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account in the smallest items察and to post it publicly on the most
trival occasions。
^My friends察院says Chadband察 eightpence is not much察it might
justly have been one and fourpence此it might justly have been half´
a´crown。 O let us be joyful察joyful O let us be joyful 院
With which remark察 which appears from its sound to be an
extract in verse察 Mr Chadband stalks to the table察 and before
taking a chair察lifts up his admonitory hand。
^My friends察院 says he察 what is this which we now behold as
being spread before us拭 Refreshment。 Do we need refreshment
then察 my friends拭 We do。 And why do we need refreshment察 my
friends拭 Because we are but mortal察 because we are but sinful察
because we are but of the earth察because we are not of the air。 Can
we fly察my friends拭We cannot。 Why can we not fly察my friends拭院
Mr Snagsby察 presuming on the success of his last point察
ventures to observe in a cheerful and rather knowing tone察 No
wings。 ̄ But察is immediately frowned down by Mrs Snagsby。
^I say察my friends察院pursues Mr Chadband察utterly rejecting and
obliterating Mr Snagsby¨s suggestion察 Why can we not fly拭 Is it
because we are calculated to walk拭 It is。 Could we walk察 my
friends察 without strength拭 We could not。 What should we do
without strength察 my friends拭 Our legs would refuse to bear us察
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our knees would double up察 our ankles would turn over察 and we
should come to the ground。 Then from whence察 my friends察 in a
human point of view察do we derive the strength that is necessary
to our limbs拭Is it察院says Chadband察glancing over the table察 from
bread in various forms察 from butter which is churned from the
milk which is yielded untoe us by the cow察from the eggs which are
laid by the fowl察from ham察from tongue察from sausage察and from
such like拭It is。 Then let us partake of the good things which are
set before us 院
The persecutors denied that there was any particular gift in Mr
Chadband¨s piling verbose flights of stairs察one upon another察after
this fashion。 But this can only be received as a proof of their
determination to persecute察 since it must be within everybody¨s
experience察that the Chadband style of oratory is widely received
and much admired。
Mr Chadband察however察having concluded for the present察sits
down at Mrs Snagsby¨s table察 and lays about him prodigiously。
The conversion of nutriment of any sort into oil of the quality
already mentioned察 appears to be a process so inseparable from
the constitution of this exemplary vessel察that in beginning to eat
and drink察 he may be described as always becoming a kind of
considerable Oil Mills察or other large factory for the production of
that article on a wholesome scale。 On the present evening of the
long vacation察 in Cook¨s Court察 Cursitor Street察 he does such a
powerful stroke of business察 that the warehouse appears to be
quite full when the works cease。
At this period of the entertainment察 Guster察 who has never
recovered her first failure察 but has neglected no possible or
impossible means of bringing the establishment and herself into
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contempt!among which may be briefly enumerated her
unexpectedly performing clashing military music on Mr
Chadband¨s head with plates察 and afterwards crowning that
gentleman with muffins!at which period of the entertainment察
Guster whispers Mr Snagsby that he is wanted。
^And being wanted in the!not to put too fine a point upon it!
in the shop 院says Mr Snagsby rising察 perhaps this good company
will excuse me for half a minute。 ̄
Mr Snagsby descends察 and finds the two ¨prentices intently
contemplating a police constable察who holds a ragged boy by the
arm。
^Why察bless my heart察院says Mr Snagsby察 what¨s the matter 院
^This boy察院 says the constable察 although he¨s repeatedly told
to察won¨t move on! ̄
^I¨m always a´moving on察 sir察院 cries the boy察 wiping away his
grimy tears with his arm。 ^I¨ve always been a moving and a
moving on察ever since I was born。 Where can I possible move to察
sir察more nor I do move 院
^He won¨t move on察院 says the constable察 calmly察 with a slight
professional hitch of his neck involving its better settlement in his
stiff stock察 although he has been repeatedly cautioned察 and
therefore I am obliged to take him into custody。 He¨s as obstinate a
young gonoph as I know。 He Won¨t move on。 ̄
^O my eye Where can I move to 院cries the boy察clutching quite
desperately at his hair察and beating his bare feet upon the floor of
Mr Snagsby¨s passage。
^Don¨t you come none of that察 or I shall make blessed short
work of you 院says the constable察giving him a passionless shake。
^My instructions are察that you are to move on。 I have told you so
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five hundred times。 ̄
^But where拭院cries the boy。
^Well Really察constable察you know察院says Mr Snagsby wistfully察
and coughing behind his hand his cough of great perplexity and
doubt察 really that does seem a question。 Where察you know拭院
^My instructions don¨t go to that察院 replies the constable。 ^My
instructions are that this boy is to move on。 ̄
Do you hear察Jo拭It is nothing to you or to any one else察that the
great lights of the parliamentary sky have failed for some few
years察in this business察to set you the example of moving on。 The
one grand recipe remains for you!the profound philosophical
prescription!the be´all and the end´all of your strange existence
upon earth。 Move on You are by no means to move off察Jo察for the
great lights can¨t at all agree about that。 Move on
Mr Snagsby says nothing to this effect察 says nothing at all察
indeed察 but coughs his forlornest cough察 expressive of no
thoroughfare in any direction。 By this time察 Mr and Mrs
Chadband察 and Mrs Snagsby察 hearing the altercation察 have
appeared upon the stairs。 Guster having never left the end of the
passage察the whole household are assembled。
^The simple question is察sir察院says the constable察 whether you
know this boy。 He says you do。 ̄
Mrs Snagsby察 from her elevation察 instantly cries out察 No he
don¨t 院
^My lit´tle woman 院says Mr Snagsby察looking up the staircase。
^My love察permit me Pray have a moment¨s patience察my dear。 I
do know something of this lad