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wouldsuosetherewasnothingtolookatandnoonetoseakwith;youwouldimaginetheywerearalysedoralienated;andyetveryossiblytheyarehardworkersintheirownway,andhavegoodeyesightforaflawinadeedoraturnofthemarket。Theyhavebeentoschoolandcollege,butallthetimetheyhadtheireyeonthemedal;theyhavegoneaboutintheworldandmixedwithclevereole,butallthetimetheywerethinkingoftheirownaffairs。Asifamanssoulwerenottoosmalltobeginwith,theyhavedwarfedandnarrowedtheirsbyalifeofallworkandnolay;untilheretheyareatforty,withalistlessattention,amindvacantofallmaterialofamusement,andnotonethoughttorubagainstanother,whiletheywaitforthetrain。Beforehewasbreeched,hemighthaveclamberedontheboxes;whenhewastwenty,hewouldhavestaredatthegirls;butnowtheieissmokedout,thesnuffboxemty,andmygentlemansitsbolturightuonabench,withlamentableeyes。ThisdoesnotaealtomeasbeingSuccessinLife。
Butitisnotonlytheersonhimselfwhosuffersfromhisbusyhabits,buthiswifeandchildren,hisfriendsandrelations,anddowntotheveryeolehesitswithinarailwaycarriageoranom