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Chapter 8

           Heimmediatelygavemepermissiontopublishit,butyouwilladmitthatImighthavedonesowithouthisconsent.Publicityisanoble,beneficent,anduniversalright.Ihope,prince,thatyouaretooprogressivetodenythis?”

           “Idenynothing,butyoumustconfessthatyourarticle

           “Isabitthick,youmean?Well,inawaythatisinthepublicinterest;youwilladmitthatyourself,andafterallonecannotoverlookablatantfact.Somuchtheworsefortheguiltyparties,butthepublicwelfaremustcomebeforeeverything.Astocertaininaccuraciesandfiguresofspeech,sotospeak,youwillalsoadmitthatthemotive,aim,andintention,arethechiefthing.Itisaquestion,aboveall,ofmakingawholesomeexample;theindividualcasecanbeexaminedafterwards;andastothestylewell,thethingwasmeanttobehumorous,sotospeak,and,afterall,everybodywriteslikethat;youmustadmitityourself!Ha,ha!”

           “But,gentlemen,Iassureyouthatyouarequiteastray,”exclaimedtheprince.“YouhavepublishedthisarticleuponthesuppositionthatIwouldneverconsenttosatisfyMr.Burdovsky.Actingonthatconviction,youhavetriedtointimidatemebythispublicationandtoberevengedformysupposedrefusal.Butwhatdidyouknowofmyintentions?ItmaybethatIhaveresolvedtosatisfyMr.Burdovsky’sclaim.Inowdeclareopenly,inthepresenceofthesewitnesses,thatIwilldoso.”

           “Thenobleandintelligentwordofanintelligentandmostnobleman,atlast!”exclaimedtheboxer.

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