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Chapter 34. A Shoal of Barnacles

           

           Onemarriageguesttherewas,inreferencetowhosepresenceMrMeaglesfeltanearerinterestandconcernthanintheattendanceofthemostelevatedBarnacleexpected;thoughhewasfarfrominsensibleofthehonourofhavingsuchcompany.ThisguestwasClennam.ButClennamhadmadeapromiseheheldsacred,amongthetreesthatsummernight,and,inthechivalryofhisheart,regardeditasbindinghimtomanyimpliedobligations.Inforgetfulnessofhimself,anddelicateservicetoheronalloccasions,hewasnevertofail;tobeginit,heansweredMrMeaglescheerfully,‘Ishallcome,ofcourse.’

           Hispartner,DanielDoyce,wassomethingofastumbling-blockinMrMeagles’sway,theworthygentlemanbeingnotatallclearinhisownanxiousmindbutthattheminglingofDanielwithofficialBarnacleismmightproducesomeexplosivecombination,evenatamarriagebreakfast.Thenationaloffender,however,lightenedhimofhisuneasinessbycomingdowntoTwickenhamtorepresentthathebegged,withthefreedomofanoldfriend,andasafavourtoone,thathemightnotbeinvited.‘For,’saidhe,‘asmybusinesswiththissetofgentlemenwastodoapublicdutyandapublicservice,andastheirbusinesswithmewastopreventitbywearingmysoulout,Ithinkwehadbetternoteatanddrinktogetherwithashowofbeingofonemind.’MrMeagleswasmuchamusedbyhisfriend’soddity;andpatronisedhimwithamoreprotectingairofallowancethanusual,whenherejoined:‘Well,well,Dan,youshallhaveyourowncrotchetyway.

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