’I’vetwelveof’emliving，MrCrawley——fromeighteenyears，theeldest——agirl，downtoeighteenmonthstheyoungest——aboy，andtheygoinandout，boyandgirl，boyandgirl，likethecogsofawheel。Theyain’tsuchfarawaydistantcousinsfromyourownyoungones——onlyfirst，once，aswecallit。’
’Iamawarethatthereisafamilytie，orIshouldnothaveventuredtotroubleyou。’
’Bloodisthickerthanwater，isn’tit？Ioftensaythat。Iheardofoneyourgirlsonlyyesterday。Sheisstayingsomewheredowninthecountry，notfarfromwheremysisterlives——MrsEames，thewidowofpoorJohnEames，whoneverdidanygoodinthisworld。Idaresayyou’veheardofher？’
’Thenameisfamiliartome，MrToogood。’
’Ofcourseitis。I’veanephewdowntherejustnow，andhesawyourgirltheotherday；——veryhighlyspokeofhertoo。Letmesee；——howmanydoyouhave？’
’Threeliving，MrToogood。’
’I’vejustfourtimesthree；——that’sthedifference。ButIcomfortmyselfwiththetextaboutthequiveryouknow；andItellthemthatwhenthey’veeatupallthebutter，they’llhavetotaketheirbreaddry。’
’Itrusttheyoungpeopletakeyourteachingintheproperspirit。’
’Idon’tknowmuchaboutspirit。There’sspiritenough。Mysecondgirl，Lucy，toldmethatifIcameheretodaywithoutticketsforthepantomimeIshouldn’thaveanydinnerallowedme。That’sthewaytheytreatme。Butweunderstandeachotherathome。We’reallprettygoodfriendsthere，thankGod。Andthereisn’tasickchickamongtheboiling。’
’Youhavemanymerciesforwhichyoushouldindeedbethankful，’saidMrCrawley，gravely。
’Yes，yes，yes；that’strue。Ithinkofthatsometimes，thoughperhapsnotsomuchasIoughttodo。Butthebestwaytobethankfulistousethegoodsthegodsprovideyou。\"ThelovelyThaissitsbesideyou。Takethegoodsthegodsprovideyou。\"Ioftensaythattomywife，tillthechildrenhavegotcallingherThais。Thechildrenhaveitprettymuchtheirownwaywithus，MrCrawley。’
BythistimeMrCrawleywasalmostbesidehimself，andwasaltogetheratalosshowtobringinthematteronwhichhewishedtospeak。HehadexpectedtofindamanwhointhehurryofLondonbusinessmightperhapsjustmanagetosparehimfiveminutes——whowouldgrappleinstantlywiththesubjectthatwastobediscussedbetweenthem，wouldspeaktohimhalf—a—dozenhardwordsofwisdom，andwouldthendismisshimandturnontheinstanttoothermattersofimportantbusiness；——butherewasaneasyfamiliarfellow，whoseemedtohavenothingonearthtodo，andwhoatthisfirstmeetinghadtakenadvantageofadistantfamilyconnexiontotellhimeverythingabouttheaffairsofhisownhousehold。Andthenhowpeculiarwerethedomesticaffairswhichhetold！WhatwasMrCrawleytosaytoamanwhohadtaughthisownchildrentocalltheirmotherThais？OfThaisMrCrawleydidknowsomething，andheforgottorememberthatperhapsMrToogoodknewless。Hefeltit，however，tobeverydifficulttosubmitthedetailsofhiscasetoagentlemanwhotalkedinsuchastrainabouthisownwifeandchildren。
Butsomethingmustbedone。MrCrawley，inhispresentframeofmind，couldnotsitandtalkaboutThaisallday。’Sir，’hesaid，’thepictureofyourhomeisverypleasant，andIpresumethatplentyaboundsthere。’
’Well，youknow，prettytoll—lollforthat。Withtwelveof’em，MrCrawley，Ineedn’ttellyoutheyarenotallgoingtohavecastlesandparksoftheirown，unlesstheycanget’emofftheirownbats。ButI
payupwardsofahundredayeareachformyeldestthreeboys’
schooling，andI’vebeenpayingeightyforthegirls。Putthattogetherandseewhatitcomesto。Educate，educate，educate；that’smyword。’
’Nobetterwordcanbespoken，sir。’
