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Chapter 8. The Dowager Mrs Gowan is reminded that ‘It Never Does’

           Thatagainwasveryreasonable;sinceinacountrysufferingundertheafflictionofagreatamountofearnestness,theremight,inanexceedingshortspaceoftime,benotasingleBarnacleleftstickingtoapost.

           DanielDoycefacedhisconditionwithitspainsandpenaltiesattachedtoit,andsoberlyworkedonforthework’ssake.Clennamcheeringhimwithaheartyco-operation,wasamoralsupporttohim,besidesdoinggoodserviceinhisbusinessrelation.Theconcernprospered,andthepartnerswerefastfriends.

           ButDanielcouldnotforgettheolddesignofsomanyyears.Itwasnotinreasontobeexpectedthatheshould;ifhecouldhavelightlyforgottenit,hecouldneverhaveconceivedit,orhadthepatienceandperseverancetoworkitout.SoClennamthought,whenhesometimesobservedhimofaneveninglookingoverthemodelsanddrawings,andconsolinghimselfbymutteringwithasighasheputthemawayagain,thatthethingwasastrueasiteverwas.

           Toshownosympathywithsomuchendeavour,andsomuchdisappointment,wouldhavebeentofailinwhatClennamregardedasamongtheimpliedobligationsofhispartnership.ArevivalofthepassinginterestinthesubjectwhichhadbeenbychanceawakenedatthedooroftheCircumlocutionOffice,originatedinthisfeeling.Heaskedhispartnertoexplaintheinventiontohim;‘havingalenientconsideration,’hestipulated,‘formybeingnoworkman,Doyce.’

           ‘Noworkman?’saidDoyce.‘Youwouldhavebeenathoroughworkmanifyouhadgivenyourselftoit.YouhaveasgoodaheadforunderstandingsuchthingsasIhavemetwith.

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