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it sitting�察�at least where Philip is。;
;Auntie�察─�said Kate�察 �tell me truly your objection to Philip。 I think
you did not like his parents。 Had he not a good mother�拭─�
;She was good�察─�said Aunt Jane�察�reluctantly�察 �but it was that kind of
goodness which is quite offensive。;
;And did you know his father well�拭─�
;Know him� ─�exclaimed Aunt Jane。 ;I should think I did。 I have sat
up all night to hate him。;
;That was very wrong�察─�said Kate�察�decisively。 ;You do not mean that。
You only mean that you did not admire him very much。;
;I never admired a dozen people in my life�察�Kate。 I once made a list
of them。 There were six women�察�three men�察�and a Newfoundland dog。;
;What happened�拭─�said Kate。 ;The Is´raelites died after Pharaoh�察�or
somebody�察�numbered them。 Did anything happen to yours�拭─�
;It was worse with mine�察─�said Aunt Jane。 ;I grew tired of some and
others I forgot�察�till at last there was nobody left but the dog�察�and he died。;
;Was Philip's father one of them�拭─�
;No。;
;Tell me about him�察─�said Kate�察�firmly。
;Ruth�察─�said the elder lady�察�as her young handmaiden passed the door
with her wonted demureness�察 �come here�察 �no�察 �get me a glass of water。
Kate� �I shall die of that girl。 She does some idiotic thing�察�and then she
looks in here with that contented�察�beaming look。 There is an air of baseless
happiness about her that drives me nearly frantic。;
;Never mind about that�察─ �persisted Kate。 ;Tell me about Philip's
father。 What was the matter with him�拭─�
;My dear�察─�Aunt Jane at last answered��with that fearful moderation to
which she usually resorted when even her stock of superlatives was
exhausted�察�he belonged to a family for whom truth possessed even less
than the usual attractions。;
This neat epitaph implied the erection of a final tombstone over the
whole race�察�and Kate asked no more。
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Meantime Malbone sat at the western door with Harry�察 �and was
running on with one of his tirades�察�half jest�察�half earnest�察�against American
society。
;In America�察─ �he said�察 �everything which does not tend to money is
thought to be wasted�察 �as our Quaker neighbor thinks the children's
croquet´ground wasted�察�because it is not a potato field。;
;Not just� ─ �cried Harry。 ;Nowhere is there more respect for those
who give their lives to intellectual pursuits。;
;What are intellectual pursuits�拭─ �said Philip。 ;Editing daily
newspapers�拭 �Teaching arithmetic to children�拭�I see no others flourishing
hereabouts。;
;Science and literature�察─�answered Harry。
;Who cares for literature in America�察─�said Philip�察 �after a man rises
three inches above the newspaper level�拭�Nobody reads Thoreau�察�only an
insignificant fraction read Emerson�察�or even Hawthorne。 The majority of
people have hardly even heard their names。 What inducement has a
writer�拭�Nobody has any weight in America who is not in Congress�察�and
nobody gets into Congress without the necessity of bribing or button´
holing men whom he despises。;
;But you do not care for public life�拭─�said Harry。
;No�察─�said Malbone�察 �therefore this does not trouble me�察�but it troubles
you。 I am content。 My digestion is good。 I can always amuse myself。
Why are you not satisfied�拭─�
;Because you are not�察─ �said Harry。 ;You are dissatisfied with men�察�
and so you care chiefly to amuse yourself with women and children。;
;I dare say�察─ �said Malbone�察 �carelessly。 ;They are usually less
ungraceful and talk better grammar。;
;But American life does not mean grace nor grammar。 We are all
living for the future。 Rough work now�察 �and the graces by and by。;
;That is what we Americans always say�察─�retorted Philip。 ;Everything is
in the future。 What guaranty have we for that future�拭 �I see none。 We
make no progress towards the higher arts�察�except in greater quantities of
mediocrity。 We sell larger editions of poor books。 Our artists fill larger
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frames and travel farther for materials�察�but a ten´inch canvas would tell all
they have to say。;
;The wrong point of view�察─�said Hal。 ;If you begin with high art�察�you
begin at the wrong end。 The first essential for any nation is to put the
mass of the people above the reach of want。 We are all usefully employed�察�
if we contribute to that。;
;So is the cook usefully employed while preparing dinner�察─�said Philip。
;Nevertheless�察�I do not wish to live in the kitchen。;
;Yet you always admire your own country�察─ �said Harry�察 �so long as
you are in Europe。;
;No doubt�察─ �said Philip。 ;I do not object to the kitchen at that
distance。 And to tell the truth�察 �America looks well from Europe。 No
culture�察�no art seems so noble as this far´off spectacle of a self´governing
people。 The enthusiasm lasts till one's return。 Then there seems nothing
here but to work hard and keep out of mischief。;
;That is something�察─�said Harry。
;A good deal in America�察─�said Phil。 ;We talk about the immorality
of older countries。 Did you ever notice that no class of men are so apt to
take to drinking as highly cultivated Americans�拭 �It is a very
demoralizing position�察 �when one's tastes outgrow one's surroundings。
Positively�察 �I think a man is more excusable for coveting his neighbor's
wife in America than in Europe�察�because there is so little else to covet。;
;Malbone� ─ �said Hal�察 �what has got into you�拭 �Do you know what
things you are saying�拭─�
;Perfectly�察─�was the unconcerned reply。 ;I am not arguing�察�I am only
testifying。 I know that in Paris�察 �for instance�察 �I myself have no
temptations。 Art and history are so delightful�察�I absolutely do not care for
the society even of women�察 �but here�察 �where there is nothing to do�察 �one
must have some stimulus�察�and for me�察�who hate drinking�察�they are�察�at least�察�
a more refined excitement。;
;More dangerous�察─ �said Hal。 ;Infi
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