andwiththemwentthatmagician——andhewasonarail,too,bytheabbot\'sorder;andhisreputationwasinthemud,andminewasintheskyagain.
Yes,amancankeephistrademarkcurrentinsuchacountry,buthecan\'tsitaroundanddoit;hehasgottobeondeckandattendingtobusinessrightalong.
AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur\'sCourt-Chapter25Chapter25-ACompetitiveExaminationWHENthekingtraveledforchangeofair,ormadeaprogress,orvisitedadistantnoblewhomhewishedtobankruptwiththecostofhiskeep,partoftheadministrationmovedwithhim.Itwasafashionofthetime.TheCommissionchargedwiththeexaminationofcandidatesforpostsinthearmycamewiththekingtotheValley,whereastheycouldhavetransactedtheirbusinessjustaswellathome.Andalthoughthisexpeditionwasstrictlyaholidayexcursionfortheking,hekeptsomeofhisbusinessfunctionsgoingjustthesame.Hetouchedfortheevil,asusual;heheldcourtinthegateatsunriseandtriedcases,forhewashimselfChiefJusticeoftheKing\'sBench.
Heshoneverywellinthislatteroffice.Hewasawiseandhumanejudge,andheclearlydidhishonestbestandfairest,——accordingtohislights.
Thatisalargereservation.Hislights——Imeanhisrearing——oftencoloredhisdecisions.Whenevertherewasadisputebetweenanobleorgentlemanandapersonoflowerdegree,theking\'sleaningsandsympathieswerefortheformerclassalways,whetherhesuspecteditornot.Itwasimpossiblethatthisshouldbeotherwise.Thebluntingeffectsofslaveryupontheslaveholder\'smoralperceptionsareknownandconceded,theworldover;andaprivilegedclass,anaristocracy,isbutabandofslaveholdersunderanothername.Thishasaharshsound,andyetshouldnotbeoffensivetoany——eventothenoblehimself——unlessthefactitselfbeanoffense: