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Chapter 23. Machinery in Motion

           

           ‘Declaredoffonmyaccount?’

           ‘Inosoonermentionedyourname,Clennam,thanhesaid,“Thatwillneverdo!”Whatdidhemeanbythat?Iaskedhim.Nomatter,Meagles;thatwouldneverdo.Whywoulditneverdo?You’llhardlybelieveit,Clennam,’saidMrMeagles,laughingwithinhimself,‘butitcameoutthatitwouldneverdo,becauseyouandhe,walkingdowntoTwickenhamtogether,hadglidedintoafriendlyconversationinthecourseofwhichhehadreferredtohisintentionoftakingapartner,supposingatthetimethatyouwereasfirmlyandfinallysettledasStPaul’sCathedral.“Whereas,”sayshe,“MrClennammightnowbelieve,ifIentertainedhisproposition,thatIhadasinisteranddesigningmotiveinwhatwasopenfreespeech.WhichIcan’tbear,”sayshe,“whichIreallyamtooproudtobear.”’

           ‘Ishouldassoonsuspect—’

           ‘Ofcourseyouwould,’interruptedMrMeagles,‘andsoItoldhim.Butittookamorningtoscalethatwall;andIdoubtifanyothermanthanmyself(helikesmeofold)couldhavegothislegoverit.Well,Clennam.Thisbusiness-likeobstaclesurmounted,hethenstipulatedthatbeforeresumingwithyouIshouldlookoverthebooksandformmyownopinion.Ilookedoverthebooks,andformedmyownopinion.“Isit,onthewhole,for,oragainst?”sayshe.“For,”saysI.“Then,”sayshe,“youmaynow,mygoodfriend,giveMrClennamthemeansofforminghisopinion.Toenablehimtodowhich,withoutbiasandwithperfectfreedom,Ishallgooutoftownforaweek.

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