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It would really be most unpleasant if, owing to your continual pistol practice, we were to be subjected to an unending series of shocks; surely your own feelings will tell you that it is impossible for you to continue your firing when you hear that he who has selected this quiet and isolated place for a meeting with a friend is one of our most eminent philosophers." IT WOULD REALLY BE MOST UNPLEASANT IF OWING TO YOUR CONTINUAL PISTOL PRACTICE WE WERE TO BE SUBJECTED TO AN UNENDING SERIES OF SHOCKS SURELY YOUR OWN FEELINGS WILL TELL YOU THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO CONTINUE YOUR FIRING WHEN YOU HEAR THAT HE WHO HAS SELETED THIS QUIET AND ISOLATED PLACE FOR A MEETING WITH A FRIEND IS ONE OF OUR MOST EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS
it happens on this occasion, to an attempt upon the life of philosophy. You observe this venerable man,--he is in a position to beg you to desist from firing here. And when such a man begs----" "Well, his request is generally granted," the old man interjected, surveying us sternly. As a matter of fact, we did not know what to make of the whole matter; we could not understand what our noisy pastimes could have in common with philosophy; nor could we see why, out of regard for polite scruples, we should abandon our shooting-range, and at this moment we may have appeared somewhat undecided and perturbed. The companion noticing our momentary discomfiture, proceeded to explain the matter to us. "We are compelled," he said, "to linger in this immediate neighbourhood for an hour or so; we have a rendezvous here. An eminent friend of this eminent man is to meet us here this evening; and we had actually selected this peaceful spot, with its few benches in the midst of the wood, for the meeting. US THAT YOUR NOISY PASTIME MOUNT AS IT HAPPENS ON THIS OCCASION TO AN ATTEMPT UPON THE LIFE OF PHILOSOPHY YOU OBSERVE THIS VENERABLE MAN HE IS IN A POSITION TO BEG YOU TO DESIST FROM FIRING HERE AND WHEN SUCH A MAN BEGS WELL HIS REQUEST IS GENERALLY GRANTED THE OLD MAN INTERJECTED SURVEYING US STERNLY AS A MATTER OF FACT WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF THE WHOLE MATTER WE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR NOISY PASTIMES COULD HAVE IN COMMON WITH PHILOSOPHY NOR COULD WE SEE WHY OUT OF REGARD FOR POLITE SCRUPLES WE SHOULD ABANDON OUR SHOOTING RANGE AND AT THIS MOMENT WE MAY HAVE APPEARED SOMEWHAT UNDECIDED AND PERTURBED THE COMPANION NOTICING OUR MOMENTARY DISCOMFITURE PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN THE MATTER TO US WE ARE COMPELLED HE SAID TO LINGER IN THIS IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD FOR AN HOUR OR SO WE HAVE A RENDEZVOUS HERE AN EMINENT FRIEND OF THIS EMINENT MAN IS TO MEET US HERE THIS EVENING AND WE HAD ACTUALLY SELECTED THIS PEACEFUL SPOT WITH ITS FEW BENCHES IN THE MIDST OF THE WOOD FOR THE MEETING
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