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Chapter 32. Going

           Isanygentlemanpresent,’saidMrPancks,breakingoffandlookinground,‘acquaintedwiththeEnglishGrammar?’

           BleedingHeartYardwasshyofclaimingthatacquaintance.

           ‘It’snomatter,’saidMrPancks,‘ImerelywishtoremarkthatthetaskthisProprietorhassetme,hasbeennevertoleaveoffconjugatingtheImperativeMoodPresentTenseoftheverbTokeepalwaysatit.Keepthoualwaysatit.Lethimkeepalwaysatit.Keepweordowekeepalwaysatit.Keepyeordoyeoryoukeepalwaysatit.Letthemkeepalwaysatit.HereisyourbenevolentPatriarchofaCasby,andthereishisgoldenrule.Heisuncommonlyimprovingtolookat,andIamnotatallso.Heisassweetashoney,andIamasdullasditch-water.Heprovidesthepitch,andIhandleit,anditstickstome.Now,’saidMrPancks,closinguponhislateProprietoragain,fromwhomhehadwithdrawnalittleforthebetterdisplayofhimtotheYard;‘asIamnotaccustomedtospeakinpublic,andasIhavemadearatherlengthyspeech,allcircumstancesconsidered,Ishallbringmyobservationstoaclosebyrequestingyoutogetoutofthis.’

           TheLastofthePatriarchshadbeensoseizedbyassault,andrequiredsomuchroomtocatchanideain,ansomuchmoreroomtoturnitin,thathehadnotawordtoofferinreply.HeappearedtobemeditatingsomePatriarchalwayoutofhisdelicateposition,whenMrPancks,oncemoresuddenlyapplyingthetriggertohishat,shotitoffagainwithhisformerdexterity

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