Mr Slope

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Though he can stoop to fawn, and stoop low indeed, if need be, he has still within him the power to assume the tyrant; and with the power he has certainly the wish.

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Fielding, The Rev. Edward.

The Rector of Humbleton, a parish near Clavering, who married Harry Clavering's sister Mary. Of minor importance, but frequently mentioned in The Claverings.

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