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Narcissus Off Duty
There’sachancethatyou’reright—butevensowe’rehundredsofyearsbeforethetimewhennon-resistancecantouchusasareality."
"But,Amory,listen—"
"Burne,we’djustargue—"
"Verywell."
"Justonething—Idon’taskyoutothinkofyourfamilyorfriends,becauseIknowtheydon’tcountapicayunewithyoubesideyoursenseofduty—but,Burne,howdoyouknowthatthemagazinesyoureadandthesocietiesyoujoinandtheseidealistsyoumeetaren’tjustplainGerman?"
"Someofthemare,ofcourse."
"Howdoyouknowtheyaren’tallpro-German—justalotofweakones—withGerman-Jewishnames."
"That’sthechance,ofcourse,"hesaidslowly."HowmuchorhowlittleI’mtakingthisstandbecauseofpropagandaI’veheard,Idon’tknow;naturallyIthinkthatit’smymostinnermostconviction—itseemsapathspreadbeforemejustnow."
Amory’sheartsank.
"Butthinkofthecheapnessofit—noone’sreallygoingtomartyryouforbeingapacifist—it’sjustgoingtothrowyouinwiththeworst—"
"Idoubtit,"heinterrupted.
"Well,itallsmellsofBohemianNewYorktome."
"Iknowwhatyoumean,andthat’swhyI’mnotsureI’llagitate."
"You’reoneman,Burne—goingtotalktopeoplewhowon’tlisten—withallGod’sgivenyou."
"That’swhatStephenmusthavethoughtmanyyearsago.Buthepreachedhissermonandtheykilledhim.Heprobablythoughtashewasdyingwhatawasteitallwas.