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choice。  I will either see you safe on board a train or safe 
in gaol。'

'Somerset�察�this is unlike you��' said the chymist。  'You 
surprise me�察�Somerset。'

'I shall considerably more surprise you at the next police 
office��' returned Somerset�察�with something bordering on rage。  
'For on one point my mind is settled�此 �either I see you 
packed off to America�察�brick and all�察�or else you dine in 
prison。'

'You have perhaps neglected one point��' returned the 
unoffended Zero�此 �'for�察�speaking as a philosopher�察�I fail to 
see what means you can employ to force me。  The will�察�my dear 
fellow ´ '

'Now�察�see here��' interrupted Somerset。  'You are ignorant of 
anything but science�察�which I can never regard as being truly 
knowledge�察�I�察�sir�察�have studied life�察�and allow me to inform 
you that I have but to raise my hand and voice ´ here in this 
street ´ and the mob ´ '

'Good God in heaven�察�Somerset��' cried Zero�察�turning deadly 
white and stopping in his walk�察�'great God in heaven�察�what 
words are these�拭 �Oh�察�not in jest�察�not even in jest�察�should 
they be used�  �The brutal mob�察�the savage passions 。 。 。 。 
Somerset�察�for God's sake�察�a public´house��'

Somerset considered him with freshly awakened curiosity。  
'This is very interesting��' said he。  'You recoil from such a 
death��'

'Who would not��' asked the plotter。

'And to be blown up by dynamite��' inquired the young man�察�
'doubtless strikes you as a form of euthanasia��'

'Pardon me��' returned Zero�此 �'I own�察�and since I have braved 
it daily in my professional career�察�I own it even with pride�此 �
it is a death unusually distasteful to the mind of man。'

'One more question��' said Somerset�此 �'you object to Lynch 
Law�拭�why��'

'It is assassination��' said the plotter calmly�察�but with 
eyebrows a little lifted�察�as in wonder at the question。

'Shake hands with me��' cried Somerset。  'Thank God�察�I have 
now no ill´feeling left�察�and though you cannot conceive how I 
burn to see you on the gallows�察�I can quite contentedly 
assist at your departure。'

'I do not very clearly take your meaning��' said Zero�察�'but I 
am sure you mean kindly。  As to my departure�察�there is 
another point to be considered。  I have neglected to supply 
myself with funds�察�my little all has perished in what history 
will love to relate under the name of the Golden Square 
Atrocity�察�and without what is coarsely if vigorously called 
stamps�察�you must be well aware it is impossible for me to 
pass the ocean。'

'For me��' said Somerset�察�'you have now ceased to be a man。  
You have no more claim upon me than a door scraper�察�but the 
touching confusion of your mind disarms me from extremities。  
Until to´day�察�I always thought stupidity was funny�察�I now 
know otherwise�察�and when I look upon your idiot face�察�
laughter rises within me like a deadly sickness�察�and the 
tears spring up into my eyes as bitter as blood。  What should 
this portend�拭 �I begin to doubt�察�I am losing faith in 
scepticism。  Is it possible��' he cried�察�in a kind of horror 
of himself ´ 'is it conceivable that I believe in right and 
wrong�拭 �Already I have found myself�察�with incredulous 
surprise�察�to be the victim of a prejudice of personal honour。  
And must this change proceed�拭 �Have you robbed me of my 
youth�拭 �Must I fall�察�at my time of life�察�into the Common 
Banker�拭 �But why should I address that head of wood�拭 �Let 
this suffice。  I dare not let you stay among women and 
children�察�I lack the courage to denounce you�察�if by any means 
I may avoid it�察�you have no money�此 �well then�察�take mine�察�and 
go�察�and if ever I behold your face after to´day�察�that day 
will be your last。'

'Under the circumstances��' replied Zero�察�'I scarce see my way 
to refuse your offer。  Your expressions may pain�察�they cannot 
surprise me�察�I am aware our point of view requires a little 
training�察�a little moral hygiene�察�if I may so express it�察�and 
one of the points that has always charmed me in your 
character is this delightful frankness。  As for the small 
advance�察�it shall be remitted you from Philadelphia。'

'It shall not��' said Somerset。

'Dear fellow�察�you do not understand��' returned the plotter。  
'I shall now be received with fresh confidence by my 
superiors�察�and my experiments will be no longer hampered by 
pitiful conditions of the purse。'

'What I am now about�察�sir�察�is a crime��' replied Somerset�察�
'and were you to roll in wealth like Vanderbilt�察�I should 
scorn to be reimbursed of money I had so scandalously 
misapplied。  Take it�察�and keep it。  By George�察�sir�察�three 
days of you have transformed me to an ancient Roman。'

With these words�察�Somerset hailed a passing hansom�察�and the 
pair were driven rapidly to the railway terminus。  There�察�an 
oath having been exacted�察�the money changed hands。

'And now��' said Somerset�察�'I have bought back my honour with 
every penny I possess。  And I thank God�察�though there is 
nothing before me but starvation�察�I am free from all 
entanglement with Mr。 Zero Pumpernickel Jones。'

'To starve��' cried Zero。  'Dear fellow�察�I cannot endure the 
thought。'

