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Chapter 13. Patriarchal

           Theshiningbaldhead,whichlookedsoverylargebecauseitshonesomuch;andthelonggreyhairatitssidesandback,likeflosssilkorspunglass,whichlookedsoverybenevolentbecauseitwasnevercut;werenot,ofcourse,tobeseenintheboyasintheoldman.Nevertheless,intheSeraphiccreaturewiththehaymakingrake,wereclearlytobediscernedtherudimentsofthePatriarchwiththelistshoes.

           Patriarchwasthenamewhichmanypeopledelightedtogivehim.VariousoldladiesintheneighbourhoodspokeofhimasTheLastofthePatriarchs.Sogrey,soslow,soquiet,soimpassionate,soverybumpyinthehead,Patriarchwasthewordforhim.Hehadbeenaccostedinthestreets,andrespectfullysolicitedtobecomeaPatriarchforpaintersandforsculptors;withsomuchimportunity,insooth,thatitwouldappeartobebeyondtheFineArtstorememberthepointsofaPatriarch,ortoinventone.Philanthropistsofbothsexeshadaskedwhohewas,andonbeinginformed,‘OldChristopherCasby,formerlyTown-agenttoLordDecimusTiteBarnacle,’hadcriedinaraptureofdisappointment,‘Oh!why,withthathead,ishenotabenefactortohisspecies!Oh!why,withthathead,ishenotafathertotheorphanandafriendtothefriendless!’Withthathead,however,heremainedoldChristopherCasby,proclaimedbycommonreportrichinhouseproperty;andwiththathead,henowsatinhissilentparlour.Indeeditwouldbetheheightofunreasontoexpecthimtobesittingtherewithoutthathead.

           ArthurClennammovedtoattracthisattention,andthegreyeyebrowsturnedtowardshim.

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