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I Am Shown Two Interesting Penitents

           Perhapshevotedforsomebody,orlentmoneytosomebody,orboughtsomethingofsomebody,orotherwiseobligedsomebody,orjobbedforsomebody,whoknewsomebodywhogotthelieutenantofthecountytonominatehimforthecommission.’

           ‘Onthecommissionheis,atanyrate,’saidI.‘Andhewritestomehere,thathewillbegladtoshowme,inoperation,theonlytruesystemofprisondiscipline;theonlyunchallengeablewayofmakingsincereandlastingconvertsandpenitentswhich,youknow,isbysolitaryconfinement.Whatdoyousay?’

           ‘Tothesystem?’inquiredTraddles,lookinggrave.

           ‘No.Tomyacceptingtheoffer,andyourgoingwithme?’

           ‘Idon’tobject,’saidTraddles.

           ‘ThenI’llwritetosayso.Youremember(tosaynothingofourtreatment)thissameCreakleturninghissonoutofdoors,Isuppose,andthelifeheusedtoleadhiswifeanddaughter?’

           ‘Perfectly,’saidTraddles.

           ‘Yet,ifyou’llreadhisletter,you’llfindheisthetenderestofmentoprisonersconvictedofthewholecalendaroffelonies,’saidI;‘thoughIcan’tfindthathistendernessextendstoanyotherclassofcreatedbeings.’

           Traddlesshruggedhisshoulders,andwasnotatallsurprised.Ihadnotexpectedhimtobe,andwasnotsurprisedmyself;ormyobservationofsimilarpracticalsatireswouldhavebeenbutscanty.Wearrangedthetimeofourvisit,andIwroteaccordinglytoMr.

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