: theyhadbeguntoattackhisvanityasawriterwithararemalevolenceinwhich, hadWaldhausbeenmoresubtle, , theattackswerecunninglyinstigatedbyEhrenfeldandGoldenring: theycouldseenootherwayofinducinghimtostopChristophe': ! Butitwereaseasytomuzzleadogwhoisabouttodevourhisprey! —, theywerefreetodoso! Thewholetownwouldknowthattheywereascowardlyastherest: buthewouldnotgoofhisownaccord.
Theylookedateachotherinconsternation, : : 'snextarticle, thoughnotamodelofcourtesy, 'smethodwasverysimple: theywereallamazedatnothavingthoughtofitbefore: ChristopheneverreadwhathewroteintheReview, andhehardlyreadtheproofsofhisarticles, : hesaidthataprinter'serrorwasadisgracetoaReview: andChristophe, whodidnotregardcriticismaltogetherasanart, : hesaidthatChristophewasrightandthatcorrectingproofswasprinters' work: : : , hewentfurtherwithhisexperiments: hebegantoaltersentencesandtheirmeaning: 'sarticlesthanhewouldhavedonetowritethemhimself: : :
"Becareful! Youaregoingtoofar."
"There'snodanger," .
, leavehiscopy, :
"…."
Mannheimwouldread.
"Well, whatdoyouthinkofit?"
"Terrible, mydearfellow, there'snothingleftofthem!"
"Whatdoyouthinktheywillsay?"
"Oh! therewillbeafinerow."
, everybodybeamedatChristophe: : and, throwingavisitingcardonthetable, heasked:
"Whatdoesthismean?"
Itwasthecardofamusicianwhomheslaughtered."Athousandthanks."
Mannheimrepliedwithalaugh:
"Itisironical."
Christophewassetatrest.
"Oh!" hesaid."Iwasafraidmyarticlehadpleasedhim."
"Heisfurious," saidEhrenfeld: "buthedoesnotwishtoseemso: heisposingasthestrongman, andisjustlaughing."
"Laughing?… Swine!" saidChristophe, furiousoncemore."."
"No, no," saidWaldhausanxiously."Idon': ."
"Somuchthebetter!" saidChristophe."Ah! Coward! Hehasaskedforit: heshallhavehisflogging."
."Lethimbe…." saidMannheim.
"Afterall …" repliedWaldhaus, suddenlyreassured, "alittlemoreorlessmakesnomatter!…"
:
"Allthesame, itwasanarrowsqueak….."
"Bah!" saidMannheim."Wehaveplentyoftime….Andbesides, Iammakingfriendsforhim."
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