'Take your ticket��' returned Somerset。

'I think you display temper��' said Zero。

'Take your ticket��' reiterated the young man。

'Well��' said the plotter�察�as he returned�察�ticket in hand�察�
'your attitude is so strange and painful�察�that I scarce know 
if I should ask you to shake hands。'

'As a man�察�no��' replied Somerset�察�'but I have no objection to 
shake hands with you�察�as I might with a pump´well that ran 
poison or bell´fire。'

'This is a very cold parting��' sighed the dynamiter�察�and 
still followed by Somerset�察�he began to descend the platform。  
This was now bustling with passengers�察�the train for 
Liverpool was just about to start�察�another had but recently 
arrived�察�and the double tide made movement difficult。  As the 
pair reached the neighbourhood of the bookstall�察�however�察�
they came into an open space�察�and here the attention of the 
plotter was attracted by a STANDARD broadside bearing the 
words�此 �'Second Edition�此 �Explosion in Golden Square。'  His 
eye lighted�察�groping in his pocket for the necessary coin�察�he 
sprang forward ´ his bag knocked sharply on the corner of the 
stall ´ and instantly�察�with a formidable report�察�the dynamite 
exploded。  When the smoke cleared away the stall was seen 
much shattered�察�and the stall keeper running forth in terror 
from the ruins�察�but of the Irish patriot or the Gladstone bag 
no adequate remains were to be found。

In the first scramble of the alarm�察�Somerset made good his 
escape�察�and came out upon the Euston Road�察�his head spinning�察�
his body sick with hunger�察�and his pockets destitute of coin。  
Yet as he continued to walk the pavements�察�he wondered to 
find in his heart a sort of peaceful exultation�察�a great 
content�察�a sense�察�as it were�察�of divine presence and the 
kindliness of fate�察�and he was able to tell himself that even 
if the worst befell�察�he could now starve with a certain 
comfort since Zero was expunged。

Late in the afternoon�察�he found himself at the door of Mr。 
Godall's shop�察�and being quite unmanned by his long fast�察�and 
scarce considering what he did�察�he opened the glass door and 
entered。

'Ha��' said Mr。 Godall�察�'Mr。 Somerset�  �Well�察�have you met 
with an adventure�拭 �Have you the promised story�拭 �Sit down�察�
if you please�察�suffer me to choose you a cigar of my own 
special brand�察�and reward me with a narrative in your best 
style。'

'I must not take a cigar��' said Somerset。

'Indeed��' said Mr。 Godall。  'But now I come to look at you 
more closely�察�I perceive that you are changed。  My poor boy�察�
I hope there is nothing wrong��'

Somerset burst into tears。



EPILOGUE OF THE CIGAR DIVAN



ON a certain day of lashing rain in the December of last 
year�察�and between the hours of nine and ten in the morning�察�
Mr。 Edward Challoner pioneered himself under an umbrella to 
the door of the Cigar Divan in Rupert Street。  It was a place 
he had visited but once before�此 �the memory of what had 
followed on that visit and the fear of Somerset having 
prevented his return。  Even now�察�he looked in before he 
entered�察�but the shop was free of customers。

The young man behind the counter was so intently writing in a 
penny version´book�察�that he paid no heed to Challoner's 
arrival。  On a second glance�察�it seemed to the latter that he 
recognised him。

'By Jove��' he thought�察�'unquestionably Somerset��'

And though this was the very man he had been so sedulously 
careful to avoid�察�his unexplained position at the receipt of 
custom changed distaste to curiosity。

';Or opulent rotunda strike the sky�察�' said the shopman to 
himself�察�in the tone of one considering a verse。  'I suppose 
it would be too much to say ;orotunda�察─�and yet how noble it 
were�   �Or opulent orotunda strike the sky。;  But that is the 
bitterness of arts�察�you see a good effect�察�and some nonsense 
about sense continually intervenes。'

'Somerset�察�my dear fellow��' said Challoner�察�'is this a 
masquerade��'

'What�拭 �Challoner��' cried the shopman。  'I am delighted to 
see you。  One moment�察�till I finish the octave of my sonnet�此 �
only the octave。'  And with a friendly waggle of the hand�察�he 
once more buried himself in the commerce of the Muses。  'I 
say��' he said presently�察�looking up�察�'you seem in wonderful 
preservation�此 �how about the hundred pounds��'

'I have made a small inheritance from a great aunt in Wales��' 
replied Challoner modestly。

'Ah��' said Somerset�察�'I very much doubt the legitimacy of 
inheritance。  The State�察�in my view�察�should collar it。  I am 
now going through a stage of socialism and poetry��' he added 
apologetically�察�as one who spoke of a course of medicinal 
waters。

'And are you really the person of the ´ establishment��' 
inquired Challoner�察�deftly evading the word 'shop。'

'A vendor�察�sir�察�a vendor��' returned the other�察�pocketing his 
poesy。  'I help old Happy and Glorious。  Can I offer you a 
weed��'

'Well�察�I scarcely like 。 。 。 ' began Challoner。

'Nonsense�察�my dear fellow��' cried the shopman。  'We are very 
proud of the business�察�and the old man�察�let me inform you�察�
besides being the most egregious of created beings from the 
point of view of eth

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