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At that point he began to sing a really extraordinary fugue. Sometimes the melody was serious and full of majesty; sometimes light and playful. At one moment he imitated the bass, at another one of the upper parts. AT THAT POINT HE BEGAN TO SING A REALLY EXTRAORDINARY FUGUE SOMETIMES THE MELODY WAS SERIOUS AND FULL OF MAJESTY SOMETIMES LIGHT AND PLAYFUL AT ONE MOMENT HE IMITATED THE BASS AT ANOTHER ONE OF THE UPPER PARTS
like. But the supreme part of his wickedness is that he had himself denounced his good friend the Israelite. The Holy Inquisition seized him when he got up and, some days later, turned him into a fine bonfire. That's how the renegade became the peaceful possessor of the fortune of this cursed descendant of those who crucified Our Saviour. ME: I don't know which gives me greater horror--the evil of your renegade or your style of speaking about him. HIM: That's the very thing I was telling you. The atrocity of the action takes you beyond contempt, and that's the reason why I'm so sincere. I wanted you to understand how I excelled in my art and to pull out of you the admission that I was at least original in my degradation. I wanted to give you the idea that I belonged in the line of great scoundrels and then to shout to myself, "Vivat Mascarillus, fourbum imperator!" ["Long live Mascarillus, emperor of the rogues"] Come, Mr. Philosopher, sing along, "Vivat Mascarillus, fourbum imperator! RETCH WHOM NO ONE WOULD WANT TO BE LIKE BUT THE SUPREME PART OF HIS WICKEDNESS IS THAT HE HAD HIMSELF DENOUNCED HIS GOOD FRIEND THE ISRAELITE THE HOLY INQUISITION SEIZED HIM WHEN HE GOT UP AND SOME DAYS LATER TURNED HIM INTO A FINE BONFIRE THAT'S HOW THE RENEGADE BECAME THE PEACEFUL POSSESSOR OF THE FORTUNE OF THIS CURSED DESCENDANT OF THOSE WHO CRUCIFIED OUR SAVIOUR ME I DON'T KNOW WHICH GIVES ME GREATER HORROR THE EVIL OF YOUR RENEGADE OR YOUR STYLE OF SPEAKING ABOUT HIM HIM THAT'S THE VERY THING I WAS TELLING YOU THE ATROCITY OF THE ACTION TAKES YOU BEYOND CONTEMPT AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M SO SINCERE I WANTED YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW I EXCELLED IN MY ART AND TO PULL OUT OF YOU THE ADMISSION THAT I WAS AT LEAST ORIGINAL IN MY DEGRADATION I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE IDEA THAT I BELONGED IN THE LINE OF GREAT SCOUNDRELS AND THEN TO SHOUT TO MYSELF VISCARRILLUS FORBUM IN PYRATORI LONG LIVE MASCARILIS EMPEROR OF THE ROGUES COME MISTER PHILOSOPHER SING ALONG VIVA MASCARILS FORBUM IMPIRITOUR
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