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Chapter 45

           Dollopwishedtoknowwhatwas;buttherewasaprevalentfeelinginheraudiencethatheropinionwasabulwark,andthatifitwereoverthrowntherewouldbenolimitstothecutting-upofbodies,ashadbeenwellseeninBurkeandHarewiththeirpitch-plaisterssuchahangingbusinessasthatwasnotwantedinMiddlemarch!

           AndletitnotbesupposedthatopinionattheTankardinSlaughterLanewasunimportanttothemedicalprofession:thatoldauthenticpublic-housetheoriginalTankard,knownbythenameofDollop’swastheresortofagreatBenefitClub,whichhadsomemonthsbeforeputtothevotewhetheritslong-standingmedicalman,"DoctorGambit,"shouldnotbecashieredinfavorof"thisDoctorLydgate,"whowascapableofperformingthemostastonishingcures,andrescuingpeoplealtogethergivenupbyotherpractitioners.ButthebalancehadbeenturnedagainstLydgatebytwomembers,whoforsomeprivatereasonsheldthatthispowerofresuscitatingpersonsasgoodasdeadwasanequivocalrecommendation,andmightinterferewithprovidentialfavors.

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