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For instance, I heard the younger of the two men defending himself with great animation while the philosopher rebuked him with ever increasing vehemence. FOR INSTANCE I HEARD THE YOUNGER OF THE TWO MEN DEFENDING HIMSELF WITH GREAT ANIMATION WHILE THE PHILOSOPHER REBUKED HIM WITH EVER INCREASING VEHEMENCE
 to anything, to have strong views about nothing, to aim at nothing; we wanted to take no thought for the morrow, and desired no more than to recline comfortably like good-for-nothings on the threshold of the present; and we did--bless us! --That, ladies and gentlemen, was our standpoint then!-- Absorbed in these reflections, I was just about to give an answer to the question of the future of _our_ Educational Institutions in the same self-sufficient way, when it gradually dawned upon me that the "natural music," coming from the philosopher's bench had lost its original character and travelled to us in much more piercing and distinct tones than before. Suddenly I became aware that I was listening, that I was eavesdropping, and was passionately interested, with both ears keenly alive to every sound. I nudged my friend who was evidently somewhat tired, and I whispered: "Don't fall asleep! There is something for us to learn over there. It applies to us, even though it be not meant for us. S WE WISHED TO ATTACH NO IMPORTANCE TO ANYTHING TO HAVE STRONG VIEWS ABOUT NOTHING TO AIM AT NOTHING WE WANTED TO TAKE NO THOUGHT FOR THE MORROW AND DESIRED NO MORE THAN TO RECLINE COMFORTABLY LIKE GOOD FOR NOTHINGS ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE PRESENT AND WE DID BLESS US THAT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WAS OUR STANDPOINT THEN ABSORBED IN THESE REFLECTIONS I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GIVE AN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION OF THE FUTURE OF OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE SAME SELF SUFFICIENT WAY WHEN IT GRADUALLY DAWNED UPON ME THAT THE NATURAL MUSIC COMING FROM THE PHILOSOPHER'S BENCH HAD LOST ITS ORIGINAL CHARACTER AND TRAVELLED TO US IN A MUCH MORE PIERCING AND DISTINCT TONE THAN BEFORE SUDDENLY I BECAME AWARE THAT I WAS LISTENING THAT I WAS EAVESDROPPING AND WAS PASSIONATELY INTERESTED WITH BOTH EARS KEENLY ALIVE TO EVERY SOUND I NUDGED MY FRIEND WHO WAS EVIDENTLY SOMEWHAT TIRED AND WHISPERED DON'T FALL ASLEEP THERE'S SOMETHING FOR US TO LEARN OVER THERE IT APPLIES TO US EVEN THOUGH IT BE NOT MEANT FOR US
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