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Chapter 32

           BorthropTrumbullnothingmorethanasinceresenseofhisownmerit,which,hewasaware,incaseofrivalrymighttellagainstcompetitors;sothatifPeterFeatherstone,whosofarashe,Trumbull,wasconcerned,hadbehavedlikeasgoodasoulaseverbreathed,shouldhavedoneanythinghandsomebyhim,allhecouldsaywas,thathehadneverfishedandfawned,buthadadvisedhimtothebestofhisexperience,whichnowextendedovertwentyyearsfromthetimeofhisapprenticeshipatfifteen,andwaslikelytoyieldaknowledgeofnosurreptitiouskind.Hisadmirationwasfarfrombeingconfinedtohimself,butwasaccustomedprofessionallyaswellasprivatelytodelightinestimatingthingsatahighrate.Hewasanamateurofsuperiorphrases,andneverusedpoorlanguagewithoutimmediatelycorrectinghimselfwhichwasfortunate,ashewasratherloud,andgiventopredominate,standingorwalkingaboutfrequently,pullingdownhiswaistcoatwiththeairofamanwhoisverymuchofhisownopinion,trimminghimselfrapidlywithhisfore-finger,andmarkingeachnewseriesinthesemovementsbyabusyplaywithhislargeseals.Therewasoccasionallyalittlefiercenessinhisdemeanor,butitwasdirectedchieflyagainstfalseopinion,ofwhichthereissomuchtocorrectintheworldthatamanofsomereadingandexperiencenecessarilyhashispatiencetried.

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