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With the Eagle himself and with the Eagle's work in the world  the grim, implacable, ruthless work that hourly he goes about  our little comedy has naught to do; Schlemihl like, we deal but in shadows. Even the shadow of the Eagle is a terrible thing  a shadow that, as Felix Kennaston has told you, chills faith, and charity, and independence, and kindliness, and truth, and  alas  even common honesty. WITH THE EAGLE HIMSELF AND WITH THE EAGLE'S WORK IN THE WORLD THE GRIM IMPLACABLE RUTHLESS WORK THAT HOURLY HE GOES ABOUT OUR LITTLE COMEDY HAS NAUGHT TO DO SCHLEMIO LIKE WE DEAL BUT IN SHADOWS EVEN THE SHADOW OF THE EAGLE IS A TERRIBLE THING THE SHADOW THAT AS FELIX CANNASSIN HAS TOLD YOU CHILLS FAITH AND CHARITY AND INDEPENDENCE AND KINDLINESS AND TRUTH AND ALAS EVEN COMMON HONESTY
t, let us admit that, in the world we know, money rules. Its presence awes us. And if we are quite candid we must concede that we very unfeignedly envy and admire the rich; we must grant that money confers a certain distinction on a man, be he the veriest ass that ever heehawed a platitude, and that we cannot but treat him accordingly, you and I. You are friendly, of course, with your poor cousins; you are delighted to have them drop in to dinner, and liberal enough with the claret when they do; but when the magnate comes, there is a magnum of champagne, and an extra lamp in the drawing-room, and--I blush to write it--a far more agreeable hostess at the head of the table. Dives is such good company, you see. And speaking for my own sex, I defy any honest fellow to lay his hand upon his waistcoat and swear that it doesn't give him a distinct thrill of pleasure to be seen in public with a millionaire. Daily we truckle in the Eagle's shadow--the shadow that lay so heavily across Selwoode. AN HUMBLED AND REVERENT HEART LET US ADMIT THAT IN THE WORLD WE KNOW MONEY RULES ITS PRESENCE AWES US AND IF WE ARE QUITE CANDID WE MUST CONCEDE THOUGH WE VERY UNFEIGNEDLY ENVY AND ADMIRE THE RICH WE MUST GRANT THAT MONEY CONFERS A CERTAIN DISTINCTION ON A MAN BE HE THE VERIEST ASS THAT EVER HE HOUGHT A PLATITUDE AND THAT WE CANNOT BUT TREAT HIM ACCORDINGLY YOU AND I YOU ARE FRIENDLY OF COURSE WITH YOUR POOR COUSINS YOU ARE DELIGHTED TO HAVE THEM DROP IN TO DINNER AND LIBERAL ENOUGH WITH DECLARET WHEN THEY DO BUT WHEN THE MAGNATE COMES THERE IS A MAGNE OF CHAMPAGNE AND AN EXTRA LAMP IN THE DRAWING ROOM AND I BLUSH TO WRITE IT A FAR MORE AGREEABLE HOSTESS AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE DIVIS IS SUCH GOOD COMPANY YOU SEE AND SPEAKING FOR MY OWN SEX I DEFY ANY HONEST FELLOW TO LAY HIS HAND UPON HIS WAISTCOAT AND SWEAR THAT IT DOESN'T GIVE HIM A DISTINCT THRILL OF PLEASURE TO BE SEEN IN PUBLIC WITH A MILLIONAIRE DAILY WE TRUCKLE IN THE EAGLE'S SHADOW THE SHADOW THAT LAY SO HEAVILY ACROSS SELWOOD
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