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Chapter 15

           "Theworldisasitismade,"hewenton,regardingmefixedly"Itismovedbythelowestandpettiestmotivesitworksforthemosttrivial,ridiculousandperishableaims.Itisnotaparadise.Itisnotahappyfamilyofunitedandaffectionatebrethren.Itisanover-populatedcolonyofjabberingandquarrelsomemonkeys,whofancytheyaremen.Philosophersinolddaystriedtoteachitthatthemonkey-typeshouldbeexterminatedforthegrowthandencouragementofanoblerracebuttheypreachedinvainthereneverwereenoughrealmenalivetoovercometheswarmingmajorityofthebeasts.GodHimself,theysay,camedownfromHeaventotryandsetwrongthingsright,andtorestoreifpossibleHisowndefacedimagetothegeneralaspectofhumanityandevenHefailed."

           "ThereisverylittleofGodinthisworld"Isaidbitterly;"ThereismuchmoreDevil!"

           Hesmiledamusing,dreamysmilethattransfiguredhiscountenanceandmadehimlooklikeafineApolloabsorbedinthethoughtofsomenewandglorioussong.

           "Nodoubt!"hesaid,afteralittlepause"Mankindcertainlypreferthedeviltoanyotherdeitythereforeiftheyelecthimastheirrepresentative,itisscarcelytobewonderedatthathegovernswhereheisaskedtogovern.AndyetdoyouknowGeoffreythisdevilifthereisonecanhardly,Ithink,bequitesobadashisdetractorssay.Imyselfdon’tbelieveheisawhitworsethananineteenth-centuryfinancier!"

           Ilaughedaloudatthecomparison.

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