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Chapter 36

           Hejoinedthemandlistenedattentivelytothedescriptionofaprize-fightParryhadseenthenightbefore; whileBrissenden,inhisglory,plungedintothemanufactureofatoddyandtheservingofwineandwhiskey-and-sodas. Athiscommand,"Bringintheclan,"Andydepartedtogotheroundoftheroomsforthelodgers. 

           "We’reluckythatmostofthemarehere,"BrissendenwhisperedtoMartin. "There’sNortonandHamilton; comeonandmeetthem. Stevensisn’taround,Ihear. I’mgoingtogetthemstartedonmonismifIcan. Waittilltheygetafewjoltsinthemandthey’llwarmup." 

           Atfirsttheconversationwasdesultory. NeverthelessMartincouldnotfailtoappreciatethekeenplayoftheirminds. Theyweremenwithopinions,thoughtheopinionsoftenclashed,and,thoughtheywerewittyandclever,theywerenotsuperficial. Heswiftlysaw,nomatteruponwhattheytalked,thateachmanappliedthecorrelationofknowledgeandhadalsoadeep-seatedandunifiedconceptionofsocietyandtheCosmos. Nobodymanufacturedtheiropinionsforthem;theywereallrebelsofonevarietyoranother,andtheirlipswerestrangerstoplatitudes. NeverhadMartin,attheMorses’,heardsoamazingarangeoftopicsdiscussed. Thereseemednolimitsavetimetothethingstheywerealiveto. ThetalkwanderedfromMrs.HumphryWard’snewbooktoShaw’slatestplay,throughthefutureofthedramatoreminiscencesofMansfield. 

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