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clever dog grasps at in these clever days。             We spurn the dull´brown solid 

earth�察�we build our lives and homes in the fair´seeming rainbow´land of 

shadow and chimera。 

     To ourselves�察�sleeping and waking there�察�_behind_ the rainbow�察�there 

is no beauty in the house�察�only a chill damp mist in every room�察�and�察�over 

all�察�a haunting fear of the hour when the gilded clouds will melt away�察�and 

let us fallsomewhat heavily�察�no doubtupon the hard world underneath。 

     But�察  �there�   �of   what   matter   is   _our_   misery�察  �_our_   terror�拭    �To   the 

stranger�察  �our   home   appears   fair   and   bright。     The   workers   in   the   fields 

below   look   up   and   envy   us   our   abode   of   glory   and   delight�   �If   _they_ 

think   it   pleasant�察  �surely   _we_   should     be   content。    Have   we   not     been 

taught to live for others and not for ourselves�察�and are we not acting up 

bravely to the teachingin this most curious method�拭�

     Ah�    �yes�察  �we   are  self´sacrificing     enough�察   �and    loyal  enough     in  our 

devotion   to   this   new´crowned   king�察  �the   child   of   Prince   Imposture   and 



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Princess Pretense。       Never before was despot so blindly worshiped� �Never 

had earthly sovereign yet such world´wide sway� �

     Man�察�if he would live�察�_must_ worship。               He looks around�察�and what 

to him�察 �within   the vision   of   his life�察 �is the greatest   and the best�察�that he 

falls down and does reverence to。             To him whose eyes have opened on 

the nineteenth century�察�what nobler image can the universe produce than 

the   figure   of   Falsehood   in   stolen   robes�拭  �It   is   cunning   and   brazen   and 

hollow´hearted�察�and it realizes his souls ideal�察�and he falls and kisses its 

feet�察�and clings to its skinny knees�察�swearing fealty to it for evermore� �

     Ah� �he is a mighty monarch�察�bladder´bodied King Humbug�                        �Come�察�

let us build up temples of hewn shadows wherein we may adore him�察�safe 

from   the   light。   Let   us   raise   him   aloft   upon   our   Brummagem   shields。 

Long live   our coward�察  �falsehearted chief��fit leader   for such soldiers   as 

we�     �Long      live  the   Lord´of´Lies�察     �anointed�     �Long     live   poor    King 

Appearances�察�to whom all mankind bows the knee� �

     But we   must hold   him  aloft   very  carefully�察 �oh�察  �my  brother   warriors� �

He needs much ;keeping up。;              He has no bones and sinews of his own�察�

the poor old flimsy fellow�         �If we take our hands from him�察�he will fall a 

heap of worn´out rags�察�and the angry wind will whirl him away�察�and leave 

us forlorn。     Oh�察�let us spend our lives keeping him up�察�and serving him�察�

and     making     him    greatthat    is�察 �evermore     puffed    out   with    air  and 

nothingnessuntil he burst�察�and we along with him� �

     Burst   one   day   he   must�察  �as   it   is   in   the   nature   of   bubbles   to   burst�察�

especially when they grow big。            Meanwhile�察�he still reigns over us�察�and 

the world grows more and more a world of pretense and exaggeration and 

lies�察�and he who pretends and exaggerates and lies the most successfully�察�

is the greatest of us all。 

     The world is a gingerbread fair�察 �and we  all stand outside our booths 

and point to the gorgeous´colored pictures�察�and beat the big drum and brag。 

Brag� �brag�      �Life is one great game of brag� �

     ;Buy my soap�察�oh ye people�察�and ye will never look old�察�and the hair 

will grow again on your bald places�察�and ye will never be poor or unhappy 

again�撮察   �and    mine    is  the   only   true   soap。    Oh�察    �beware     of  spurious 

imitations� ─�



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     ;Buy   my   lotion�察  �all   ye   that   suffer  from   pains   in  the   head�察  �or  the 

stomach�察     �or  the  feet�察 �or  that   have   broken    arms�察  �or  broken     hearts�察 �or 

objectionable   mothers´in´law�察  �and   drink   one   bottle   a   day�察  �and   all   your 

troubles will be ended。; 

     ;Come to my church�察�all ye that   want to go to Heaven�察�and buy  my 

penny weekly guide�察�and pay my pew´rates�察�and�察�pray ye�察�have nothing to 

do   with   my   misguided   brother   over   the   road。     _This_   is   the   only   safe 

way� ─�

     ;Oh�察�vote for me�察�my noble and intelligent electors�察�and send our party 

into power�察�and the world shall be a new place�察�and there shall be no sin or 

sorrow any more�         �And each free and independent voter shall have a bran 

new Utopia made on purpose for him�察�according to his own ideas�察�with a 

good´sized�察  �extra´unpleasant   purgatory   attached�察  �to   which   he   can   send 

everybody he does not like。          Oh� �do not miss this chance� ─�

     Oh� �listen to my philosophy�察�it is the best and deepest。               Oh� �hear my 

songs�察�they are the sweetest。         Oh� �buy my pictures�察�they alone are true art。 

