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There are palliations of Tiberius, eulogies of Henry VIII., rehabilitations of Aaron Burr. THERE ARE PALLIATIONS OF TIBERIUS EULOGIES OF HENRY THE EIGHTH REHABILITATIONS OF AARON BURR
h an extreme that nowadays very few of us dare believe anything. Opinions are difficult to secure when a quarter of an hour in the library will prove either side of any question. Formerly, people had a few opinions, which, if erroneous, were at least universal. Nero was not considered an immaculate man. The Flood was currently believed to have caused the death of quite a number of persons. And George Washington, it was widely stated, once cut down a cherry-tree. But now all these comfortable illusions have been destroyed by 'the least little men who spend their time and lose their wits in chasing nimble and retiring truth, to the extreme perturbation and drying up of the moistures.'" Kennaston looked up for a moment, and Billy Woods, who had counted seven wrinkles and was dropping into a forlorn doze, started violently. His interest then became abnormal. "There are," Mr. Kennaston complained, rather reproachfully, "too many inquiries, doubts, investigations, discoveries, and apologies.  THE INVESTIGATION OF TRUTH TO SUCH AN EXTREME THAT NOWADAYS VERY FEW OF US DARE BELIEVE ANYTHING OPINIONS ARE DIFFICULT TO SECURE WHEN A QUARTER OF AN HOUR IN THE LIBRARY WILL PROVE EITHER SIDE OF ANY QUESTION FORMERLY PEOPLE HAD A FEW OPINIONS WHICH IF ERRONEOUS WERE AT LEAST UNIVERSAL NERO WAS NOT CONSIDERED AN IMMACULATE MAN THE FLOOD WAS CURRENTLY BELIEVED TO HAVE CAUSED THE DEATH OF QUITE A NUMBER OF PERSONS AND GEORGE WASHINGTON WAS WIDELY STATED ONCE CUT DOWN A CHERRY TREE BUT NOW ALL THESE COMFORTABLE ILLUSIONS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY THE LEAST LITTLE MEN WHO SPEND THEIR TIME AND LOSE THEIR WITS IN CHASING NIMBLE AND RETIRING TRUTH TO THE EXTREME PERTURBATION AND DRYING UP OF THE MOISTURES CANASTON LOOKED UP FOR A MOMENT AND BILLY WOODS WHO HAD COUNTED SEVEN WRINKLES AND WAS DROPPING INTO A FORLORN DOZE STARTED VIOLENTLY HIS INTEREST THEN BECAME ABNORMAL THERE ARE MISTER KENNASTON COMPLAINED RATHER REPROACHFULLY TOO MANY INQUIRIES DOUBTS INVESTIGATIONS DISCOVERIES AND APOLOGIES
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