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1、CHAPTERIIntroductory,concerningthepedigreeoftheChuzzlewitfamilyASNOLADYORGENTLEMAN,withanyclaimstopolitebreeding,canpossiblysympathisewiththeChuzzlewitFamilywithoutbeingfirstassuredoftheextremeantiquityoftherace,itisagreatsatisfactiontoknowthatitundoubtedlydescendedin
2、adirectlinefromAdamandEve;andwas,intheveryearliesttimes,closelyconnectedwiththeagriculturalinterest.Ifitshouldeverbeurgedbygrudgingandmaliciouspersons,thataChuzzlewit,inanyperiodofthefamilyhistory,displayedanoverweeningamountoffamilypride,surelytheweaknesswillbeconsid
3、erednotonlypardonablebutlaudable,whentheimmensesuperiorityofthehousetotherestofmankind,inrespectofthisitsancientorigin,istakenintoaccount.Itisremarkablethatastherewas,intheoldestfamilyofwhichwehaveanyrecord,amurdererandavagabond,soweneverfailtomeet,intherecordsofallol
4、dfamilies,withinnumerablerepetitionsofthesamephaseofcharacter.Indeed,itmaybelaiddownasageneralprinciple,thatthemoreextendedtheancestry,thegreatertheamountofviolenceandvagabondism;forinancientdaysthosetwoamusements,combiningawholesomeexcitementwithapromisingmeansofrepa
5、iringshatteredfortunes,wereatoncetheennoblingpursuitandthehealthfulrecreationoftheQualityofthisland.Consequently,itisasourceofinexpressiblecomfortandhappinesstofind,thatinvariousperiodsofourhistory,theChuzzlewitswereactivelyconnectedwithdiversslaughterousconspiraciesa
6、ndbloodyfrays.Itisfurtherrecordedofthem,thatbeingcladfromheadtoheelinsteelofproof,theydidonmanyoccasionsleadtheirleather-jerkinedsoldierstothedeathwithinvinciblecourage,andafterwardsreturnhomegracefullytotheirrelationsandfriends.TherecanbenodoubtthatatleastoneChuzzlew
7、itcameoverwithWilliamtheConqueror.Itdoesnotappearthatthisillustriousancestor`cameover'thatmonarch,toemploythevulgarphrase,atanysubsequentperiod:inasmuchastheFamilydonotseemtohavebeenevergreatlydistinguishedbythepossessionoflandedestate.Anditiswellknownthatforthebestow
8、alofthatkindofpropertyuponhisfavourites,theliberalityandgratitudeoftheNormanwereasremarkableasthosevirtuesareusuallyfoundtob