’Idon’tthinkthere’sagirlinTavistockSquarethatcanbeatPolly——she’stheeldest，calledafterhermother，youknow——thatcanbeatheratthepiano。AndLucyhasreadLordByronandTomMooreallthrough，everywordof’em。ByJove，IbelievesheknowsmostofTomMoorebyheart。Andtheyoungunsacomingonjustaswell。’
’Perhaps，sir，asyourtimeis，nodoubt，precious——’
’We’lltackleto？Verywell；sobeit。Now，MrCrawley，letmehearwhatitisIcandoforyou。’Ofasudden，asMrToogoodspoketheselastwords，thewholetoneofhisvoiceseemedtochange，andeventhepositionofhisbodybecamesomuchalteredastoindicateadifferentkindofman。’Youjusttellyourstoryinyourownway，andIwon’tinterruptyoutillyou’vedone。That’salwaysthebest。’
’Imustfirstcraveyourattentiontoanunfortunatepreliminary，’saidMrCrawley。
’Andwhatisthat？’
’Icomebeforeyouinformapauperis。’HereMrCrawleypausedandstoodupbeforetheattorneywithhishandscrossedoneupontheother，bendinglow，asthoughcallingattentiontothepoornessofhisraiment。
’IknowthatIhavenojustificationformyconduct。IhavenothingofreasontoofferwhyIshouldtrespassuponyourtime。Iamapoorman，andcannotpayyouforyourservices。’
’Oh，bother！’saidMrToogood，jumpingfromhischair。
’IdonotknowwhetheryourcharitywillgrantmethatwhichIask——’
’Don’tletushaveanymoreofthis，’saidtheattorney。’Wenoneofuslikethatkindofthingatall。IfIcanbeofanyservicetoyou，you’reaswelcomeasflowersinMay；andasforbillingmyfirst—cousin，whichyourwifeis，Ishouldassoonthinkofsendinganaccounttomyown。’
’But，MrToogood——’
’Doyougoonnowwithyourstory；I’llputtherestallright。’
’Iwasboundtobeexplicit，MrToogood。’
’Verywell；nowyouhavebeenexplicitwithavengeance，andyoumayheaveahead。Let’shearthestory，andifIcanhelpyouIwill。WhenI’vesaidthat，youmaybesureImeanit。I’veheardsomethingofitbefore；butletmehearitallfromyou。’
ThenMrCrawleybeganandtoldhisstory。MrToogoodwasactuallytruetohispromiseandletthenarratorgoonwithhisnarrativewithoutinterruption。WhenMrCrawleycametohisownstatementthatthechequehadbeenpaidtohimbyMrSoames，andwentontosaythatthatstatementhadbeenfalse——’Itoldhimthat，butItoldhimsowrongly，’
andthenpaused，thinkingthatthelawyerwouldasksomequestion，MrToogoodsimplysaid，’Goon；goon。I’llcomebacktoallthatwhenyou’vedone。’AndhemerelynoddedhisheadwhenMrCrawleyspokeofhissecondstatement，thatthemoneyhadcomefromthedean。’Wehadbeenboundtogetherbyclosetiesofearlyfamiliarity，’saidMrCrawley，’andinformeryearsourestatesinlifewerethesame。ButhehasprosperedandIhavefailed。Andwhencreditorswereimportunate，I
consentedtoacceptreliefinmoneywhichhadpreviouslybeenoftenoffered。AndImustacknowledge，MrToogood，whilesayingthis，thatI
haveknown——haveknownwithheartfeltagony——thatatformertimesmywifehastakenthatfrommyfriendMrArabin，withhandhalf—hiddenfromme，whichIhaverefused。Whetheritbebettertoeat——thebreadofcharity——ornottoeatbreadatall，I，formyself，havenodoubt，’hesaid；’butwhenthewantstrikesone’swifeandchildren，andthecharitystrikesonlyoneself，thenthereisadoubt。’Whenhespokethus，MrToogoodgotup，andthrustinghishandsinhiswaistcoatpocketswalkedabouttheroom，exclaiming，’ByGeorge，byGeorge，byGeorge！’Buthestillletthemangoonwithhisstory，andheardhimoutatlasttotheend。
’AndtheycommittedyoufortrialatthenextBarchesterassizes？’saidthelawyer。
’Theydid。’
’Andyouemployednolawyerbeforethemagistrates？’
’None；——Irefusedtoemployanyone。’
’Youwerewrongthere，MrCrawley。Imustbeallowedtosaythatyouwerewrongthere。’
