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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!" 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
is jewels, goes on board, and sails away. And you think that's all there is to it? If so, you haven't got the point. When I was told this story, I guessed what I haven't yet told you, to test your intelligence. You've done well to be a respectable man--you wouldn't have been anything but a petty rogue. And up to this point, the renegade has been only that--a miserable wretch 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. W'S WALLET HIS PURSE AND HIS JEWELS GOES ON BOARD AND SAILS AWAY AND YOU THINK THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT IF SO YOU HAVEN'T GOT THE POINT WHEN I WAS TOLD THIS STORY I GUESSED WHAT I HAVEN'T YET TOLD YOU TO TEST YOUR INTELLIGENCE YOU'VE DONE WELL TO BE A RESPECTABLE MAN YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANYTHING BUT A PETTY ROGUE AND UP TO THIS POINT THE RENEGADE HAS BEEN ONLY THAT A MISERABLE WRETCH 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
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