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When, however, we began to speak of our point of view, he quickly caught hold of his companion, turned sharply round, and cried to us in bitter tones: "People should not have points of view, but thoughts!" WHEN HOWEVER WE BEGAN TO SPEAK OF OUR POINT OF VIEW HE QUICKLY CAUGHT HOLD OF HIS COMPANION TURNED SHARPLY ROUND AND CRIED TO US IN BITTER TONES PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE POINTS OF VIEW BUT THOUGHTS
 join the army or learn a handicraft that pays its way." To this rough, though admittedly just, flood of eloquence, we replied with some irritation, interrupting each other continually in so doing: "In the first place, you are mistaken concerning the main point; for we are not here to fight a duel at all; but rather to practise pistol-shooting. Secondly, you do not appear to know how a real duel is conducted;--do you suppose that we should have faced each other in this lonely spot, like two highwaymen, without seconds or doctors, etc. etc.? Thirdly, with regard to the question of duelling, we each have our own opinions, and do not require to be waylaid and surprised by the sort of instruction you may feel disposed to give us." This reply, which was certainly not polite, made a bad impression upon the old man. At first, when he heard that we were not about to fight a duel, he surveyed us more kindly: but when we reached the last passage of our speech, he seemed so vexed that he growled. LIFE IN SOME OTHER HONORABLE MANNER JOIN THE ARMY LEARN A HANDICRAFT THAT PAYS ITS WAY TO THIS ROUGH THOUGH ADMITTEDLY JUST FLOOD OF ELOQUENCE WE REPLIED WITH SOME IRRITATION INTERRUPTING EACH OTHER CONTINUALLY IN DOING SO IN THE FIRST PLACE YOU ARE MISTAKEN CONCERNING THE MAIN POINT FOR WE ARE NOT HERE TO FIGHT A DUEL AT ALL BUT RATHER TO PRACTISE PISTOL SHOOTING SECONDLY YOU DO NOT APPEAR TO KNOW HOW A REAL DUEL IS CONDUCTED DO YOU SUPPOSE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE FACED EACH OTHER IN THIS LONELY SPOT LIKE TWO HIGHWAYMEN WITHOUT SECONDS OR DOCTORS ET CETERA THIRDLY WITH REGARD TO THE QUESTION OF DUELLING WE EACH HAVE OUR OWN OPINIONS AND DO NOT REQUIRE TO BE WAYLAID AND SURPRISED BY THE SORT OF INSTRUCTION YOU MAY FEEL DISPOSED TO GIVE US THIS REPLY WHICH WAS CERTAINLY NOT POLITE MADE A BAD IMPRESSION UPON THE OLD MAN AT FIRST WHEN HE HEARD THAT WE WERE NOT ABOUT TO FIGHT A DUEL HE SURVEYED US MORE KINDLY BUT WHEN WE REACHED THE LAST PASSAGE OF OUR SPEECH HE SEEMED SO VEXED THAT HE GROWLED
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