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But I could not make the other man see it. I felt that some service was due from me to Justice, in compensation of the wrong I had done her a few moments ago, and I argued most eloquently. BUT I COULD NOT MAKE THE OTHER MAN SEE IT I FELT THAT SOME SERVICE WAS DUE FROM ME TO JUSTICE IN COMPENSATION OF THE WRONG I HAD DONE HER A FEW MOMENTS AGO AND I ARGUED MOST ELOQUENTLY
ad recovered his surprise at the man's coolness. "In fact, all the seats in this carriage are taken." "I can't help that," replied the ruffian, cynically. "I've got to get to Cologne some time to-day, and there seems no other way of doing it that I can see." "Yes, but so has the gentleman whose seat you have taken got to get there," I remonstrated; "what about him? You are thinking only of yourself!" My sense of right and justice was beginning to assert itself, and I felt quite indignant with the fellow. Two minutes ago, as I have explained, I could contemplate the taking of another man's seat with equanimity. Now, such an act seemed to me shameful. The truth is that my better nature never sleeps for long. Leave it alone and it wakens of its own accord. Heaven help me! I am a sinful, worldly man, I know; but there is good at the bottom of me. It wants hauling up, but it's there. This man had aroused it. I now saw the sinfulness of taking another passenger's place in a railway-carriage. ID THAT SEAT'S TAKEN SIR SAID B WHEN HE HAD RECOVERED HIS SURPRISE AT THE MAN'S COOLNESS IN FACT ALL THE SEATS IN THIS CARRIAGE ARE TAKEN I CAN'T HELP THAT REPLIED THE RUFFIAN CYNICALLY I'VE GOT TO GET TO COLOGNE SOME TIME TO DAY AND THERE SEEMS NO OTHER WAY OF DOING IT THAT I CAN SEE YES BUT SO HAS THE GENTLEMAN WHOSE SEAT YOU HAVE TAKEN GOT TO GET THERE I REMONSTRATED WHAT ABOUT HIM YOU ARE THINKING ONLY OF YOURSELF MY SENSE OF RIGHT AND JUSTICE WAS BEGINNING TO ASSERT ITSELF AND I FELT QUITE INDIGNANT WITH THE FELLOW TWO MINUTES AGO AS I HAVE EXPLAINED I COULD CONTEMPLATE THE TAKING OF ANOTHER MAN'S SEAT WITH EQUANIMITY NOW SUCH AN ACT SEEMED TO ME SHAMEFUL THE TRUTH IS THAT MY BETTER NATURE NEVER SLEEPS FOR LONG LEAVE IT ALONE AND IT WAKENS OF ITS OWN ACCORD HEAVEN HELP ME I AM A SINFUL WORLDLY MAN I KNOW BUT THERE IS GOOD AT THE BOTTOM OF ME IT WANTS HAULING UP BUT IT'S THERE THIS MAN HAD AROUSED IT I NOW SAW THE SINFULNESS OF TAKING ANOTHER PASSENGER'S PLACE IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE
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