthimselfnotaltogetherintherightvocation.Theneatfitting-upofdrawersandshelves,andthebookcasefilledwithexpensiveillustratedbooksonNaturalHistory,madehimthinkagainofthewinningsatcardsandtheirdestination.ButhewasbeginningtowishthattheverybestconstructionofeverythingthatMr.Farebrotherdidshouldbethetrueone.TheVicar’sfranknessseemednotoftherepulsivesortChatcomesfromanuneasyconsciousnessseekingtoforestallthejudgmentofothers,butsimplythereliefofadesiretodowithaslittlepretenceaspossible.Apparentlyhewasnotwithoutasensethathisfreedomofspeechmightseempremature,forhepresentlysaid—

           "IhavenotyettoldyouthatIhavetheadvantageofyou,Mr.Lydgate,andknowyoubetterthanyouknowme.

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