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practice indisputably occasion delay�拭 �Answer。 Yes�察 �some delay。
Question。 And great expense�拭�Answer。 Most assuredly they cannot
be gone through for nothing。 Question。 And unspeakable
vexation�拭�Answer。 I am not prepared to say that。 They have never
given me any vexation�察�quite the contrary。 Question。 But you think
that their abolition would damage a class of practitioners�拭�
Answer。 I have no doubt of it。 Question。 Can you instance any type
of that class�拭 �Answer。 Yes。 I would unhesitatingly mention Mr
Vholes。 He would be ruined。 Question。 Mr Vholes is considered�察�in
the profession�察�a respectable man�拭 �Answer ̄!which proved fatal
to the inquiry for ten years!^Mr Vholes is considered�察 �in the
profession�察�a most respectable man。 ̄
So in familiar conversation�察 �private authorities no less
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disinterested will remark that they don¨t know what this age is
coming to�察�that we are plunging down precipices�察�that now here is
something else gone�察�that these changes are death to people like
Vholes�此 �a man of undoubted respectability�察 �with a father in the
Vale of Taunton�察�and three daughters at home。 Take a few steps
more in this direction�察�say they�察�and what is to become of Vholes¨s
father�拭�Is he to perish�拭�And of Vholes¨s daughters�拭�Are they to be
shirt´makers�察 �or governesses�拭 �As though Mr Vholes and his
relations being minor cannibal chiefs�察 �and it being proposed to
abolish cannibalism�察 �indignant champions were to put the case
thus�此�Make man´eating unlawful�察�and you starve the Vholeses� �
In a word�察�Mr Vholes�察�with his three daughters and his father in
the Vale of Taunton�察 �is continually doing duty�察 �like a piece of
timber�察 �to shore up some decayed foundation that has become a
pitfall and a nuisance。 And with a great many people�察 �in a great
many instances�察�the question is never one of a change from Wrong
to Right ��which is quite an extraneous consideration���察 �but is
always one of injury or advantage to that eminently respectable
legion�察�Vholes。
The Chancellor is�察�within these ten minutes�察 �up ̄ for the long
vacation。 Mr Vholes�察�and his young client�察 �and several blue bags
hastily stuffed out of all regularity of form�察 �as the larger sort of
serpents are in their first gorged state�察�have returned to the official
den。 Mr Vholes�察 �quiet and unmoved�察 �as a man of so much
respectability ought to be�察�takes off his close black gloves as if he
were skinning his hands�察 �lifts off his tight hat as if he were
scalping himself�察�and sits down at his desk。 The client throws his
hat and gloves upon the ground!tosses them anywhere�察 �without
looking after them or caring where they go�察 �flings himself�察�into a
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chair�察�half sighing and half groaning�察 �rests his aching head upon
his hand�察�and looks the portrait of Young Despair。
^Again nothing done� 院�says Richard。 ^Nothing�察�nothing done� 院�
^Don¨t say nothing done�察�sir�察院�returns the placid Vholes。 ^That
is scarcely fair�察�sir�察�scarcely fair� 院�
^Why�察�what is done�拭院�says Richard�察�turning gloomily upon him。
^That may not be the whole question�察院 �returns Vholes。 ^The
question may branch off into what is doing�察�what is doing�拭院�
^And what is doing�拭院�asks the moody client。
Vholes�察 �sitting with his arms on his desk�察 �quietly bringing the
tips of his five right fingers to meet the tips of his five left fingers�察�
and quietly separating them again�察�and fixedly and slowly looking
at his client�察�replies�此�
^A good deal is doing�察 �sir。 We have put our shoulders to the
wheel�察�Mr Carstone�察�and the wheel is going round。 ̄
^Yes�察�with Ixion on it。 How am I to get through the next four or
five accursed months�拭院 �exclaims the young man�察 �rising from his
chair and walking about the room。
^Mr C�察院 �returns Vholes�察 �following him close with his eyes
wherever he goes�察 �your spirits are hasty�察�and I am sorry for it on
your account。 Excuse me if I recommend you not to chafe so
much�察 �not to be so impetuous�察 �not to wear yourself out so。 You
should have more patience。 You should sustain yourself better。 ̄
^I ought to imitate you�察 �in fact�察 �Mr Vholes�拭院 �says Richard�察�
sitting down again with an impatient laugh�察 �and beating the
Devil¨s Tattoo with his boot on the patternless carpet。
^Sir�察院�returns Vholes�察�always looking at the client�察�as if he were
making a lingering meal of him with his eyes as well as with his
professional appetite。 ^Sir�察院 �returns Vholes�察 �with his inward
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manner of speech and his bloodless quietude�察 �I should not have
had the presumption to propose myself as a model�察 �for your
imitation or any man¨s。 Let me but leave the good name to my
three daughters�察�and that is enough for me�察�I am not a self´seeker。
But�察�since you mention me so pointedly�察�I will acknowledge that I
should like to impart to you a little of my!come sir�察 �you are
disposed to call it insensibility�察�and I am sure I have no objection!
