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She was as brave as a lion. Sometimes we didn't have any bread or any money. We'd sold just about all our old clothes. SHE WAS AS BRAVE AS A LION SOMETIMES WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BREAD OR ANY MONEY WE'D SOLD JUST ABOUT ALL OUR OLD CLOTHES
ME: He'd go back to his barrel and manage without her. HIM: And you're advising me to imitate Diogenes? ME: I'll bet my life it's better than crawling, demeaning and prostituting oneself. HIM: But I need a good bed, a fine table, warm clothing in winter, cool clothing in summer, spare time, money, and lots of other things which I prefer to owe to charity than to acquire by work. ME: That's because you're a good-for-nothing, greedy coward--with a soul of mud. HIM: I think I've told you that. ME: Things in life no doubt have a price, but you've no idea of the sacrifice you're making to obtain them. You dance, you have danced, and you'll continue to dance the vile pantomime. HIM: It's true. But it hasn't cost me much and isn't costing me any more for all that. And that's the reason I'd be making a mistake to take up some other way of getting along which would bring me grief and which I wouldn't keep up. But I see from what you've told me that my poor little wife was a sort of philosopher. AS BUSY AND THE CYNIC WAS IN A HURRY ME HE'D GO BACK TO HIS BARREL AND MANAGE WITHOUT HER HIM AND YOUR ADVISING ME TO IMITATE DIOGNIES ME I'LL BET MY LIFE IT'S BETTER THAN CRAWLING TO MEANING AND PROSTITUTING ONESELF HIM BUT I NEED A GOOD BED A FINE TABLE WARM CLOTHES IN WINTER COOL CLOTHING IN SUMMER SPARE TIME MONEY AND LOTS OF OTHER THINGS WHICH I PREFER TO OWE TO CHARITY THAN TO ACQUIRE BY WORK ME THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE A GOOD FOR NOTHING GREEDY COWARD WITH A SOUL OF MUD HIM I THINK I'VE TOLD YOU THAT ME THINGS IN LIFE NO DOUBT HAVE A PRICE BUT YOU'VE NO IDEA OF THE SACRIFICE YOU'RE MAKING TO OBTAIN THEM YOU DANCE YOU HAVE DANCED AND YOU'LL CONTINUE TO DANCE THE VILE PANTOMIME HIM IT'S TRUE BUT IT HASN'T COST ME MUCH AND ISN'T COSTING ME ANY MORE FOR ALL THAT AND THAT'S THE REASON I'D BE MAKING A MISTAKE TO TAKE SOME OTHER WAY OF GETTING ALONG WHICH WOULD BRING ME GRIEF AND WHICH I WOULDN'T KEEP UP BUT I SEE FROM WHAT YOU'VE TOLD ME THAT MY POOR LITTLE WIFE WAS A SORT OF PHILOSOPHER
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