essays on paul bourget-第7部分

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trace　their　lineage　back　through　centuries。

And　you　will　hurl　mine　at　every　individual　in　the　American　nation；
saying：

〃And　you　must　have　a　pretty　hard　time　trying　to　find　out　who　your　fathers
were。〃　　They　will　merely　smile　indifferently；　and　not　feel　hurt；　because
they　haven't　any　difficulty　in　finding　their　fathers。

Do　you　get　the　idea？　　The　whole　harm　in　the　anecdotes　is　in　the　point；
you　see；　and　when　we　swap　them　around　that　way；　they　haven't　any。

That　settles　it　perfectly　and　beautifully；　and　I　am　glad　I　thought　of　it。
I　am　very　glad　indeed；　M。　Bourget；　for　it　was　just　that　little　wee　thing
that　caused　the　whole　difficulty　and　made　you　dictate　the　Reply；　and　your
amanuensis　call　me　all　those　hard　names　which　the　magazines　dislike　so。
And　I　did　it　all　in　fun；　too；　trying　to　cap　your　funny　anecdote　with
another　oneon　the　give…and…take　principle；　you　knowwhich　is　American。
I　didn't　know　that　with　the　French　it　was　all　give　and　no　take；　and　you
didn't　tell　me。　　But　now　that　I　have　made　everything　comfortable　again；
and　fixed　both　anecdotes　so　they　can　never　have　any　point　any　more；　I
know　you　will　forgive　me。







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