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Chapter 46

           Will’srelationshipinthatdistinguishedquarterdidnot,likeLydgate’shighconnections,serveasanadvantageousintroduction:ifitwasrumoredthatyoungLadislawwasMr.Casaubon’snepheworcousin,itwasalsorumoredthat"Mr.Casaubonwouldhavenothingtodowithhim."

           "Brookehastakenhimup,"saidMr.Hawley,"becausethatiswhatnomaninhissensescouldhaveexpected.Casaubonhasdevilishgoodreasons,youmaybesure,forturningthecoldshoulderonayoungfellowwhosebringing-uphepaidfor.JustlikeBrookeoneofthosefellowswhowouldpraiseacattosellahorse."

           AndsomeodditiesofWill’s,moreorlesspoetical,appearedtosupportMr.Keck,theeditorofthe"Trumpet,"inassertingthatLadislaw,ifthetruthwereknown,wasnotonlyaPolishemissarybutcrack-brained,whichaccountedforthepreternaturalquicknessandglibnessofhisspeechwhenhegotontoaplatformashedidwheneverhehadanopportunity,speakingwithafacilitywhichcastreflectionsonsolidEnglishmengenerally.ItwasdisgustingtoKecktoseeastripofafellow,withlightcurlsroundhishead,getupandspeechifybythehouragainstinstitutions"whichhadexistedwhenhewasinhiscradle.

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