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Chapter 17

           Eitheryouslipoutofservicealtogether,andbecomegoodfornothing,oryouweartheharnessanddrawagooddealwhereyouryoke-fellowspullyou.Butdolookatthesedelicateorthoptera!"

           Lydgatehadafteralltogivesomescrutinytoeachdrawer,theVicarlaughingathimself,andyetpersistingintheexhibition.

           "Aproposofwhatyousaidaboutwearingharness,"Lydgatebegan,aftertheyhadsatdown,"Imadeupmymindsometimeagotodowithaslittleofitas-possible.ThatwaswhyIdeterminednottotryanythinginLondon,foragoodmanyyearsatleast.Ididn’tlikewhatIsawwhenIwasstudyingthere—somuchemptybigwiggism,andobstructivetrickery.Inthecountry,peoplehavelesspretensiontoknowledge,andarelessofcompanions,butforthatreasontheyaffectone’samour-propreless:onemakeslessbadblood,andcanfollowone’sowncoursemorequietly."

           "Yes—well—youhavegotagoodstart;youareintherightprofession,theworkyoufeelyourselfmostfitfor.Somepeoplemissthat,andrepenttoolate.Butyoumustnotbetoosureofkeepingyourindependence."

           "Youmeanoffamilyties?"saidLydgate,conceivingthatthesemightpressrathertightlyonMr.Farebrother.

           "Notaltogether.Ofcoursetheymakemanythingsmoredifficult.Butagoodwife—agoodunworldlywoman—mayreallyhelpaman,andkeephimmoreindependent.

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