’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。’