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Chapter 2
Indoor:discussionintepidsecurityofunsolvedhistoricalandcriminalproblems:lectureofunexpurgatedexoticeroticmasterpieces:housecarpentrywithtoolboxcontaininghammer,awl,nails,screws,tintacks,gimlet,tweezers,bullnoseplaneandturnscrew.
Mighthebecomeagentlemanfarmeroffieldproduceandlivestock?
Notimpossibly,with1or2strippercows,1pikeofuplandhayandrequisitefarmingimplements,e.g.,anend-to-endchurn,aturnippulperetc.
Whatwouldbehiscivicfunctionsandsocialstatusamongthecountyfamiliesandlandedgentry?
Arrangedsuccessivelyinascendingpowersofhierarchicalorder,thatofgardener,groundsman,cultivator,breeder,andatthezenithofhiscareer,residentmagistrateorjusticeofthepeacewithafamilycrestandcoatofarmsandappropriateclassicalmotto(Semperparatus),dulyrecordedinthecourtdirectory(Bloom,LeopoldP.,M.P.,P.C.,K.P.,L.L.D.(honoriscausa),Bloomville,Dundrum)andmentionedincourtandfashionableintelligence(MrandMrsLeopoldBloomhaveleftKingstownforEngland).
Whatcourseofactiondidheoutlineforhimselfinsuchcapacity?
Acoursethatlaybetweenundueclemencyandexcessiverigour:thedispensationinaheterogeneoussocietyofarbitraryclasses,incessantlyrearrangedintermsofgreaterandlessersocialinequality,ofunbiassedhomogeneousindisputablejustice,temperedwithmitigantsofthewidestpossiblelatitudebutexactabletotheuttermostfarthingwithconfiscationofestate,realandpersonal,tothecrown.