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Chapter 25

           "Itisthefashiontoblaspheme!"hesaid"Amarkofbrilliancyinliterature,andwitinsociety!Iforgot!PraygoonifyoudidasChristsuggested"

           "YesifIgavehalfmygoodstothepoor,Ishouldnotbethankedforit,orconsideredanythingbutafoolformypains."

           "Youwouldwishtobethanked?"hesaid.

           "Naturally!Mostpeoplelikealittlegratitudeinreturnforbenefits."

           "Theydo.AndtheCreator,whoisalwaysgiving,issupposedtolikegratitudealso,"heobserved"NeverthelessHeseldomgetsit!"

           "Idonottalkofhyperphysicalnothingness,"Isaidwithimpatience"Iamspeakingoftheplainfactsofthisworldandthepeoplewholiveinit.Ifonegiveslargely,oneexpectstobeacknowledgedasgenerousbutifIweretodividemyfortune,andhandhalfofittothepoor,thematterwouldbechronicledinaboutsixlinesinoneofthepapers,andsocietywouldexclaim‘Whatafool!’"

           "Thenletustalknomoreaboutit,"saidLucio,hisbrowsclearing,andhiseyesgatheringagaintheirwontedlightofmockeryandmirth"HavingwontheDerby,youhavereallydoneallanineteenth-centurycivilizationexpectsyoutodo,andforyourreward,youwillbeinuniversaldemandeverywhere.YoumayhopesoontodineatMarlboroughHouseandalittleback-stairinfluenceandpoliticaljobberywillworkyouintotheCabinetifyoucareforit.

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