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It was to be a silent solemnisation, all reminiscence and all future; the present was to be as a hyphen between the two. IT WAS TO BE A SILENT SOLEMNIZATION ALL REMINISCENCE AND ALL FUTURE THE PRESENT WAS TO BE A HYPHON BETWEEN THE TWO
templated the sun, his companion contemplated him, and we turned our eyes towards our nook in the woods which to-day we seemed in such great danger of losing. A feeling of sullen anger took possession of us. What is philosophy, we asked ourselves, if it prevents a man from being by himself or from enjoying the select company of a friend,--in sooth, if it prevents him from becoming a philosopher? For we regarded the celebration of our rite as a thoroughly philosophical performance. In celebrating it we wished to form plans and resolutions for the future, by means of quiet reflections we hoped to light upon an idea which would once again help us to form and gratify our spirit in the future, just as that former idea had done during our boyhood. The solemn act derived its very significance from this resolution, that nothing definite was to be done, we were only to be alone, and to sit still and meditate, as we had done five years before when we had each been inspired with the same thought. LD THE PHILOSOPHER CONTEMPLATED THE SUN HIS COMPANION CONTEMPLATED HIM AND WE TURNED OUR EYES TOWARDS OUR NOOK IN THE WOODS WHICH TO DAY WE SEEMED IN SUCH GREAT DANGER OF LOSING A FEELING OF SULLEN ANGER TOOK POSSESSION OF US WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY WE ASKED OURSELVES IF IT PREVENTS A MAN FROM BEING BY HIMSELF OR FROM ENJOYING THE SELECT COMPANY OF A FRIEND IN SOOTH IF IT PREVENTS HIM FROM BEING A PHILOSOPHER FOR WE REGARDED THE CELEBRATION OF OUR RITE AS A THOROUGHLY PHILOSOPHICAL PERFORMANCE IN CELEBRATING IT WE WISHED TO FORM PLANS AND RESOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE BY MEANS OF QUIET REFLECTIONS WE HOPED TO LIGHT UPON AN IDEA WHICH WOULD ONCE AGAIN HELP US TO FORM AND GRATIFY OUR SPIRIT IN THE FUTURE JUST AS THAT FORMER IDEA HAD DONE DURING OUR BOYHOOD THE SOLEMN ACT DERIVED ITS VERY SIGNIFICANCE FROM THIS RESOLUTION THAT NOTHING DEFINITE WAS TO BE DONE WE WERE ONLY TO BE ALONE AND TO SIT STILL AND MEDITATE AS WE HAD DONE FIVE YEARS BEFORE WHEN WE HAD EACH BEEN INSPIRED WITH THE SAME THOUGHT
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