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And to give me a fair idea of the force of this organ of his, he began to cough violently enough to make the windows in the café rattle and to divert the attention of the chess players from their game. ME: But what good is this talent? AND TO GIVE ME A FAIR IDEA OF THE FORCE OF THIS ORGAN OF HIS HE BEGAN TO COUGH VIOLENTLY ENOUGH TO MAKE THE WINDOWS IN THE CAFE RATTLE AND TO DIVERT THE ATTENTION OF THE CHESS PLAYERS FROM THEIR GAME ME BUT WHAT GOOD IS THIS TALENT
sorts of other similar stupidities, with tears of joy. To bow down ten times a day, with one knee bent in front and the other leg stuck out behind, one's arms stretched towards the goddess, looking for her desires in her eyes, hanging onto her lip, waiting for her order, and dashing off like a bolt of lightning. Who could subject himself to such a role, except the poor wretch who, two or three times a week, finds something there to calm the tribulation of his intestines? What is one to think of the others, like Palissot, Fréron, the Poinsinets, Baculard, who do have some property, and whose baseness thus cannot be excused by the rumbling of a suffering stomach?" ME: I'd never have though you were so fussy. HIM: I'm not. At first I used to watch the others doing it, and I carried on like them, even a little better, because I'm more candidly impudent, a better actor--and I was hungrier and equipped with better lungs. Apparently I trace my descent in a direct line from the famous Stentor. L PLAY A PART IN IT ALL SORTS OF OTHER SIMILAR STUPIDITIES WITH TEARS OF JOY TO BOW DOWN TEN TIMES A DAY WITH ONE KNEE BENT IN FRONT AND THE OTHER LEG STUCK OUT BEHIND ONE'S ARMS STRETCHED TOWARDS THE GODDESS LOOKING FOR HER DESIRES IN HER EYES HANGING ONTO HER LIP WAITING FOR HER ORDER AND DASHING OFF LIKE A BOLT OF LIGHTNING WHO COULD SUBJECT HIMSELF TO SUCH A ROLE EXCEPT THE POOR WRETCH WHO TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK FINDS SOMETHING THERE TO CALM THE TRIBULATION OF HIS INTESTINES WHAT IS ONE TO THINK OF THE OTHERS LIKE PALLISSON FREERENT THE POINSINETS BACULARD WHO DO HAVE SOME PROPERTY AND WHOSE BASENESS THUS CANNOT BE EXCUSED BY THE RUMBLING OF A SUFFERING STOMACH ME I'D NEVER HAVE THOUGHT YOU WERE SO FUSSY HIM WHY NOT WHEN FIRST I USED TO WATCH THE OTHERS DOING IT AND I CARRIED ON LIKE THEM EVEN A LITTLE BETTER BECAUSE I'M MORE CANDIDLY IMPUDENT A BETTER ACTOR AND I WAS HUNGRIER AND EQUIPPED WITH BETTER LUNGS APPARENTLY I TRACE MY DESCENT IN A DIRECT LINE FROM THE FAMOUS STANDPOOR
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