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The Nightingale and the Rose
"YousaidthatyouwoulddancewithmeifIbroughtyouaredrose,"criedtheStudent."Hereisthereddestroseinalltheworld.Youwillwearitto-nightnextyourheart,andaswedancetogetheritwilltellyouhowIloveyou."
Butthegirlfrowned."Iamafraiditwillnotgowithmydress,"sheanswered;"and,besides,theChamberlain’snephewhassentmesomerealjewels,andeverybodyknowsthatjewelscostfarmorethanflowers."
"Well,uponmyword,youareveryungrateful,"saidtheStudentangrily;andhethrewtheroseintothestreet,whereitfellintothegutter,andacart-wheelwentoverit.
"Ungrateful!"saidthegirl."Itellyouwhat,youareveryrude;and,afterall,whoareyou?OnlyaStudent.Why,Idon’tbelieveyouhaveevengotsilverbucklestoyourshoesastheChamberlain’snephewhas;"andshegotupfromherchairandwentintothehouse.
"WhatasillythingLoveis!"saidtheStudentashewalkedaway."ItisnothalfasusefulasLogic,foritdoesnotproveanything,anditisalwaystellingoneofthingsthatarenotgoingtohappen,andmakingonebelievethingsthatarenottrue.Infact,itisquiteunpractical,and,asinthisagetobepracticaliseverything,IshallgobacktoPhilosophyandstudyMetaphysics."
Sohereturnedtohisroomandpulledoutagreatdustybook,andbegantoread.
