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Mr. Flinks, then, sat leaning against a tree in the gardens of Selwoode, some thirty feet from the wall that stands between Selwoode and Gridlington, and nursed his pride and foot, both injured in that high debate of last evening, and with a jackknife rounded off the top of a substantial staff designed to alleviate his present lameness. MISTER FLINKS THEN SAT LEANING AGAINST A TREE IN THE GARDENS OF SELWOOD SOME THIRTY FEET FROM THE WALL THAT STANDS BETWEEN SELLWOOD AND GRIDLINGTON AND NURSED HIS PRIDE AND FOOT BOTH INJURED IN THAT HIGH DEBATE OF LAST EVENING AND WITH A JACK KNIFE ROUNDED OFF THE TOP OF A SUBSTANTIAL STAFF DESIGNED TO ALLEVIATE HIS PRESENT LAMENESS
x machina_. And just as in the comedy the police turn up in the nick of time to fetch Tartuffe to prison, or in the tragedy Friar John manages to be detained on his journey to Mantua and thus bring about that lamentable business in the tomb of the Capulets, so Mr. Flinks now happens inopportunely to arrive upon our lesser stage. Faithfully to narrate how Cock-eye Flinks chanced to be at Selwoode were a task of magnitude. That gentleman travelled very quietly; and for the most part, he journeyed incognito under a variety of aliases suggested partly by a fertile imagination and in part by prudential motives. For his notions of proprietary rights were deplorably vague, and his acquaintance with the police, in consequence, extensive. And finally, that he was now at Selwoode was not in the least his fault, but all the doing of an N. & O. brakesman, who had in uncultured argument, reinforced by a coupling-pin, persuaded Mr. Flinks to disembark from the northern freight on the night previous.  AS OUR DEUS EX MOCCHINA AND JUST AS IN THE COMEDY THE POLICE TURN UP IN THE TAKE OF TIME TO FETCH TARTUFFE TO PRISON OR IN THE TRAGEDY FRIAR JOHN MANAGES TO BE DETAINED ON HIS JOURNEY TO MANTUA AND THUS BRING ABOUT THAT LAMENTABLE BUSINESS IN THE TOMB OF THE CAPITULATES SO MISTER FLINKS NOW HAPPENS IN OPPORTUNELY TO ARRIVE UPON OUR LESSER STAGE FAITHFULLY TO NARRATE HOW HAWKEYE FLINKS CHANCED TO BE AT SELWOOD WERE A TASK OF MAGNITUDE THAT GENTLEMAN TRAVELLED VERY QUIETLY AND FOR THE MOST PART HE JOURNEYED INCOGNITO UNDER A VARIETY OF ALIASES SUGGESTED PARTLY BY A FERTILE IMAGINATION AND IN PART BY PRUDENTIAL MOTIVES FOR HIS NOTIONS OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS WERE DEPLORABLY VAGUE HIS ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE POLICE IN CONSEQUENCE EXTENSIVE AND FINALLY THAT HE WAS NOW AT SELLWOOD WAS NOT IN THE LEAST HIS FAULT BUT ALL THE DOING OF AN N AND O BRAKESMAN WHO HAD AN UNCULTURED ARGUMENT REINFORCED BY A COUPLING PIN PERSUADED MISTER FLINKS TO DISEMBARK FROM THE NORTHERN FREIGHT ON THE NIGHT PREVIOUS
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