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           "SirLeicesterfeelsitincumbentonhimtoobserveacrushingaspecttowardsVolumniabecauseitiswhisperedabroadthatthesenecessaryexpenseswill,insometwohundredelectionpetitions,beunpleasantlyconnectedwiththewordbribery,andbecausesomegracelessjokershaveconsequentlysuggestedtheomissionfromtheChurchserviceoftheordinarysupplicationinbehalfoftheHighCourtofParliamentandhaverecommendedinsteadthattheprayersofthecongregationberequestedforsixhundredandfifty-eightgentlemeninaveryunhealthystate."Isuppose,"observesVolumnia,havingtakenalittletimetorecoverherspiritsafterherlatecastigation,"IsupposeMr.Tulkinghornhasbeenworkedtodeath.""Idon’tknow,"saysSirLeicester,openinghiseyes,"whyMr.Tulkinghornshouldbeworkedtodeath.Idon’tknowwhatMr.Tulkinghorn’sengagementsmaybe.Heisnotacandidate."Volumniahadthoughthemighthavebeenemployed.SirLeicestercoulddesiretoknowbywhom,andwhatfor.Volumnia,abashedagain,suggests,bysomebodytoadviseandmakearrangements.SirLeicesterisnotawarethatanyclientofMr.Tulkinghornhasbeeninneedofhisassistance.LadyDedlock,seatedatanopenwindowwithherarmuponitscushionedledgeandlookingoutattheeveningshadowsfallingonthepark,hasseemedtoattendsincethelawyer’snamewasmentioned.

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