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Chapter 30

           Isaidit(peopleoftendoso,insuchcases)likearatherreluctantconcessiontotruthandjustice;asifIwantedtodenyit!

           "Ishouldthinkitwasastrongpoint,"saidHerbert,"andIshouldthinkyouwouldbepuzzledtoimagineastronger;astotherest,youmustbideyourguardian’stime,andhemustbidehisclient’stime.You’llbeone-and-twentybeforeyouknowwhereyouare,andthenperhapsyou’llgetsomefurtherenlightenment.Atallevents,you’llbenearergettingit,foritmustcomeatlast."

           "Whatahopefuldispositionyouhave!"saidI,gratefullyadmiringhischeeryways.

           "Ioughttohave,"saidHerbert,"forIhavenotmuchelse.Imustacknowledge,bytheby,thatthegoodsenseofwhatIhavejustsaidisnotmyown,butmyfather’s.TheonlyremarkIeverheardhimmakeonyourstory,wasthefinalone,"Thethingissettledanddone,orMr.Jaggerswouldnotbeinit."AndnowbeforeIsayanythingmoreaboutmyfather,ormyfather’sson,andrepayconfidencewithconfidence,Iwanttomakemyselfseriouslydisagreeabletoyouforamomentpositivelyrepulsive."

           "Youwon’tsucceed,"saidI.

           "OyesIshall!"saidhe."One,two,three,andnowIaminforit.

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