Lawksamercy，doctor，criedtheyoungbloodintheprimrosevest，feigningawomanishsimperandimmodestsquirmingsofhisbody，howyoudoteaseabody！Drattheman！Blessme，I’mallofawibblywobbly。Why，you’reasbadasdearlittleFatherCantekissemthatyouare！Maythispotoffourhalfchokeme，criedCostello，ifsheain’tinthefamilyway。Iknowsaladywhat’sgotawhiteswellingquickasIclapseyesonher。Theyoungsurgeon，however，roseandbeggedthecompanytoexcusehisretreatasthenursehadjusttheninformedhimthathewasneededintheward。Mercifulprovidencehadbeenpleasedtoputaperiodtothesufferingsoftheladywhowasenceintewhichshehadbornewithalaudablefortitudeandshehadgivenbirthtoabouncingboy。Iwantpatience，saidhe，withthosewhowithoutwittoenlivenorlearningtoinstruct，revileanennoblingprofessionwhich，savingthereverenceduetotheDeity，isthegreatestpowerforhappinessupontheearth。IampositivewhenIsaythatifneedwereIcouldproduceacloudofwitnessestotheexcellenceofhernobleexercitationswhich，sofarfrombeingabyword，shouldbeagloriousincentiveinthehumanbreast。Icannotawaywiththem。What？Malignsuchanone，theamiableMissCallan，whoisthelustreofherownsexandtheastonishmentofoursandataninstantthemostmomentousthatcanbefallapunychildofclay？Perishthethought！IshuddertothinkofthefutureofaracewheretheseedsofsuchmalicehavebeensownandwherenorightreverenceisrenderedtomotherandmaidinhouseofHorne。Havingdeliveredhimselfofthisrebukehesalutedthosepresentonthebyandrepairedtothedoor。
Amurmurofapprovalarosefromallandsomewereforejectingthelowsoakerwithoutmoreado，adesignwhichwouldhavebeeneffectednorwouldhehavereceivedmorethanhisbaredesertshadhenotabridgedhistransgressionbyaffirmingwithahorridimprecationforhesworearoundhandthathewasasgoodasonofthetruefoldaseverdrewbreath。Stapmyvitals，saidhe，themwasalwaysthesentimentsofhonestFrankCostellowhichIwasbredupmostparticulartohonourthyfatherandthymotherthathadthebesthandtoarolypolyorahastypuddingasyoueverseewhatIalwayslooksbackonwithalovingheart。
ToreverttoMrBloomwho，afterhisfirstentry，hadbeenconsciousofsomeimpudentmockswhichhe，however，hadbornewithbeingthefruitsofthatageuponwhichitiscommonlychargedthatitknowsnotpity。Theyoungsparks，itistrue，wereasfullofextravaganciesasovergrownchildren：
thewordsoftheirtumultuarydiscussionsweredifficultlyunderstoodandnotoftennice：theirtestinessandoutrageousmotsweresuchthathisintellectsresiledfrom：norweretheyscrupulouslysensibleoftheproprietiesthoughtheirfundofstronganimalspiritsspokeintheirbehalf。
ButthewordofMrCostellowasanunwelcomelanguageforhimforhenauseatedthewretchthatseemedtohimacropearedcreatureofamisshapengibbositybornoutofwedlockandthrustlikeacrookbackteethedandfeetfirstintotheworld，whichthedintofthesurgeon’spliersinhisskulllentindeedacolourto，soasitputhiminthoughtofthatmissinglinkofcreation’schaindesideratedbythelateingeniousMrDarwin。Itwasnowformorethanthemiddlespanofourallottedyearsthathehadpassedthroughthethousandvicissitudesofexistenceand，beingofawaryascendancyandselfamanofarareforecast，hehadenjoinedhishearttorepressallmotionsofarisingcholerand，byinterceptingthemwiththereadiestprecaution，fosterwithinhisbreastthatplenitudeofsufferancewhichbasemindsjeerat，rashjudgersscornandallfindtolerableandbuttolerable。