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           Spenlowinquiredinwhatrespect?Ireplied,withallduedeferencetohisexperience(butwithmoredeference,Iamafraid,tohisbeingDora’sfather),thatperhapsitwasalittlenonsensicalthattheRegistryofthatCourt,containingtheoriginalwillsofallpersonsleavingeffectswithintheimmenseprovinceofCanterbury,forthreewholecenturies,shouldbeanaccidentalbuilding,neverdesignedforthepurpose,leasedbytheregistrarsfortheirOwnprivateemolument,unsafe,notevenascertainedtobefire-proof,chokedwiththeimportantdocumentsitheld,andpositively,fromtherooftothebasement,amercenaryspeculationoftheregistrars,whotookgreatfeesfromthepublic,andcrammedthepublic’swillsawayanyhowandanywhere,havingnootherobjectthantogetridofthemcheaply.That,perhaps,itwasalittleunreasonablethattheseregistrarsinthereceiptofprofitsamountingtoeightorninethousandpoundsayear(tosaynothingoftheprofitsofthedeputyregistrars,andclerksofseats),shouldnotbeobligedtospendalittleofthatmoney,infindingareasonablysafeplacefortheimportantdocumentswhichallclassesofpeoplewerecompelledtohandovertothem,whethertheywouldorno.That,perhaps,itwasalittleunjust,thatallthegreatofficesinthisgreatofficeshouldbemagnificentsinecures,whiletheunfortunateworking-clerksinthecolddarkroomupstairsweretheworstrewarded,andtheleastconsideredmen,doingimportantservices,inLondon.

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