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           Boythorn’sman,onhisforefinger,andaftertakingagentleflightroundtheroom,alightedonhismaster’shead.TohearMr.Boythornpresentlyexpressingthemostimplacableandpassionatesentiments,withthisfragilemiteofacreaturequietlyperchedonhisforehead,wastohaveagoodillustrationofhischaracter,Ithought."Bymysoul,Jarndyce,"hesaid,verygentlyholdingupabitofbreadtothecanarytopeckat,"ifIwereinyourplaceIwouldseizeeverymasterinChancerybythethroatto-morrowmorningandshakehimuntilhismoneyrolledoutofhispocketsandhisbonesrattledinhisskin.Iwouldhaveasettlementoutofsomebody,byfairmeansorbyfoul.Ifyouwouldempowermetodoit,Iwoulddoitforyouwiththegreatestsatisfaction!"(Allthistimetheverysmallcanarywaseatingoutofhishand.)"Ithankyou,Lawrence,butthesuitishardlyatsuchapointatpresent,"returnedMr.Jarndyce,laughing,"thatitwouldbegreatlyadvancedevenbythelegalprocessofshakingthebenchandthewholebar.""ThereneverwassuchaninfernalcauldronasthatChanceryonthefaceoftheearth!"saidMr.Boythorn."Nothingbutaminebelowitonabusydayintermtime,withallitsrecords,rules,andprecedentscollectedinitandeveryfunctionarybelongingtoitalso,highandlow,upwardanddownward,fromitssontheAccountant-GeneraltoitsfathertheDevil,andthewholeblowntoatomswithtenthousandhundredweightofgunpowder,wouldreformitintheleast!"Itwasimpossiblenottolaughattheenergeticgravitywithwhichherecommendedthisstrongmeasureofreform.

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