’Imaypossiblyhavebeensofromyourpointofview，MrToogood；butpermitmetoexplain。I——’
’It’snogoodexplainingnow。Ofcourseyoumustemployalawyerforyourdefence——anattorneywhowillputthecaseintothehandsofcounsel。’
’ButthatIcannotdo，MrToogood。’
’Youmustdoit。Ifyoudon’tdoit，yourfriendsshoulddoitforyou。
Ifyoudon’tdoit，everybodywillsayyou’remad。Thereisn’tasinglesolicitoryoucouldfindwithinahalfamileofyouatthismomentwhowouldn’tgiveyouthesameadvice——notasingleman，either，whohadgotaheadonhisshouldersworthatrump。’
WhenMrCrawleywastoldthatmadnesswouldbelaidathischargeifhedidnotdoashewasbid，hisfacebecameveryblack，andassumedsomethingofthatlookofdeterminedobstinacywhichithadwornwhenhewasstandinginthepresenceofthebishopandMrsProudie。’Itmaybeso，’hesaid。’Itmaybeasyousay，MrToogood。Buttheseneighboursofyours，astowhosecollectedwisdomyouspeakwithsomuchcertainty，wouldhardlyrecommendmetoindulgeinaluxuryforwhichIhavenomeansofpaying。’
’Whothinksaboutpayingundersuchcircumstancesasthese？’
’Ido，MrToogood。’
’Thewretchedcostermongerthatcomestogriefhasabarristerinawigandgowntogivehimhischanceofescape。’
’ButIamnotacostermonger，MrToogood——thoughmorewretchedperhapsthananycostermongernowinexistence。Itismylottohavetoendurethesufferingsofpoverty，andatthesametimenotbeexemptfromthosefeelingsofhonourtowhichpovertyisseldomsubject。IcannotaffordtocallinlegalassistanceforwhichIcannotpay——andIwillnotdoit。’
’I’llcarrythecasethroughforyou。Itcertainlyisnotjustmylineofbusiness——butI’llseeitcarriedthroughforyou。’
’Outofyourownpocket？’
’Nevermind；whenIsayI’lldoathing，I’lldoit。’
’No，MrToogood；thisthingyoucannotdo。ButdonotsupposeIamthelessgrateful。’
’WhatisitthatIcandothen？Whydoyoucometomeifyouwon’ttakemyadvice？’
Afterthistheconversationwentonforaconsiderabletimewithouttouchingonanypointwhichneedbebroughtpalpablybeforethereader’seye。Theattorneycontinuedtobegtheclergymantohavehiscasemanagedintheusualway，andwentsofarastotellhimthathewouldbeill—treatinghiswifeandfamilyifhecontinuedtobeobstinate。Buttheclergymanwasnotshakenfromhisresolve，andwasatlastabletoaskMrToogoodwhathehadbetterdo——howhehadbetterattempttodefendhimself——ontheunderstandingthatnolegalaidwastobeemployed。Whenthisquestionwasatlastaskedinsuchawayastodemandananswer，MrToogoodsatforamomentortwoinsilence。Hefeltthatananswerwasnotonlydemanded，butalmostenforced；andyettheremightbemuchdifficultyingivingit。
’MrToogood，’saidMrCrawley，seeingtheattorney’shesitation，’I
declaretoyoubeforeGod，thatmyonlyobjectwillbetoenablethejurytoknowaboutthissadmatterallthatIknowmyself。IfIcouldopenmybreasttothemIshouldbesatisfied。Butthenaprisonercansaynothing；andwhathedoessoiseveraccountedfalse。’
’Thatiswhyyoushouldhavelegalassistance。’
’Wehadalreadycometoaconclusiononthatmatter，asIthought，’saidMrCrawley。
MrToogoodpausedforaanothermomentortwo，andthendashedathisanswer；orrather，dashedatacounterquestion。’MrCrawley，wheredidyougetthecheque？Youmustpardonme，youknow；or，ifyouwishit，I
willnotpressthequestion。Butsomuchhangsonthat，youknow。’
’Everythingwouldhangonit——ifIonlyknew。’
’Youmeanthatyouforget？’
’Absolutely；totally。Iwish，MrToogood，IcouldexplaintoyouthetoilsomeperseverancewithwhichIhavecudgelledmypoorbrains，endeavouringtoextractfromthemsomescintillaofmemorythatwouldaidme。’
