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Aramis and His Thesis

           "Youwillbelost,"saidthecurate,shakinghisheadsorrowfully.

           "Youapproachthatfamouspointoffreewillwhichisamortalrock.YoufacetheinsinuationsofthePelagiansandthesemi-Pelagians."

           "But,myReverend-"repliedAramis,alittleamazedbytheshowerofargumentsthatpoureduponhishead.

           "Howwillyouprove,"continuedtheJesuit,withoutallowinghimtimetospeak,"thatweoughttoregrettheworldwhenweofferourselvestoGod?Listentothisdilemma:GodisGod,andtheworldisthedevil.Toregrettheworldistoregretthedevil;thatismyconclusion."

           "Andthatisminealso,"saidthecurate.

           "But,forheaven’ssake-"resumedAramis.

           "DESIDERASDIABOLUM,unhappyman!"criedtheJesuit.

           "Heregretsthedevil!Ah,myyoungfriend,"addedthecurate,groaning,"donotregretthedevil,Iimploreyou!"

           D’Artagnanfelthimselfbewildered.Itseemedtohimasthoughhewereinamadhouse,andwasbecomingasmadasthosehesaw.Hewas,however,forcedtoholdhistonguefromnotcomprehendinghalfthelanguagetheyemployed.

           "Butlistentome,then,"resumedAramiswithpolitenessmingledwithalittleimpatience."IdonotsayIregret;no,Iwillneverpronouncethatsentence,whichwouldnotbeorthodox."

           TheJesuitraisedhishandstowardheaven,andthecuratedidthesame.

           "No;butpraygrantmethatitisactingwithanillgracetooffertotheLordonlythatwithwhichweareperfectlydisgusted!Don’tyouthinkso,d’Artagnan?"

           "Ithinkso,indeed,"criedhe.

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