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Narcissus Off Duty

           There’sachancethatyou’rerightbutevensowe’rehundredsofyearsbeforethetimewhennon-resistancecantouchusasareality."

           "But,Amory,listen"

           "Burne,we’djustargue"

           "Verywell."

           "JustonethingIdon’taskyoutothinkofyourfamilyorfriends,becauseIknowtheydon’tcountapicayunewithyoubesideyoursenseofdutybut,Burne,howdoyouknowthatthemagazinesyoureadandthesocietiesyoujoinandtheseidealistsyoumeetaren’tjustplainGerman?"

           "Someofthemare,ofcourse."

           "Howdoyouknowtheyaren’tallpro-GermanjustalotofweakoneswithGerman-Jewishnames."

           "That’sthechance,ofcourse,"hesaidslowly."HowmuchorhowlittleI’mtakingthisstandbecauseofpropagandaI’veheard,Idon’tknow;naturallyIthinkthatit’smymostinnermostconvictionitseemsapathspreadbeforemejustnow."

           Amory’sheartsank.

           "Butthinkofthecheapnessofitnoone’sreallygoingtomartyryouforbeingapacifistit’sjustgoingtothrowyouinwiththeworst"

           "Idoubtit,"heinterrupted.

           "Well,itallsmellsofBohemianNewYorktome."

           "Iknowwhatyoumean,andthat’swhyI’mnotsureI’llagitate."

           "You’reoneman,Burnegoingtotalktopeoplewhowon’tlistenwithallGod’sgivenyou."

           "That’swhatStephenmusthavethoughtmanyyearsago.Buthepreachedhissermonandtheykilledhim.Heprobablythoughtashewasdyingwhatawasteitallwas.

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