’Couldyouhavepickeditupatthehouse？’
’No；——no；thatIdidnotdo。DullasIam，Iknowsomuch。Itwasmineofright，fromwhateversourceitcametome。Iknowmyselfasnooneelsecanknowme，inspiteofthewiseman’smotto。HadIpickedupachequeinmyhouse，orontheroad，IshouldnothaveslepttillIhadtakenstepstorestoreittotheseemingowner。SomuchIcansay。But，otherwise，Iaminsuchmattersoshandy—pated，thatIcantrustmyselftobesureofnothing。Ithought；——Icertainlythought——’
’Youthoughtwhat？’
’Ithoughtthatithadbeengiventomebymyfriendthedean。I
rememberwellthatIwasinhislibraryatBarchester，andIwassomewhatprovokedinspirit。Therewerelyingonthefloorhundredsofvolumes，allglitteringwithgold，andreekingwithnewleatherfrombinders。Heaskedmetolookathistoys。WhyshouldIlookatthem？
Therewasatime，buttheotherdayitseemed，whenhehadbeengladtoborrowfrommesuchtreasuresasIhad。Anditseemedtomethathewasheartlessinshowingmethesethings。Well；Ineednottroubleyouwithallthat。’
’Goon；——goon。Letmehearitall，andIshalllearnsomething。’
’Iknownowhowvain，howvileIwas。Ialwaysknowafterwardshowlowthespirithasgrovelled。IhadgonetohimthenbecauseIhadresolvedtohumblemyself，and，formywife’ssake，toaskmyfriend——formoney。
Withwordswhichwereveryawkward——whichnodoubtwereungracious——I
hadaskedhim，andhehadbidmefollowhimfromhishallintohislibrary。Thereheleftmeawhile，andonreturningtoldmewithasmilethathehadsentformoney——and，ifIcanremember，thesumhenamedwasfiftypounds。’
’Butithasturnedout，asyousay，thatyouhavepaidfiftypoundswithhismoney——besidesthecheque。’
’Thatistrue；——thatisquitetrue。Thereisnodoubtofthat。ButasI
wassaying——thenhefelltotalkingaboutthebooks，andIwasangered。
Iwasverysoreinmyheart。Fromthemomentinwhichthewordsofbeggaryhadpassedfrommylips，Ihadrepented。Andhehadlaughedandhadtakenitgaily。IturneduponhimandtoldhimthatIhadchangedmymind。Iwasgrateful，butIwouldnothavehismoney。AndsoIpreparedtogo。Buthearguedwithme，andwouldnotletmego——tellingmeofmywifeandofmychildren，andwhilehearguedtherecameaknockonthedoor，andsomethingwashandedin，andIknewthatitwasthehandofhiswife。’
’Itwasthemoney，Isuppose？’
’Yes，MrToogood；itwasthemoney。AndIbecamethemoreuneasy，becausesheherselfisrich。Ilikeditthelessbecauseitseemedtocomefromherhand。ButItookit。WhatcouldIdowhenheremindedmethatIcouldnotkeepmyparishunlesscertainsumswerepaid？Hegavemealittleparcelinacover，andItookit——andlefthimsorrowing。I
hadneverbeforecomequitetothat；——though，indeed，ithadinfactbeenoftensobefore。Whatwasthedifferencewhetherthealmsweregivenintomyhandsorintomywife’s？’
’Youaretootouchyaboutitall，MrCrawley。’
’OfcourseIam。Doyoutryit，andseewhetheryouwillbetouchy。Youhaveworkedhardatyourprofession，Idaresay。’
’Well，yes；prettywell。Totellthetruth，Ihaveworkedhard。ByGeorge，yes！It’snotsobadnowasitusedtobe。’
’Butyouhavealwaysearnedyourbread；breadforyourself，andbreadforyourwifeandlittleones。Youcanbuyticketsfortheplay。’
’Icouldn’talwaysbuytickets，mindyou。’
’Ihaveworkedashard，andyetIcannotgetbread。Iamolderthanyou，andIcannotearnmybarebread。Lookatmyclothes。IfyouhadtogoandbegfromMrCrump，wouldyounotbetouchy？’
’Asithappens，Crumpisn’tsowelloffasIam。’
’Nevermind。ButItookit，andwenthome，andfortwodaysIdidnotlookatit。Andthentherecameanillnessuponme，andIknownotwhatpassed。ButtwomenwhohadbeenhardonmecametothehousewhenIwasout，andmywifewasinaterriblestate；andIgaveherthemoney，andshewentintoSilverbridgeandpaidthem。’
