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we haven't classes and titles and sich�察 �we kin be dull。 We're workin' the
historical racket for all that it's worth��ef we can't go back mor'n a
hundred years or so�察�we kin rake in a Lord and a Lady when we do�察�and
we're gettin' in some ole´fashioned spellin' and ;methinkses; and
;peradventures。; We're doin' the religious bizness ez slick ez Robert
Elsmere�察 �and we find lots o' soul in folksand heaps o quaint morril
characters��' sez he。;
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;Sakes alive�察�Dan'l� ─�broke in his sister�察 �what's all that got to do with
your yarn 'bout the hoss trade�拭─�
;Everythin'�察─ �returned Dan'l。 ;'For��' sez he�察 �'Mr。 Borem��' sez he�察�
'you're a quaint morril character。 You've got protracted humor��' sez he。
'You've bin an hour tellin' that yarn o' yours� �Ef ye could spin it out to
fill two chapters of a bookyer fortune's made� �For you'll show that a
successful hoss trade involves the highest nash'nul characteristics。 That
what common folk calls ;selfishness�察─ �revenge�察─ �mean lyin'�察─�and ;low´
down money´ grubbin' ambishun; is really ;quaintness�察─ �and will go in
double harness with the bizness of a Christian banker��' sez he。;
;Created goodness�察�Dan'l� �You're designin' ter;
Dan'l Borem rose�察�coughed�察�expectorated carefully at the usual spot in
the fender�察�his general custom of indicating the conclusion of a subject or
an interview�察�and said dryly�此 �I'm thar� ─�
II
To return to the writer of the letter�察 �whose career was momentarily
cut off by the episode of the horse trade ��who�察 �if he had previously
received a letter written by somebody else would have been an entirely
different person and not in this novel at all���此�John Lummoxknown to his
family as ;the perfect Lummox;had been two years in college�察 �but
thought it rather fine of himselfa habit of thought in which he frequently
indulgedto become a clerk�察�but finally got tired of it�察�and to his father's
relief went to Europe for a couple of years�察 �returning with some
knowledge of French and German�察 �and the cutting end of a German
student's blunted dueling sword。 Having�察 �as he felt�察 �thus equipped
himself for the hero of an American ;Good Society; novel�察 �he went on
board a ;liner�察─�where there would naturally be susceptible young ladies。
One he thought he recognized as a girl with whom he used to play
;forfeits; in the vulgar past of his boyhood。 She sat at his table�察�
accompanied by another lady whose husband seemed to be a confirmed
dyspeptic。 His remarks struck Lummox as peculiar。
;Shall I begin dinner with pudding and cheese or take the ordinary
soup first�拭 �I quite forget which I did last night�察─�he said anxiously to his
wife。
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But Mrs。 Starling hesitated。
;Tell me�察�Mary�察─�he said�察�appealing to Miss Bike�察�the young lady。
;I should begin with the pudding�察─ �said Miss Bike decisively�察 �and
between that and the arrival of the cheese you can make up your mind�察�and
then�察�if you think better�察�go back to the soup。;
;Thank you so much。 Now�察 �as to drink�拭 �Shall I take the
Friedrichshalle first or the Benedictine�拭 �You know the doctor insists
upon the Friedrichshalle�察�but I don't think I did well to mix them as I did
yesterday。 Or shall I take simply milk and beer�拭─�
;I should say simplicity was best。 Besides�察 �you can always fill up
with champagne later。;
How splendidly this clear´headed�察�clear´eyed girl dominated the man� �
Lummox felt that REALLY he might renew her acquaintance� �He did so。
;I remembered you�察─�she said。 ;You've not changed a bit since you
were eight years old。;
John�察�wishing to change the subject�察�said that he thought Mr。 Starling
seemed an uncertain man。
;Very� �He's even now in his stateroom sitting in his pyjamas with a
rubber shoe on one foot and a pump on the other�察�wondering whether he
ought to put on golf knickerbockers with a dressing´gown and straw hat
before he comes on deck。 He has already put on and taken off about
twenty suits。;
