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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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