’Andthischequewaswithwhatyougaveher？’
’No；Igavehermoneyinnotes——justfiftypounds。WhenIgaveither，IthoughtIgaveitall；andyetafterwardsIthoughtIrememberedthatinmyillnessIhadfoundthechequewiththedean’smoney。Butitwasnotso。’
’Youaresureofthat？’
’Hehassaidthatheputfivesnotesoftenpoundseachintothecover，andsuchnotesIcertainlygavetomywife。’
’Wherethendidyougetthecheque？’MrCrawleyagainpausedbeforeheanswered。’Surely，ifyouwillexertyourmind，youwillremember，’saidthelawyer。’Wheredidyougetthecheque？’
’Idonotknow。’
MrToogoodthrewhimselfbackinhischair，tookhiskneeupintohislaptonurseit，andbegantothinkofit。Hesatthinkingofitforsomeminuteswithoutaword——perhapsforfiveminutes，thoughthetimeseemedtobemuchlongertoMrCrawley，whowas，however，determinedthathewouldnotinterrupthim。AndMrToogood’sthoughtswereatvariancewithMrToogood’sformerwords。Perhaps，afterall，thisschemeofMrCrawley’s——orratherthemodeofdefenceonwhichhehadresolvedwithoutanyscheme——mightbethebestofwhichthecaseadmitted。Itmightbewellthatheshouldgointocourtwithoutalawyer。’Hehasconvincedmeofhisinnocence，’MrToogoodsaidtohimself，’andwhyshouldhenotconvinceajury？Hehasconvincedme，notbecauseIamspeciallysoft，orbecauseIlovetheman——forastothatIdislikehimratherthanotherwise；——butbecausethereiseitherrealtruthinhiswords，orelsesowell—feignedashowatruththatnojurycantellthedifference。Ithinkitistrue。ByGeorge，Ithinkhedidgetthetwentypoundshonestly，andthathedoesnotthismomentknowwherehegotit。
Hemayhaveputhisfingerintomyeye；but，ifso，whynotalsointotheeyesofajury？’Thenhereleasedhisleg，andspokesomethingofhisthoughtsaloud。’It’sasadstory，’hesaid；’averysadstory。’
’Well，yes，it’ssadenough。Ifyoucouldseemyhouse，you’dsayso。’
’Ihaven’tadoubtbutwhatyou’reasinnocentasIam。’MrToogood，ashesaidthis，feltalittletingeofconscience。HedidbelieveMrCrawleytobeinnocent，buthewasnotsosureofitashiswordswouldseemtoimply。Neverthelessherepeatedthewordsagain——’asinnocentasIam。’
’Idon’tknow，’saidMrCrawley。’Idon’tknow。IthinkIam；butI
don’tknow。’
’Ibelieveyouare。Butyouseethecaseisaverydistressingone。A
juryhasarighttosaythatthemaninpossessionofachequefortwentypoundsshouldaccountforhispossessionofit。IfIunderstandthestoryaright，MrSoameswillbeabletoprovethathebroughtthechequeintoyourhouse，and，asfarasheknows，nevertookitoutagain。’
’Isupposeso；allthesame，ifhebroughtitin，thendidhetakeitoutagain。’
’Iamsayingwhathewillprove——or，inotherwords，whathewillstateuponoath。Youcan’tcontradicthim。Youcan’tgetintotheboxtodoit——evenifthatwouldbeofanyavail；andIamgladthatyoucannot，asitwouldbeofnoavail。Andyoucanputnooneelseintotheboxwhocandoso。’
’No；no。’
’Thatistosay，wethinkyoucannotdoso。Peoplecandosomanythingsthattheydon’tthinktheycando；andcan’tdosomanythingsthattheythinkthattheycando！Whenwillthedeanbehome？’
’Idon’tknow。’
’Beforethetrial？’
’Idon’tknow。Ihavenoidea。’
’It’salmostatoss—upwhetherhe’ddomoreharmorgoodifhewerethere。’
’Iwishhemightbethereifhehasanythingtosay，whetheritmightbeforharmorgood。’
’AndMrsArabin；——sheiswithhim？’
’Theytellmesheisnot。SheisinEurope。HeisinPalestine。’
’InPalestine，ishe？’
’Sotheytellme。Adeancangowherehelikes。Hehasnocureofsoulstostandinthewayofhispleasures。’
