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‘
The
Circumlocution
Department
,
sir
,
’
Mr
Barnacle
replied
,
‘
may
have
possibly
recommended
—
possibly
—
I
cannot
say
—
that
some
public
claim
against
the
insolvent
estate
of
a
firm
or
copartnership
to
which
this
person
may
have
belonged
,
should
be
enforced
.
The
question
may
have
been
,
in
the
course
of
official
business
,
referred
to
the
Circumlocution
Department
for
its
consideration
.
The
Department
may
have
either
originated
,
or
confirmed
,
a
Minute
making
that
recommendation
.
’
‘
I
assume
this
to
be
the
case
,
then
.
’
‘
The
Circumlocution
Department
,
’
said
Mr
Barnacle
,
‘
is
not
responsible
for
any
gentleman
’
s
assumptions
.
’
‘
May
I
inquire
how
I
can
obtain
official
information
as
to
the
real
state
of
the
case
?
’
‘
It
is
competent
,
’
said
Mr
Barnacle
,
‘
to
any
member
of
the
—
Public
,
’
mentioning
that
obscure
body
with
reluctance
,
as
his
natural
enemy
,
‘
to
memorialise
the
Circumlocution
Department
.
Such
formalities
as
are
required
to
be
observed
in
so
doing
,
may
be
known
on
application
to
the
proper
branch
of
that
Department
.
’
‘
Which
is
the
proper
branch
?
’
‘
I
must
refer
you
,
’
returned
Mr
Barnacle
,
ringing
the
bell
,
‘
to
the
Department
itself
for
a
formal
answer
to
that
inquiry
.
’
‘
Excuse
my
mentioning
—
’
‘
The
Department
is
accessible
to
the
—
Public
,
’
Mr
Barnacle
was
always
checked
a
little
by
that
word
of
impertinent
signification
,
‘
if
the
—
Public
approaches
it
according
to
the
official
forms
;
if
the
—
Public
does
not
approach
it
according
to
the
official
forms
,
the
—
Public
has
itself
to
blame
.
’
