butperhapshemighteffectanexchange。Andthen，recollectingthattheattorney-generalwouldhardlycaretohearhowtheserviceofacathedralchurchisdividedamongtheminorcanons，stoppedshortinhisexplanations。
SirAbrahamlistenedinpityingwonder。’Ireallythink，MrHarding，youhadbetterwaitforthearchdeacon。Thisisamostseriousstep——oneforwhich，inmyopinion，thereisnottheslightestnecessity；and，asyouhavedonemethehonourofaskingmyadvice，Imustimploreyoutodonothingwithouttheapprovalofyourfriends。Amanisneverthebestjudgeofhisownposition。’
’Amanisthebestjudgeofwhathefeelshimself。I’dsoonerbegmybreadtillmydeaththanreadsuchanotherarticleasthosetwothathaveappeared，andfeel，asIdo，thatthewriterhastruthonhisside。’
’Haveyounotadaughter，MrHarding——anunmarrieddaughter？’
’Ihave，’saidhe，nowstandingalso，butstillplayingawayonhisfiddlewithhishandbehindhisback。’Ihave，SirAbraham；andsheandIarecompletelyagreedonthissubject。’