’Hehasn’t——hasn’the？IwishIwereadean；thatis，ifIwerenotalawyer。MightIwritealinetothedean——andtoMrsDeanifitseemedfit？Youwouldn’tmindthat？Asyouhavecometoseeyourcousinatlast——andverygladIamthatyouhave——youmustleavehimalittlediscretion。Iwon’tsayanythingIoughtn’ttosay。’MrCrawleyopposedthisschemeforsometime，butatlastconsentedtotheproposition。
’AndI’lltellyouwhat，MrCrawley；Iamveryfondofcathedrals，Iamindeed；andIhavelongwantedtoseeBarchester。There’saveryfinewhat—you—may—call—em；isn’tthere？Well；I’lljustrundownattheassizes。WehavenothingtodoinLondonwhenthejudgesareinthecountry——ofcourse。’MrToogoodlookedintoMrCrawley’seyesashesaidthis，toseeifhisiniquityweredetected，buttheperpetualcuratewasaltogetherinnocentinthesematters。’Yes；I’lljustrundownforamouthfuloffreshair。OfcourseIshan’topenmymouthincourt。ButI
mightsayonewordtothedean，ifhe’sthere；——andonewordtoMrSoames。Whoisconductingtheprosecution？’MrCrawleysaidthatMrWalkerwasdoingso。’Walker，Walker，Walker？oh——yes；WalkerandWinthrop，isn’tit？Adecentsortofman，Isuppose？’
’Ihaveheardnothingtohisdiscredit，MrToogood。’
’Andthat’ssayingagreatdealforalawyer。Well，MrCrawley，ifnothingelsecomesoutbetweenthisandthat——nothing，thatis，thatshallclearyourmemoryaboutthatunfortunatebitofpaper，youmustsimplytellyourstorytothejuryasyou’vetoldittome。Idon’tthinkanytwelvemeninEnglandwouldconvictyou；——Idon’tindeed。’
’Youthinktheywouldnot？’
’OfcourseI’veonlyheardoneside，MrCrawley。’
’No——no——no，thatistrue。’
’ButjudgingaswellasIcanjudgefromoneside，Idon’tthinkajurycanconvictyou。Atanyrate，I’llseeyouatBarchester，andI’llwritealineortwobeforethetrialjusttofindoutanythingthatcanbefoundout。Andyou’resureyouwon’tcomeandtakeabitofmuttonwithusintheSquare？Thegirlswouldbedelightedtoseeyou，andsowouldMaria。’MrCrawleysaidthathewasquitesurehecouldnotdothat，andthenhavingtenderedreiteratedthankstohisnewfriendinwordswhichweretouchinginspiteoftheirold—fashionedgravity，hetookhisleave，andwalkedbackagaintothepublic—houseatPaddington。
HereturnedhometoHogglestockonthesameafternoon，reachingthatplaceatnineintheevening。DuringthewholeofthedayafterleavingRaymond’sBuildingshewasthinkingofthelawyer，andofthewordswhichthelawyerhadspoken。AlthoughhehadbeendisposedtoquarrelwithMrToogoodonmanypoints，althoughhehadbeenmorethanoncedisgustedbytheattorney’sbadtaste，shockedbyhislowmorality，andalmostinsultedbyhiseasyfamiliarity，still，whentheinterviewwasover，helikedtheattorney。WhenfirstMrToogoodhadbeguntotalk，heregrettedverymuchthathehadsubjectedhimselftothenecessityofdiscussinghisprivateaffairswithsuchawindbagofaman；butwhenheleftthechamberhetrustedMrToogoodaltogether，andwasverygladthathehadsoughthisaid。Hewastiredandexhaustedwhenhereachedhome，ashehadeatennothingbutabiscuitortwosincehisbreakfast；
buthiswifegothimfoodandtea，andthenaskedhimastohissuccess。
’Wasmycousinkindtoyou？’
’Verykind——morethankind——perhapssomewhattoopressinginhiskindness。ButIfindnofault。GodforbidthatIshould。Heis，Ithink，agoodman，andcertainlyhasbeengoodtome。’
’Andwhatistobedone？’
’Hewillwritetothedean。’
’Iamgladofthat。’
’AndhewillbeatBarchester。’
’ThankGodforthat。’
’Butnotasmylawyer。’
’Nevertheless，IthankGodthatsomeonewillbetherewhowillknowhowtogiveyouassistanceandadvice。’