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           QualeaskedAdaandme,notinaudibly,whetherhewasnotagreatcreaturewhichhecertainlywas,flabbilyspeaking,thoughMr.Qualemeantinintellectualbeautyandwhetherwewerenotstruckbyhismassiveconfigurationofbrow.Inshort,weheardofagreatmanymissionsofvarioussortsamongthissetofpeople,butnothingrespectingthemwashalfsocleartousasthatitwasMr.Quale’smissiontobeinecstasieswitheverybodyelse’smissionandthatitwasthemostpopularmissionofall.Mr.Jarndycehadfallenintothiscompanyinthetendernessofhisheartandhisearnestdesiretodoallthegoodinhispower;butthathefeltittobetoooftenanunsatisfactorycompany,wherebenevolencetookspasmodicforms,wherecharitywasassumedasaregularuniformbyloudprofessorsandspeculatorsincheapnotoriety,vehementinprofession,restlessandvaininaction,servileinthelastdegreeofmeannesstothegreat,adulatoryofoneanother,andintolerabletothosewhowereanxiousquietlytohelptheweakfromfailingratherthanwithagreatdealofblusterandself-laudationtoraisethemupalittlewaywhentheyweredown,heplainlytoldus.WhenatestimonialwasoriginatedtoMr.QualebyMr.Gusher(whohadalreadygotone,originatedbyMr.Quale),andwhenMr.Gusherspokeforanhourandahalfonthesubjecttoameeting,includingtwocharityschoolsofsmallboysandgirls,whowerespeciallyremindedofthewidow’smite,andrequestedtocomeforwardwithhalfpenceandbeacceptablesacrifices,Ithinkthewindwasintheeastforthreewholeweeks.

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