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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