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The Discussion

           deMaistre’sbookThePopewasonthemantelpiece.Julienopeneditsoasnottoappeartobeeavesdropping.Fromtimetotimetheytalkedloudlyinthenextroom.Atlastthedoorwasopenedandhewascalledin.

           "Remember,gentlemen,"thepresidentwassaying"thatfromthismomentwearetalkinginthepresenceofthedukeof.Thisgentleman,"hesaid,pointingtoJulien,"isayoungacolytedevotedtooursacredcausewhobytheaidofhismarvellousmemorywillrepeatquiteeasilyourveryslightestwords."

           "Itisyourturntospeak,Monsieur,"hesaidpointingtothepaternallookingpersonagewhoworethreeorfourwaistcoats.Julienthoughtitwouldhavebeenmorenaturaltohavecalledhimthegentlemaninthewaistcoats.Hetooksomepaperandwroteagreatdeal.

           (Atthisjuncturetheauthorwouldhavelikedtohaveputapageofdots."That,"saidhispublisher,"wouldbeclumsyandinthecaseofsolightaworkclumsinessisdeath."

           "Politics,"repliestheauthor,"isastonetiedroundtheneckofliteraturewhichsubmergesitinlessthansixmonths.Politicsinthemidstofimaginativematterislikeapistolshotinthemiddleofaconcert.Thenoiseisrackingwithoutbeingenergetic.Itdoesnotharmonisewiththesoundofanyinstrument.Thesepoliticswillgivemortaloffencetoonehalfofthereadersandwillboretheotherhalf,whowillhavealreadyreadtheideasinquestionassetoutinthemorningpaperinitsowndrasticmanner.

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