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           Merelyaclose-shavedgentlemaninwhitetrousersandawhitehat,withsea-bronzeonthejudicialcountenance,andastripofbarkpeeledbythesolarraysfromthejudicialnose,whocallsinattheshell-fishshopashecomesalonganddrinksicedginger-beer!ThebarofEnglandisscatteredoverthefaceoftheearth.HowEnglandcangetonthroughfourlongsummermonthswithoutitsbarwhichisitsacknowledgedrefugeinadversityanditsonlylegitimatetriumphinprosperityisbesidethequestion;assuredlythatshieldandbucklerofBritanniaarenotinpresentwear.ThelearnedgentlemanwhoisalwayssotremendouslyindignantattheunprecedentedoutragecommittedonthefeelingsofhisclientbytheoppositepartythatheneverseemslikelytorecoveritisdoinginfinitelybetterthanmightbeexpectedinSwitzerland.ThelearnedgentlemanwhodoesthewitheringbusinessandwhoblightsallopponentswithhisgloomysarcasmisasmerryasagrigataFrenchwatering-place.Thelearnedgentlemanwhoweepsbythepintonthesmallestprovocationhasnotshedatearthesesixweeks.Theverylearnedgentlemanwhohascooledthenaturalheatofhisgingerycomplexioninpoolsandfountainsoflawuntilhehasbecomegreatinknottyargumentsforterm-time,whenheposesthedrowsybenchwithlegal"chaff,"inexplicabletotheuninitiatedandtomostoftheinitiatedtoo,isroaming,withacharacteristicdelightinaridityanddust,aboutConstantinople.

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