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Men and Brothers

           AndconsequentlythreecheersfortheUnitedAggregateTribunal!

           Slackbridgeactedasfugleman,andgavethetime.Themultitudeofdoubtfulfaces(alittleconscience-stricken)brightenedatthesound,andtookitup.Privatefeelingmustyieldtothecommoncause.Hurrah!Theroofyetvibratedwiththecheering,whentheassemblydispersed.

           ThuseasilydidStephenBlackpoolfallintotheloneliestoflives,thelifeofsolitudeamongafamiliarcrowd.Thestrangerinthelandwholooksintotenthousandfacesforsomeansweringlookandneverfindsit,isincheeringsocietyascomparedwithhimwhopassestenavertedfacesdaily,thatwereoncethecountenancesoffriends.SuchexperiencewastobeStephen’snow,ineverywakingmomentofhislife;athiswork,onhiswaytoitandfromit,athisdoor,athiswindow,everywhere.Bygeneralconsent,theyevenavoidedthatsideofthestreetonwhichhehabituallywalked;andleftit,ofalltheworkingmen,tohimonly.

           Hehadbeenformanyyears,aquietsilentman,associatingbutlittlewithothermen,andusedtocompanionshipwithhisownthoughts.Hehadneverknownbeforethestrengthofthewantinhisheartforthefrequentrecognitionofanod,alook,aword;ortheimmenseamountofreliefthathadbeenpouredintoitbydropsthroughsuchsmallmeans.Itwasevenharderthanhecouldhavebelievedpossible,toseparateinhisownconsciencehisabandonmentbyallhisfellowsfromabaselesssenseofshameanddisgrace.

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