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"Yes, that is true," said the philosopher, "that praise must not be withheld from them, but it seems to me that they deserve still higher praise    " Here I seized the philosopher's hand and said: "That man must be as obtuse as a reptile, with his stomach on the ground and his head buried in mud, who can listen to such a discourse as yours without becoming earnest and thoughtful, or even excited and indignant. YES THAT IS TRUE SAID THE PHILOSOPHER THAT PRAISE MUST NOT BE WITHHELD FROM THEM BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THEY DESERVE STILL HIGHER PRAISE HERE I SEIZED THE PHILOSOPHER'S HAND AND SAID THAT MAN MUST BE AS OBTUSE AS A REPTILE WITH HIS STOMACH ON THE GROUND AND HIS HEAD BURIED IN MUD WHO CAN LISTEN TO SUCH A DISCOURSE AS YOURS WITHOUT BECOMING EARNEST AND THOUGHTFUL OR EVEN EXCITED AND INDIGNANT
 as they made their appearance, for they are like will-o'-the-wisps; we are amazed when they are there and again when they are not there." My friend immediately recited-- Respect, I hope, will teach us how we may Our lighter disposition keep at bay. Our course is only zig-zag as a rule. The philosopher was surprised, and stood still. "You astonish me, you will-o'-the-wisps," he said; "this is no quagmire we are on now. Of what use is this ground to you? What does the proximity of a philosopher mean to you? For around him the air is sharp and clear, the ground dry and hard. You must find out a more fantastic region for your zig-zagging inclinations." "I think," interrupted the philosopher's companion at this point, "the gentlemen have already told us that they promised to meet some one here at this hour; but it seems to me that they listened to our comedy of education like a chorus, and truly 'idealistic spectators'--for they did not disturb us; we thought we were alone with each other. LL KEEP STILL AND NOT RUN AWAY AS SUDDENLY AS THEY MADE THEIR APPEARANCE FOR THEY ARE LIKE WILLOW DE WISPS WE ARE AMAZED WHEN THEY ARE THERE AND AGAIN WHEN THEY ARE NOT THERE MY FRIEND IMMEDIATELY RECITED RESPECT I HOPE WILL TEACH US HOW WE MAY OUR LIGHTER DISPOSITION KEEP AT BAY OUR COURSE IS ONLY ZIG ZAG AS A RULE THE PHILOSOPHER WAS SURPRISED AND STOOD STILL YOU ASTONISH ME YOU WILL O THE WISPS HE SAID THIS IS NO QUAGMIRE WE ARE ON NOW OF WHAT USE IS THIS GROUND TO YOU WHAT DOES THE PROXIMITY OF A PHILOSOPHER MEAN TO YOU FOR AROUND HIM THE AIR IS SHARP AND CLEAR THE GROUND DRY AND HARD WE MUST FIND OUT A MORE FANTASTIC REGION FOR YOUR ZIGZAGGING INCLINATIONS I THINK INTERRUPTED THE PHILOSOPHER'S COMPANION AT THIS POINT THE GENTLEMEN HAVE ALREADY TOLD US THAT THEY PROMISED TO MEET SOME ONE HERE AT THIS HOUR BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THEY LISTENED TO OUR COMEDY OF EDUCATION LIKE A CHORUS AND TRULY IDEALISTIC SPECTATORS FOR THEY DID NOT DISTURB US WE THOUGHT WE WERE ALONE WITH EACH OTHER
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