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I'm not in a position to hear these last decisions, but I'm damn weary of the others. Sad, obscure, cut and dried, like fate  that's the kind of patron we have." I'M NOT IN A POSITION TO HEAR THESE LAST DECISIONS BUT I'M DAMN WEARY OF THE OTHERS SAD OBSCURE CUT AND DRIED LIKE FATE THAT'S THE KIND OF PATRON WE HAVE
here right down under his armchair. One waits for the string to be pulled, but it's not pulled. If it so happens that the jaws open, it's to utter a distressing word, a word which informs you that you've not even been noticed and that all your monkey tricks have been wasted. This word is a response to a question you asked him four days ago. Once the word has been uttered, the mastoid spring is released, and the jaws snap shut. Then he began to imitate the man he was talking about. He was seated in a chair with his head fixed, his cap right down to his eyelids, his eyes half shut, his arms hanging down, moving his jaws like a robot. He said: "'Yes, you are right, mademoiselle. One has to be perceptive in these matters.' That's the person who decides, who always decides, and there's no appeal--in the evening, in the morning, at his morning toilet, at dinner, in the café, at the gaming table, in the theatre, at supper, in bed and, God forgive me, in the arms of his mistress, too, I think. TACHED AROUND HIS CHIN WHICH GOES FROM THERE RIGHT DOWN UNDER HIS ARMCHAIR ONE WAITS FOR THE STRING TO BE PULLED BUT IT'S NOT PULLED IF IT SO HAPPENS THAT THE JAW OPENS IT'S TO UTTER A DISTRESSING WORD A WORD WHICH INFORMS YOU THAT YOU'VE NOT EVEN BEEN NOTICED AND THAT ALL YOUR MONKEY TRICKS HAVE BEEN WASTED THIS WORD IS A RESPONSE TO A QUESTION YOU ASKED HIM FOUR DAYS AGO ONCE THE WORD HAS BEEN UTTERED THE MASTOID SPRING IS RELEASED AND THE JAWS SNAP SHUT THEN HE BEGAN TO IMITATE THE MAN HE WAS TALKING ABOUT HE WAS SEATED IN A CHAIR WITH HIS HEAD FIXED HIS CAP RIGHT DOWN TO HIS EYELIDS HIS EYES HALF SHUT HIS ARMS HANGING DOWN MOVING HIS JAWS LIKE A ROBOT HE SAID YES YOU ARE RIGHT MADEMOISELLE ONE HAS TO BE PERCEPTIVE IN THESE MATTERS THAT'S THE PERSON WHO DECIDES WHO ALWAYS DECIDES AND THERE'S NO APPEAL IN THE EVENING IN THE MORNING AT HIS MORNING TOILET AT DINNER IN THE CAFE AT THE GAMING TABLE IN THE THEATRE AT SUPPER IN BED AND GOD FORGIVE ME IN THE ARMS OF HIS MISTRESS TOO I THINK
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