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The law was viewed in its lowest aspect; and yet with a certain cleverness, which preserved Edward from being intellectually contemptible. THE LAW WAS VIEWED IN ITS LOWEST ASPECT AND YET WITH A CERTAIN CLEVERNESS WHICH PRESERVED EDWARD FROM BEING INTELLECTUALLY CONTEMPTIBLE
xton tried to do away with his thoughts of her by much talking; but every now and then he looked wistfully toward the door. Erminia exerted herself to be as lively as she could, in order, if possible, to fill up the vacuum. Edward, who had come over from Woodchester for a walk, had a good deal to say; and was, unconsciously, a great assistance with his never-ending flow of rather clever small-talk. His mother felt proud of her son, and his new waistcoat, which was far more conspicuously of the latest fashion than Frank's could be said to be. After dinner, when Mr. Buxton and the two young men were left alone, Edward launched out still more. He thought he was impressing Frank with his knowledge of the world, and the world's ways. But he was doing all in his power to repel one who had never been much attracted toward him. Worldly success was his standard of merit. The end seemed with him to justify the means; if a man prospered, it was not necessary to scrutinize his conduct too closely. R MISTER BUXTON TRIED TO DO AWAY WITH HIS THOUGHTS OF HER BY MUCH TALKING BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN HE LOOKED WISTFULLY TOWARD THE DOOR AND MINNIEU EXERTED HERSELF TO BE AS LIVELY AS SHE COULD IN ORDER IF POSSIBLE TO FILL UP THE VACUUM EDWARD WHO HAD COME OVER FROM WOODCHESTER FOR A WALK HAD A GOOD DEAL TO SAY AND WAS UNCONSCIOUSLY A GREAT ASSISTANCE WITH HIS NEVER ENDING FLOW OF RATHER CLEVER SMALL TALK HIS MOTHER FELT PROUD OF HER SON AND HIS NEW WAISTCOAT WHICH WAS FAR MORE CONSPICUOUSLY OF THE LATEST FASHION THAN FRANK'S COULD BE SAID TO BE AFTER DINNER WHEN MISTER BUXTON AND THE TWO YOUNG MEN WERE LEFT ALONE EDWARD LAUNCHED OUT STILL MORE HE THOUGHT HE WAS IMPRESSING FRANK WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD AND THE WORLD'S WAYS BUT HE WAS DOING ALL IN HIS POWER TO REPEL ONE WHO HAD NEVER BEEN MUCH ATTRACTED TOWARD HIM WORLDLY SUCCESS WAS HIS STANDARD OF MERIT THE END SEEMED WITH HIM TO JUSTIFY THE MEANS IF A MAN PROSPERED IT WAS NOT DEEMED NECESSARY TO SCRUTINIZE HIS CONDUCT TOO CLOSELY
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