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Which is all about the Law, and sundry Great Authorities learned therein

           Mallarddepartedtoexecutehiscommission;andSerjeantSnubbinrelapsedintoabstractionuntilMr.Phunkyhimselfwasintroduced.

           Althoughaninfantbarrister,hewasafull-grownman.Hehadaverynervousmanner,andapainfulhesitationinhisspeech;itdidnotappeartobeanaturaldefect,butseemedrathertheresultoftimidity,arisingfromtheconsciousnessofbeing‘keptdown’bywantofmeans,orinterest,orconnection,orimpudence,asthecasemightbe.HewasoverawedbytheSerjeant,andprofoundlycourteoustotheattorney.

           ‘Ihavenothadthepleasureofseeingyoubefore,Mr.Phunky,’saidSerjeantSnubbin,withhaughtycondescension.

           Mr.Phunkybowed.HeHADhadthepleasureofseeingtheSerjeant,andofenvyinghimtoo,withallapoorman’senvy,foreightyearsandaquarter.

           ‘Youarewithmeinthiscase,Iunderstand?’saidtheSerjeant.

           IfMr.Phunkyhadbeenarichman,hewouldhaveinstantlysentforhisclerktoremindhim;ifhehadbeenawiseone,hewouldhaveappliedhisforefingertohisforehead,andendeavouredtorecollect,whether,inthemultiplicityofhisengagements,hehadundertakenthisoneornot;butashewasneitherrichnorwise(inthissense,atallevents)heturnedred,andbowed.

           ‘Haveyoureadthepapers,Mr.Phunky?’inquiredtheSerjeant.

           Hereagain,Mr.

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