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Chapter 11

           Godknowswhencetheyarise,theseideasthatyouspeakofasbase.Ifearthesedoublemotivesmorethaneverjustnow,butIamnotyourjudge,andinmyopinionitisgoingtoofartogivethenameofbasenesstoitwhatdoyouthink?Youweregoingtoemployyourtearsasaruseinordertoborrowmoney,butyoualsosayinfact,youhavesworntothefactthatindependentlyofthisyourconfessionwasmadewithanhonourablemotive.Asforthemoney,youwantitfordrink,doyounot?Afteryourconfession,thatisweakness,ofcourse;but,afterall,howcananyonegiveupabadhabitatamoment’snotice?Itisimpossible.Whatcanwedo?Itisbest,Ithink,toleavethemattertoyourownconscience.Howdoesitseemtoyou?”AsheconcludedtheprincelookedcuriouslyatKeller;evidentlythisproblemofdoublemotiveshadoftenbeenconsideredbyhimbefore.

           “Well,howanybodycancallyouanidiotafterthat,ismorethanIcanunderstand!”criedtheboxer.

           Theprincereddenedslightly.

           “Bourdaloue,thearchbishop,wouldnothavesparedamanlikeme,”Kellercontinued,“butyou,youhavejudgedmewithhumanity.ToshowhowgratefulIam,andasapunishment,Iwillnotacceptahundredandfiftyroubles.Givemetwenty-fivethatwillbeenough;itisallIreallyneed,forafortnightatleast.Iwillnotaskyouformoreforafortnight.IshouldliketohavegivenAgathaapresent,butshedoesnotreallydeserveit.

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