’Notquitesoclear，’saidtheother。’Youseethewillsays，“Mylord，thebishop，beinggraciouslypleasedtoseethatduejusticebedone。“Now，itmaybeaquestionwhether，inacceptingandadministeringthepatronage，yourfatherhasnotacceptedalsotheotherdutiesassigned。Itisdoubtful，however；buteveniftheyhitthatnail——andtheyarefarofffromthatyet——thepointissonice，asSirAbrahamsays，thatyouwouldforcethemintofifteenthousandpounds’costbeforetheycouldbringittoanissue！andwhere’sthatsumofmoneytocomefrom？’
Thearchdeaconrubbedhishandswithdelight；hehadneverdoubtedthejusticeofhiscase，buthehadbeguntohavesomedreadofunjustsuccessonthepartofhisenemies。Itwasdelightfultohimthustohearthattheircausewassurroundedwithsuchrocksandshoals；suchcausesofshipwreckunseenbythelandsman’seye，butvisibleenoughtothekeeneyesofpracticallawmariners。HowwronghiswifewastowishthatBoldshouldmarryEleanor！Bold！why，ifheshouldbeassenoughtopersevere，hewouldbeabeggarbeforeheknewwhomhewasatlawwith！
’That’sexcellent，Chadwick——that’sexcellent！ItoldyouSirAbrahamwasthemanforus’；andheputdownonthetablethecopyoftheopinion，andpatteditfondly。
’Don’tyouletthatbeseen，though，archdeacon。’
’Who？-I！-notforworlds，’saidthedoctor。