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The king takes up a position before his mistress and before God. He goes through the paces of his pantomime. The minister goes through the paces of prostitute, flatterer, valet, or beggar in front of his king. The crowds of ambitious people dance your positions in hundreds of ways, each more vile than the others, in front of the minister. The noble abbé in his bands of office and his long cloak goes at least once a week in front of the agent in charge of the list of benefices. THE KING TAKES UP A POSITION BEFORE HIS MISTRESS AND BEFORE GOD HE GOES THROUGH THE PACES OF HIS PANTOMIME THE MINISTER GOES THROUGH THE PACES OF PROSTITUTE FLATTERER VALET OR BEGGAR IN FRONT OF HIS KING THE CROWDS OF AMBITIOUS PEOPLE DANCE YOUR POSITIONS IN HUNDREDS OF WAYS EACH MORE VILE THAN THE OTHERS IN FRONT OF THE MINISTER THE NOBLE ABBE IN HIS BANDS OF OFFICE AND HIS LONG CLOAK GOES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IN FRONT OF THE AGENT IN CHARGE OF THE LIST OF BENEFICES
 my pantomime, almost the same as what flatterers, prostitutes, valets, and beggars do." The antics of this man, the stories of Abbé Galiani, and the extravagances of Rabelais sometimes force me to me profound reflections. They are three stores where I have acquired for myself some ridiculous masks which I put over the faces of the most serious people. I see Pantalon in prelate, a satyr in a judge, a pig in a monk, an ostrich in a minister, and a goose in his first deputy. ME: But by your count there are lots of beggars in this world, and I don't know anyone who doesn't do some steps in that dance of yours. HIM: You're right. In the entire kingdom, there's only one man who walks. That's the king. All the rest take up positions. ME: The king? Isn't there more to it that that? Don't you think that, from time to time, he finds beside him a little foot, a little curl, a little nose which makes him go through a small pantomime? Whoever needs someone else is a beggar and takes up a position. IR FACES AND HE CONTINUES THAT'S MY PANTOMIME ALMOST THE SAME AS WHAT FLUTTERERS PROSECUTES VALETS AND BEGGARS DO THE ANTICS OF THIS MAN THE STORIES OF ABBE GALIANI AND THE EXTRAVAGANCES OF RABELAIS SOMETIMES FORCE ME TO PROFOUND REFLECTIONS THEY ARE THREE STORES WHERE I HAVE ACQUIRED FOR MYSELF SOME RIDICULOUS MASKS WHICH I PUT OVER THE FACES OF THE MOST SERIOUS PEOPLE I SEE PANTALON IN A PRELATE A SATYR AND A JUDGE A PIG IN A MONK AN OSTRICH IN A MINISTER AND A GOOSE IN HIS FIRST DEPUTY ME BUT BY YOUR COUNT THERE ARE LOTS OF BEGGARS IN THIS WORLD AND I DON'T KNOW ANY ONE WHO DOESN'T DO SOME STEPS IN THAT DANCE OF YOURS HIM YOU'RE RIGHT IN THE ENTIRE KINGDOM THERE'S ONLY ONE MAN WHO WALKS THAT'S THE KING ALL THE REST TAKE UP POSITIONS ME THE KING ISN'T THERE MORE TO IT THAN THAT DON'T YOU THINK THAT FROM TIME TO TIME HE FINDS BESIDE HIM A LITTLE FOOT A LITTLE CURL A LITTLE NOSE WHICH MAKES HIM GO THROUGH A SMALL PANTOMIME WHOEVER NEEDS SOME ONE ELSE IS A BEGGAR AND TAKES UP A POSITION
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