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He covers his face with the mask and puts on the robe. He calls his dog and caresses it. He give it a biscuit. HE COVERS HIS FACE WITH THE MASK AND PUTS ON THE ROPE HE CALLS HIS DOG AND CARESSES IT HE GIVES IT A BISCUIT
 Seals, who'd taken a fancy to it? ME: I confess I have no idea.. HIM: So much the better. It's one of the most beautiful things one could imagine. All Europe marveled at it, and there isn't a single courtier who wasn't envious of it. You're a man who doesn't lack a certain shrewdness--let's see what you'd have done in his place. Remember that Bouret was loved by his dog. Remember that the odd costume of the minister used to terrify the little animal. And remember that there were only eight days to overcome the difficulties. One has to understand all the conditions attached to the problem in order to appreciate properly the merit of the solution. Well then? ME: Well, I have to confess to you that in this sort of thing the simplest things baffle me. HIM: Listen (he says to me, giving me a slight blow on the shoulder--he's very informal), listen and admire. He has someone make him a mask which looks like the Keeper of the Seals, and he borrows the latter's voluminous robe from a footman. ATTACHING IT TO THE KEEPER OF THE SEALS WHO'D TAKEN A FANCY IT ME I CONFESS I HAVE NO IDEA HIM SO MUCH THE BETTER IT'S ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS ONE CAN IMAGINE ALL EUROPE MARVELLED AT IT AND THERE ISN'T A SINGLE COURTIER WHO WASN'T ENVIOUS OF IT YOU'RE A MAN WHO DOESN'T LACK A CERTAIN SHREWDNESS LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'D HAVE DONE IN HIS PLACE REMEMBER THAT BOURAY WAS LOVED BY HIS DOG REMEMBER THAT THE ODD COSTUME OF THE MINISTER USED TO TERRIFY THE LITTLE ANIMAL AND REMEMBER THAT THERE WERE ONLY EIGHT DAYS TO OVERCOME THE DIFFICULTIES ONE HAS TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THE PROBLEM IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE PROPERLY THE MERIT OF THE SOLUTION WELL THEN ME WELL I HAVE TO CONFESS TO YOU THAT IN THIS SORT OF THING THE SIMPLEST THINGS BAFFLE ME HIM LISTEN HE SAYS TO ME GIVING ME A SLIGHT BOW ON THE SHOULDER HE IS VERY INFORMAL LISTEN AND ADMIRE HE HAS SOMEONE MAKE HIM A MASK WHICH LOOKS LIKE THE KEEPER OF THE SEALS AND HE BORROWS THE LATTER'S VOLUMINOUS ROPE FROM A FOOTMAN
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