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Chapter 35

           Andthishadpassedintosuchahabitwithhim,that,ifhecouldnotbecorrectlysaidtohavehistongueathisfingers’ends,hemightcertainlybesaidtohaveitanywherebutinhisface:whichbeing,aswehavealreadyseen,ofaharshandrepulsivecharacter,wasnotoiledsoeasily,butfrownedaboveallthesmoothspeechesoneofnature’sbeacons,warningoffthosewhonavigatedtheshoalsandbreakersoftheWorld,orofthatdangerousstraittheLaw,andadmonishingthemtoseeklesstreacherousharboursandtrytheirfortuneelsewhere.

           WhileMrBrassbyturnsoverwhelmedhisclerkwithcomplimentsandinspectedtheten-poundnote,MissSallyshowedlittleemotionandthatofnopleasurablekind,forasthetendencyofherlegalpracticehadbeentofixherthoughtsonsmallgainsandgripings,andtowhetandsharpenhernaturalwisdom,shewasnotalittledisappointedthatthesinglegentlemanhadobtainedthelodgingsatsuchaneasyrate,arguingthatwhenhewasseentohavesethisminduponthem,heshouldhavebeenattheleastchargeddoubleortrebletheusualterms,andthat,inexactproportionashepressedforward,MrSwivellershouldhavehungback.ButneitherthegoodopinionofMrBrass,northedissatisfactionofMissSally,wroughtanyimpressionuponthatyounggentleman,who,throwingtheresponsibilityofthisandallotheractsanddeedsthereaftertobedonebyhim,uponhisunluckydestiny,wasquiteresignedandcomfortable:fullypreparedfortheworst,andphilosophicallyindifferenttothebest.

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