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In celebrating it we wished to form plans and resolutions for the future, by means of quiet reflections we hoped to light upon an idea which would once again help us to form and gratify our spirit in the future, just as that former idea had done during our boyhood. IN CELEBRATING IT WE WISHED TO FORM PLANS AND RESOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE BY MEANS OF QUIET REFLECTIONS WE HOPED TO LIGHT UPON AN IDEA WHICH WOULD ONCE AGAIN HELP US TO FORM AND GRATIFY OUR SPIRIT IN THE FUTURE JUST AS THAT FORMER IDEA HAD DONE DURING OUR BOYHOOD
ies of the world, and we gave such vehement and animated utterance to our sentiments that in view of the incomprehensible nature of our claims we must have cut a somewhat ridiculous figure. At any rate, our philosophical interlopers regarded us with expressions of amused inquiry, as if they expected us to proffer some sort of apology. But we were silent, for we wished above all to keep our secret. Thus we stood facing one another in silence, while the sunset dyed the tree-tops a ruddy gold. The philosopher contemplated the sun, his companion contemplated him, and we turned our eyes towards our nook in the woods which to-day we seemed in such great danger of losing. A feeling of sullen anger took possession of us. What is philosophy, we asked ourselves, if it prevents a man from being by himself or from enjoying the select company of a friend,--in sooth, if it prevents him from becoming a philosopher? For we regarded the celebration of our rite as a thoroughly philosophical performance.  THAN ALL THE PHILOSOPHIES OF THE WORLD AND WE GAVE SUCH VEHEMENT AND ANIMATED UTTERANCE TO OUR SENTIMENTS THAT IN VIEW OF THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE NATURE OF OUR CLAIMS WE MUST HAVE CUT A SOMEWHAT RIDICULOUS FIGURE AT ANY RATE OUR PHILOSOPHICAL INTERLOPERS REGARD US WITH EXPRESSIONS OF AMUSED INQUIRY AS IF THEY EXPECTED US TO PROFFER SOME SORT OF APOLOGY BUT WE WERE SILENT FOR WE WISHED ABOVE ALL TO KEEP OUR SECRET THUS WE STOOD FACING ONE ANOTHER IN SILENCE WHILE THE SUNSET DYED THE TREE TOPS ARE RUDDY GOLD THE PHILOSOPHER CONTEMPLATED THE SUN HIS COMPANION CONTEMPLATED HIM AND WE TURNED OUR EYES TOWARDS OUR NOOK IN THE WOODS WHICH TO DAY WE SEEMED IN SUCH GREAT DANGER OF LOSING A FEELING OF SULLEN ANGER TOOK POSSESSION OF US WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY WE ASKED OURSELVES IF IT PREVENTS A MAN FROM BEING BY HIMSELF OR FROM ENJOYING THE SELECT COMPANY OF A FRIEND IN SOOTH IF IT PREVENTS HIM FROM BEING A PHILOSOPHER FOR WE REGARDED THE CELEBRATION OF OUR RITE AS A THOROUGHLY PHILOSOPHICAL PERFORMANCE
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