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Chapter 28. An Appearance in the Marshalsea

           

           ‘Mygoodfellow,’returnedFerdinand,‘ifyou’llexcusethefreedomofthatformofaddress,nobodywantstoknowoftheinvention,andnobodycarestwopence-halfpennyaboutit.’

           ‘NobodyintheOffice,thatistosay?’

           ‘Noroutofit.Everybodyisreadytodislikeandridiculeanyinvention.Youhavenoideahowmanypeoplewanttobeleftalone.YouhavenoideahowtheGeniusofthecountry(overlooktheParliamentarynatureofthephrase,anddon’tbeboredbyit)tendstobeingleftalone.Believeme,MrClennam,’saidthesprightlyyoungBarnacleinhispleasantestmanner,‘ourplaceisnotawickedGianttobechargedatfulltilt;butonlyawindmillshowingyou,asitgrindsimmensequantitiesofchaff,whichwaythecountrywindblows.’

           ‘IfIcouldbelievethat,’saidClennam,‘itwouldbeadismalprospectforallofus.’

           ‘Oh!Don’tsayso!’returnedFerdinand.‘It’sallright.Wemusthavehumbug,wealllikehumbug,wecouldn’tgetonwithouthumbug.Alittlehumbug,andagroove,andeverythinggoesonadmirably,ifyouleaveitalone.’

           WiththishopefulconfessionofhisfaithastheheadoftherisingBarnacleswhowerebornofwoman,tobefollowedunderavarietyofwatchwordswhichtheyutterlyrepudiatedanddisbelieved,Ferdinandrose.Nothingcouldbemoreagreeablethanhisfrankandcourteousbearing,oradaptedwithamoregentlemanlyinstincttothecircumstancesofhisvisit.

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