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I Corroborate Mr. Dick, and Choose a Profession

           PeggottyandtheYarmouthboatmenhavingputoffinagaleofwindwithananchorandcabletothe“Nelson”Indiamanindistress;andyoushallgothereanotherday,andfindthemdeepintheevidence,proandcon,respectingaclergymanwhohasmisbehavedhimself;andyoushallfindthejudgeinthenauticalcase,theadvocateintheclergyman’scase,orcontrariwise.Theyarelikeactors:nowaman’sajudge,andnowheisnotajudge;nowhe’sonething,nowhe’sanother;nowhe’ssomethingelse,changeandchangeabout;butit’salwaysaverypleasant,profitablelittleaffairofprivatetheatricals,presentedtoanuncommonlyselectaudience.’

           ‘Butadvocatesandproctorsarenotoneandthesame?’saidI,alittlepuzzled.‘Arethey?’

           ‘No,’returnedSteerforth,‘theadvocatesareciviliansmenwhohavetakenadoctor’sdegreeatcollegewhichisthefirstreasonofmyknowinganythingaboutit.Theproctorsemploytheadvocates.Bothgetverycomfortablefees,andaltogethertheymakeamightysnuglittleparty.Onthewhole,IwouldrecommendyoutotaketoDoctors’Commonskindly,David.Theyplumethem-selvesontheirgentilitythere,Icantellyou,ifthat’sanysatisfaction.’

           ImadeallowanceforSteerforth’slightwayoftreatingthesubject,and,consideringitwithreferencetothestaidairofgravityandantiquitywhichIassociatedwiththat‘lazyoldnooknearSt.

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