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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

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