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           WeonlysaythatifitSHOULDmakeusrich,wehavenoconstitutionalobjectiontobeingrich.Thecourtis,bysolemnsettlementoflaw,ourgrimoldguardian,andwearetosupposethatwhatitgivesus(whenitgivesusanything)isourright.Itisnotnecessarytoquarrelwithourright.""No,"saidAda,"butitmaybebettertoforgetallaboutit.""Well,well,"criedRichard,"thenwewillforgetallaboutit!Weconsignthewholethingtooblivion.DameDurdenputsonherapprovingface,andit’sdone!""DameDurden’sapprovingface,"saidI,lookingoutoftheboxinwhichIwaspackinghisbooks,"wasnotveryvisiblewhenyoucalleditbythatname;butitdoesapprove,andshethinksyoucan’tdobetter."So,Richardsaidtherewasanendofit,andimmediatelybegan,onnootherfoundation,tobuildasmanycastlesintheairaswouldmantheGreatWallofChina.Hewentawayinhighspirits.AdaandI,preparedtomisshimverymuch,commencedourquietercareer.OnourarrivalinLondon,wehadcalledwithMr.JarndyceatMrs.Jellyby’sbuthadnotbeensofortunateastofindherathome.Itappearedthatshehadgonesomewheretoatea-drinkingandhadtakenMissJellybywithher.Besidesthetea-drinking,therewastobesomeconsiderablespeech-makingandletter-writingonthegeneralmeritsofthecultivationofcoffee,conjointlywithnatives,attheSettlementofBorrioboola-Gha.Allthisinvolved,nodoubt,sufficientactiveexerciseofpenandinktomakeherdaughter’spartintheproceedingsanythingbutaholiday.ItbeingnowbeyondthetimeappointedforMrs.

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