Oh� �read my books�察�they are the finest。 

     Oh� �_I_ am the greatest cheesemonger�察�_I_ am the greatest soldier�察�_I_ 

am the   greatest statesman�察  �_I_ am  the   greatest poet�察�_I_ am  the   greatest 

showman�察�_I_ am the greatest mountebank�察�_I_am the greatest editor�察�and 

_I_ am the greatest patriot。        _We_ are the greatest nation。          _We_ are the 

only  good people。        _Ours_   is   the   only  true   religion。  Bah�   �how  we   all 

yell� �

     How     we   all  brag   and   bounce�察   �and   beat   the  drum   and    shout�察  �and 

nobody believes a word we utter�察�and the people ask one another�察�saying�此�

     ;How can we tell who is the greatest and the cleverest among all these 

shrieking braggarts�拭─�

     And they answer�此�

     ;There is none great or clever。         The great and clever men are not here�察�

there is no place for them in this pandemonium of charlatans and quacks。 

The men you see here are crowing cocks。                 We suppose the greatest and 

the best of _them_ are they who crow the loudest and the longest�察�that is 

the only test of _their_ merits。; 

     Therefore�察�what is left for us to do�察�but to crow�拭              �And the best and 



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greatest of us all�察�is he who crows the loudest and the longest on this little 

dunghill that we call our world� �

     Well�察�I was going to tell you about our clock。 

     It was my wife's idea�察�getting it�察�in the first instance。           We had been to 

dinner at the Buggles'�察�and Buggles had just bought a clock;picked it up 

in Essex�察─�was the way he described the transaction。                  Buggles is always 

going   about   ;picking   up;   things。      He   will   stand   before   an   old   carved 

bedstead�察�weighing about three tons�察�and say�此�

     ;Yespretty little thing�       �I picked it up in Holland�察─�as though he had 

found it by the roadside�察�and slipped it into his umbrella when nobody was 

looking� �

     Buggles      was   rather   full  of   this  clock。    It   was   of  the   good    old´ 

fashioned   ;grandfather;   type。        It   stood   eight   feet   high�察  �in   a   carved´oak 

case�察   �and   had    a  deep�察   �sonorous�察   �solemn     tick�察 �that   made     a  pleasant 

accompaniment to the after´dinner chat�察�and seemed to fill the room with 

an air of homely dignity。 

     We discussed the clock�察�and Buggles said how he loved the sound of 

its slow�察�grave tick�察�and how�察�when all the house was still�察�and he and it 

were sitting up alone together�察�it seemed like some wise old friend talking 

to him�察�and telling him about the old days and the old ways of thought�察�

and the old life and the old people。 

     The clock   impressed   my  wife   very  much。           She   was very  thoughtful 

all   the   way   home�察  �and�察  �as   we   went   upstairs   to   our   flat�察  �she   said�察   �Why 

could not we have a clock like that�拭─           �She said it would seem like having 

some   one   in   the   house   to   take   care   of   us   allshe   should   fancy   it   was 

looking after baby� �

     I have a man in Northamptonshire from whom I buy old furniture now 

and then�察�and to him I applied。           He answered by return to say that he had 

got exactly the very thing I wanted。           ��He always has。        I am very lucky in 

this respect。��     It was the quaintest and most old´fashioned clock he had 

come      across   for  a   long   while�察  �and   he   enclosed     photograph     and    full 

particulars�察�should he send it up�拭�

     From   the   photograph   and   the   particulars�察  �it   seemed�察  �as   he   said�察  �the 

very thing�察�and I told him�察 �Yes�察�send it up at once。; 



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     Three days afterward�察�there came a knock at the doorthere had been 

other knocks at the door before this�察�of course�察�but I am dealing   merely 

with the history of the clock。        The girl said a couple of men were outside�察�

and wanted to see me�察�and I went to them。 

     I found   they  were Pickford's carriers�察  �and   glancing at the   way´bill�察  �I 

saw that it was my clock that they had brought�察�and I said�察�airily�察 �Oh�察�yes�察�

it's quite right�察�bring it up� ─�

     They said they were very sorry�察�but that was just the difficulty。 They 

could not get it up。 

     I  went    down     with   them�察  �and   wedged      securely    across   the  second 

landing of the staircase�察�I found a box which I should have judged to be 

the original case in which Cleopatra's Needle came over。 

     They said that was my clock。 

     I  brought     down  

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