say insensibility!a little of my insensibility。 ̄
^Mr Vholes�察院�explains the client�察�somewhat abashed�察 �I had no
intention to accuse you of insensibility。 ̄
^I think you had�察�sir�察�without knowing it�察院�returns the equable
Vholes。 ^Very naturally。 It is my duty to attend to your interests
with a cool head�察�and I can quite understand that to your excited
feelings I may appear�察�at such times as the present�察�insensible。 My
daughters may know me better�察 �my aged father may know me
better。 But they have known me much longer than you have�察�and
the confiding eye of affection is not the distrustful eye of business。
Not that I complain�察 �sir�察 �of the eye of business being distrustful�察�
quite the contrary。 In attending to your interests�察�I wish to have all
possible checks upon me�察 �it is right that I should have them�察 �I
court inquiry。 But your interests demand that I should be cool and
methodical�察�Mr Carstone�察�and I cannot be otherwise!no�察�sir�察�not
even to please you。 ̄
Mr Vholes�察 �after glancing at the official cat who is patiently
watching a mouse¨s hole�察 �fixes his charmed gaze again on his
young client�察�and proceeds in his buttoned´up half´audible voice�察�
as if there were an unclean spirit in him that will neither come out
nor speak out�此�
^What are you to do�察 �sir�察 �you inquire�察 �during the vacation。 I
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should hope you gentlemen of the army may find many means of
amusing yourselves�察�if you give your minds to it。 If you had asked
me what I was to do�察�during the vacation�察�I could have answered
you more readily。 I am to attend to your interests。 I am to be found
here�察�day by day�察�attending to your interests。 That is my duty�察�Mr
C�察 �and term time or vacation makes no difference to me。 If you
wish to consult me as to your interests�察�you will find me here at all
times alike。 Other professional men go out of town。 I don¨t。 Not
that I blame them for going�察�I merely say�察�I don¨t go。 This desk is
your rock�察�sir� 院�
Mr Vholes gives it a rap�察�and it sounds as hollow as a coffin。 Not
to Richard�察�though。 There is encouragement in the sound to him。
Perhaps Mr Vholes knows there is。
^I am perfectly aware�察 �Mr Vholes�察院 �says Richard�察 �more
familiarly and good´humouredly�察 �that you are the most reliable
fellow in the world�察�and that to have to do with you�察�is to have to
do with a man of business who is not to be hoodwinked。 But put
yourself in my case�察 �dragging on this dislocated life�察 �sinking
deeper and deeper into difficulty every day�察 �continually hoping
and continually disappointed�察 �conscious of change upon change
for the worse in myself�察�and of no change for the better in anything
else�察�and you will find it a dark´looking case sometimes�察�as I do。 ̄
^You know�察院�says Mr Vholes�察 �that I never give hopes�察�sir。 I told
you from the first�察�Mr C�察�that I never give hopes。 Particularly in a
case like this�察�where the greater part of the costs comes out of the
estate�察 �I should not be considerate of my good name�察 �if I gave
hopes。 It might seem as if costs were my object。 Still�察�when