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An Appeal Case

           Whenwehadbeentherehalfanhourorso,thecaseinprogressifImayuseaphrasesoridiculousinsuchaconnexionseemedtodieoutofitsownvapidity,withoutcoming,orbeingbyanybodyexpectedtocome,toanyresult.TheLordChancellorthenthrewdownabundleofpapersfromhisdesktothegentlemenbelowhim,andsomebodysaid,"JarndyceandJarndyce."Uponthistherewasabuzz,andalaugh,andageneralwithdrawalofthebystanders,andabringinginofgreatheaps,andpiles,andbagsandbagsfullofpapers.Ithinkitcameon"forfurtherdirections"aboutsomebillofcosts,tothebestofmyunderstanding,whichwasconfusedenough.ButIcountedtwenty-threegentlemeninwigswhosaidtheywere"init,"andnoneofthemappearedtounderstanditmuchbetterthanI.TheychattedaboutitwiththeLordChancellor,andcontradictedandexplainedamongthemselves,andsomeofthemsaiditwasthisway,andsomeofthemsaiditwasthatway,andsomeofthemjocoselyproposedtoreadhugevolumesofaffidavits,andtherewasmorebuzzingandlaughing,andeverybodyconcernedwasinastateofidleentertainment,andnothingcouldbemadeofitbyanybody.Afteranhourorsoofthis,andagoodmanyspeechesbeingbegunandcutshort,itwas"referredbackforthepresent,"asMr.Kengesaid,andthepaperswerebundledupagainbeforetheclerkshadfinishedbringingthemin.IglancedatRichardontheterminationofthesehopelessproceedingsandwasshockedtoseethewornlookofhishandsomeyoungface."Itcan’tlastforever,DameDurden.Betterlucknexttime!"wasallhesaid.

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