"ThenGodhelpme! Well, I'llbegentleandrepulsive--I'llchewgarlicwheneverI'mgoingtoseeherandwearastubblebeard.I'lldrivehertocover."
"Notgarlic!" saidFranz, takinghimseriously."Youdon''repartlyjoking."
"--'snorealbathtubwhereI'mliving, anyhow."
"You'reentirelyjoking," Franzrelaxed--orratherassumedthepostureofonerelaxed."Nowtellmeaboutyourselfandyourplans?"
"I'veonlygotone, Franz, andthat'stobeagoodpsychologist--maybetobethegreatestonethateverlived."
Franzlaughedpleasantly, buthesawthatthistimeDickwasn'tjoking.
"That'sverygood--andveryAmerican," hesaid."It'smoredifficultforus." HegotupandwenttotheFrenchwindow."IstandhereandIseeZurich--thereisthesteepleoftheGross-Münster., ,HeinrichPestalozzi, --Iamcontinuallyconfrontedwithapantheonofheroes."
"Yes, Isee." Dickgotup."', 'sthatforagovernmentonthegrandscalethatknowsitsfuturegreatmen?ThenI''mcomingback--I'vebeenofferedajob."
"Where?"
"Yourrivals--Gisler'sCliniconInterlacken."
"Don'ttouchit," Franzadvisedhim."They''samanicdepressivehimself, hiswifeandherloverruntheclinic--ofcourse, youunderstandthat'sconfidential."
"HowaboutyouroldschemeforAmerica?" askedDicklightly."WeweregoingtoNewYorkandstartanup-to-dateestablishmentforbillionaires."
"Thatwasstudents' talk."
DickdinedwithFranzandhisbrideandasmalldogwithasmellofburningrubber, intheircottageontheedgeofthegrounds, Hefeltvaguelyoppressed, notbytheatmosphereofmodestretrenchment, norbyFrauGregorovius, whomighthavebeenprophesied,--hecouldseeitasameanstoanend, evenasacarryingonwithagloryitwoulditselfsupply, -warmonthsinFrance, andthelavishliquidationstakingplaceunderthe ?gisofAmericansplendor, hadaffectedDick',menandwomenhadmademuchofhim, andperhapswhathadbroughthimbacktothecentreofthegreatSwisswatch, wasanintuitionthatthiswasnottoogoodforaseriousman.
HemadeKaetheGregoroviusfeelcharming, meanwhilebecomingincreasinglyrestlessattheall-pervadingcauliflower--simultaneouslyhatinghimselftooforthisincipienceofheknewnotwhatsuperficiality.
"God, amIliketherestafterall?"--Soheusedtothinkstartingawakeatnight--"AmIliketherest?"
Thiswaspoormaterialforasocialistbutgoodmaterialforthosewhodomuchoftheworld''spantryacrosstheupshineofastreet-lamp, heusedtothinkthathewantedtobegood, hewantedtobekind, hewantedtobebraveandwise, , too, ifhecouldfititin.
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