;He certainly is very trying�察─ �returned Lummox。 He paused and
colored deeply。 ;I beg�察─ �he stammered�察 �I hopeyou don't think me
guilty of a pun� �When I said 'trying' I referred entirely to the effect on
your sensitiveness of these tentative attempts toward clothing himself。;
;I should never accuse YOU of levity�察�Mr。 Lummox�察─�said the young
lady�察 �gazing thoughtfully upon his calm but somewhat heavy features�察�
;never。;
Yet he would have liked to reclaim himself by a show of lightness。 He
was leaning on the rail looking at the sea。 The scene was beautiful。
;I suppose�察─ �he said�察 �rolling with the sea and his early studies of
Doctor Johnson�察 �that one would in the more superior manner show his
appreciation of all this by refraining from the obvious comment which
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must needs be recognized as comparatively commonplace and vulgar�察�but
really this is so superb that I must express some of my emotion�察�even at
the risk of lowering your opinion of my good taste�察�provided�察�of course�察�
that you have any opinion on the one hand or any good taste on the other。;
;Without that undue depreciation of one's self which must ever be a
sign of self´conscious demerit�察─�said the young girl lightly�察 �I may say that
I am not generally good at Johnsonese�察 �but it may relieve your mind to
know that had you kept silence one instant longer�察�I should have taken the
risk of lowering your opinion of my taste�察�provided�察 �of course�察 �that you
have one to lower and are capable of that exertionif such indeed it may
be termedby remarking that this is perfectly magnificent。;
;Do you think�察─�he said gloomily�察�still leaning on the rail�察 �that we can
keep this kind of thing upperhaps I should say downmuch longer�拭�
For myself�察�I am feeling far from well�察�it may have been the lobsteror
that last sentencebut;
They were both silent。 ;Yet�察─�she said�察�after a pause�察 �you can at least
take Mr。 Starling and his dyspepsia off my hands。 You might be equal to
that exertion。;
;I suppose that by this time I ought to be doing something for
somebody�察─�he said thoughtfully。 ;Yes�察�I will。;
That evening after dinner he took Mr。 Starling into the smoking´ room
and card´room。 They had something hot。 At 4 A。 M。�察 �with the
assistance of the steward�察 �he projected Mr。 Starling into Mrs。 Starling's
stateroom�察 �delicately withdrawing to evade the lady's thanks。 At
breakfast he saw Miss Bike。 ;Thank you so much�察─ �she said�察 �Mrs。
Starling found Starling greatly improved。 He himself admitted he was
'never berrer' and�察�far from worrying about what night´clothes he should
wear�察�went to bed AS HE WASeven to his hat。 Mrs。 Starling calls you
'her preserver��' and Mr。 Starling distinctly stated that you were a 'jolly´
good´fler。';
;And you�拭─�asked John Lummox。
;In your present condition of abnormal self´consciousness and
apperceptive egotism�察�I really shouldn't like to say。;
When the voyage was ended Mr。 Lummox went to see Mary Bike at
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her house�察 �and his fatherwhom he had not seen for ten yearsat HIS
house。 With a refined absence of natural affection he contented himself
with inquiring of the servants as to his father's habits�察�and if he still wore
dress clothes at dinner。 The information thus elicited forced him to the
conclusion that the old gentleman's circumstances were reduced�察�and that
it was possible that he�察�John Lummox�察�might be actually compelled to earn
his own living。 He communicated that suspicion to his father at dinner�察�
and over the last bottle of ;Mouton�察─ �a circumstance which also had
determined him in his resolution。 ;You might�察─ �said his father
thoughtfully�察 �offer yourself to some rising American novelist as a study
for the new hero��one absolutely without ambition�察 �capacity�察 �or energy�察�
willing�察 �however�察 �to be whatever the novelist chooses to make him�察 �so
long as he hasn't to choose for himself。 If your inordinate self´
consciousness is still in your way�察�I could give him a few points about you�察�
myself。;
;I had thought�察─�said John�察�hesitatingly�察 �o