Littlemiseriesofthatkindwouldcrowduponhim。Hehadarrivedatatimeinlifeinwhichsuchmiseriesmakesuchmenverymiserable；butyethethoughtthathecouldendurethem。Andwhatotherwretchednesswouldcometohim？Shewouldscoldhim——frightfully，loudly，scornfully，andworsethanall，continually。Butofthishehadsomuchhabitually，thatanythingaddedmightbebornealso；——ifonlyhecouldbesurethatthescoldingsshouldgooninprivate，thattheworldofthepalaceshouldnotbeallowedtoheartherevilingstowhichhewouldbesubjected。Buttobescoldedpubliclywasthegreatevilwhichhedreadedbeyondallevils。Hewaswellawarethatthepalacewouldknowhismisfortune，thatitwasknown，andfreelydiscussedbyall，fromtheexaminingchaplaindowntothepalaceboot—boy；——nay，thatitwasknowntoallthediocese；butyethecouldsmileuponthosearoundhim，andlookasthoughheheldhisownlikeothermen——unlesswhenopenviolencewasdisplayed。Butwhenthatvoicewasheardaloudalongthecorridorsofthepalace，andwhenhewassummonedimperiouslybythewoman，callingforthebishop，sothatallBarchesterheardit，andwhenhewascompelledtocreepforthfromhisstudy，atthesoundofthatsummons，withdistressedface，andshakinghands，andshorthurryingsteps——abeingtobepitiedevenbyadeacon——notventuringtoassumeanairofmasterdomshouldhechancetomeetahousemaidonthestairs——then，atsuchmomentsasthat，hewouldfeelthatanysubmissionwasbetterthanthemiserywhichhesuffered。Andhewellknewthatshouldhenowrebel，thewholehousewouldbeinaturmoil。Hewouldbebishopedhere，bishopedthere，beforetheeyesofallpalatialmenandwomen，tilllifewouldbeaburdentohim。Sohegotupfromhisseatoverthefire，andwenttohisdeskandwrotetheletter。Theletterwasasfollows：——
THEPALACE，BARCHESTER，——December，186—’
’REVERENDSIR，——
（heleftoutthedear，becauseheknewthatifheinsertedithewouldbecompelledtowritetheletteroveragain）。
’Ihaveheardtodaywiththegreatesttroubleofspirit，thatyouhavebeentakenbeforeabenchofmagistratesassembledatSilverbridge，havingpreviouslybeenarrestedbythepoliceinyourparsonagehouseatHogglestock，andthatthemagistratesofSilverbridgehavecommittedyoutotakeyourtrialatthenextassizesatBarchester，onachargeoftheft。