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The Egotist Becomes a Personage
"Ofcourse,it’soverflowingjustastheFrenchRevolutiondid,butI’venodoubtthatit’sreallyagreatexperimentandwellworthwhile."
"Don’tyoubelieveinmoderation?"
"Youwon’tlistentothemoderates,andit’salmosttoolate.Thetruthisthatthepublichasdoneoneofthosestartlingandamazingthingsthattheydoaboutonceinahundredyears.They’veseizedanidea."
"Whatisit?"
"Thathoweverthebrainsandabilitiesofmenmaydiffer,theirstomachsareessentiallythesame."
THELITTLEMANGETSHIS
"Ifyoutookallthemoneyintheworld,"saidthelittlemanwithmuchprofundity,"anddivideditupinequ—"
"Oh,shutup!"saidAmorybrisklyand,payingnoattentiontothelittleman’senragedstare,hewentonwithhisargument.
"Thehumanstomach—"hebegan;butthebigmaninterruptedratherimpatiently.
"I’mlettingyoutalk,youknow,"hesaid,"butpleaseavoidstomachs.I’vebeenfeelingmineallday.Anyway,Idon’tagreewithone-halfyou’vesaid.Governmentownershipisthebasisofyourwholeargument,andit’sinvariablyabeehiveofcorruption.Menwon’tworkforblueribbons,that’sallrot."
Whenheceasedthelittlemanspokeupwithadeterminednod,asifresolvedthistimetohavehissayout.
"Therearecertainthingswhicharehumannature,"heassertedwithanowl-likelook,"whichalwayshavebeenandalwayswillbe,whichcan’tbechanged."
Amorylookedfromthesmallmantothebigmanhelplessly.
