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Chapter 12. In which a Great Patriotic Conference is holden

           Hewouldhaveclaspedhimselfbythewristsinthatconstabularymannerofhis,andhavepacedupanddownthehearthrug,orgonecreepingaboutamongtherichobjectsoffurniture,ifhisoppressiveretainerhadappearedintheroomatthatverymoment.Theslyshadowswhichseemedtodartoutofhidingwhenthefirerose,andtodartbackintoitwhenthefirefell,weresufficientwitnessesofhismakinghimselfsoeasy.Theywereevenmorethansufficient,ifhisuncomfortableglancesatthemmightbetakentomeananything.

           MrMerdle’srighthandwasfilledwiththeeveningpaper,andtheeveningpaperwasfullofMrMerdle.Hiswonderfulenterprise,hiswonderfulwealth,hiswonderfulBank,werethefatteningfoodoftheeveningpaperthatnight.ThewonderfulBank,ofwhichhewasthechiefprojector,establisher,andmanager,wasthelatestofthemanyMerdlewonders.SomodestwasMrMerdlewithal,inthemidstofthesesplendidachievements,thathelookedfarmorelikeamaninpossessionofhishouseunderadistraint,thanacommercialColossusbestridinghisownhearthrug,whilethelittleshipsweresailingintodinner.

           Beholdthevesselscomingintoport!TheengagingyoungBarnaclewasthefirstarrival;butBarovertookhimonthestaircase.Bar,strengthenedasusualwithhisdoubleeye-glassandhislittlejurydroop,wasoverjoyedtoseetheengagingyoungBarnacle;andopinedthatweweregoingtositinBanco,aswelawyerscalledit,totakeaspecialargument?

           ‘Indeed,’saidthesprightlyyoungBarnacle,whosenamewasFerdinand;‘howso?’

           ‘Nay,’smiledBar.

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