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Wickfield and Heep

           Theconflictinginterestsofthesetoutinggentlemenbeingofanaturetoirritatetheirfeelings,personalcollisionstookplace;andtheCommonswasevenscandalizedbyourprincipalinveigler(whohadformerlybeeninthewinetrade,andafterwardsintheswornbrokeryline)walkingaboutforsomedayswithablackeye.Anyoneofthesescoutsusedtothinknothingofpolitelyassistinganoldladyinblackoutofavehicle,killinganyproctorwhomsheinquiredfor,representinghisemployerasthelawfulsuccessorandrepresentativeofthatproctor,andbearingtheoldladyoff(sometimesgreatlyaffected)tohisemployer’soffice.Manycaptiveswerebroughttomeinthisway.Astomarriagelicences,thecompetitionrosetosuchapitch,thatashygentlemaninwantofone,hadnothingtodobutsubmithimselftothefirstinveigler,orbefoughtfor,andbecomethepreyofthestrongest.Oneofourclerks,whowasanoutsider,used,intheheightofthiscontest,tositwithhishaton,thathemightbereadytorushoutandswearbeforeasurrogateanyvictimwhowasbroughtin.Thesystemofinveiglingcontinues,Ibelieve,tothisday.ThelasttimeIwasintheCommons,acivilable-bodiedpersoninawhiteapronpouncedoutuponmefromadoorway,andwhisperingtheword‘Marriage-licence’inmyear,waswithgreatdifficultypreventedfromtakingmeupinhisarmsandliftingmeintoaproctor’s.Fromthisdigression,letmeproceedtoDover.

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