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From hence he sought the Minister’s good graces: and for that he would have first to, you know, meet him; which was exactly the thing NAME_1 was good at arranging, it one is to make justice to him – for I’m afraid I have given up to this point the whole wrong impression of NAME_1, NAME_2. Not a charming fellow, I must confess. Not exactly intelligent, either. No! Reader, I see what you’re doing: you’ve made up your mind about poor NAME_2 and you’re trying to get me to merely confirm your, I’m afraid I’m forced to call, proletarian, anti-aristocratic bias. And I will not submit to this unjust pressure. No; I shall bravely, forced by the force of forceful truth herself, tell it how it is. NAME_2 was neither charming, nor intelligent, yes, but he had a good… heart? Well, not exactly, but he had some good qualities. Yes! Good qualities, and isn’t that after all what one expects of a man? To have and show and use whatever good qualities nature or nurture have bestowed upon him, and to make the best of it? Surely that at least can be said of NAME_2. He persevered, and succeeded, in moving about in the thick waters of the commercial side of aristocracy, undaunted by his lack of either charm or talent. 

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