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With some anger against himself, for viewing the profession with disgust, because it was degraded by those who embraced it, instead of looking upon it as what might be ennobled and purified into a vast intelligence by high and pure minded men, he got up abruptly and left the room. WITH SOME ANGER AGAINST HIMSELF FOR VIEWING THE PROFESSION WITH DISGUST BECAUSE IT WAS DEGRADED BY THOSE WHO EMBRACED IT INSTEAD OF LOOKING UPON IT AS WHAT MIGHT BE ENNOBLED AND PURIFIED INTO A VAST INTELLIGENCE BY HIGH AND PURE MINDED MEN HE GOT UP ABRUPTLY AND LEFT THE ROOM
d 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. The law was viewed in its lowest aspect; and yet with a certain cleverness, which preserved Edward from being intellectually contemptible. Frank had entertained some idea of studying for a barrister himself: not so much as a means of livelihood as to gain some idea of the code which makes and shows a nation's conscience: but Edward's details of the ways in which the letter so often baffles the spirit, made him recoil.  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 THE LAW WAS VIEWED IN ITS LOWEST ASPECT AND YET WITH A CERTAIN CLEVERNESS WHICH PRESERVED EDWARD FROM BEING INTELLECTUALLY CONTEMPTIBLE FRANK HAD ENTERTAINED SOME IDEA OF STUDYING FOR A BARRISTER HIMSELF NOT SO MUCH AS A MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD AS TO GAIN SOME IDEA OF THE CODE WHICH MAKES AND SHOWS A NATION'S CONSCIENCE BUT EDWARD'S DETAILS OF THE WAYS IN WHICH THE LETTER SO OFTEN BAFFLES THE SPIRIT MADE HIM RECOIL
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