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conduct as a married man is highly improper。 I am an Abbe�察�and I object to 

these   improprieties。   My   friends   here�察  �D'Artagnan�察  �Athos�察  �and    Porthos�察�

pure´minded   young   men�察  �are   also   terribly   shocked。   Observe�察  �sire�察  �how 

they blush� ─�

    Athos�察    �Porthos�察   �and   D'Artagnan     blushed。    ;Ah�察─   �said   the  King�察�

thoughtfully。  ;You   teach   me   a   lesson。 You   are   devoted   and noble   young 

gentlemen�察�but your only weakness is your excessive modesty。 From this 

moment      I  make    you  all  Marshals    and   Dukes�察   �with  the   exception   of 

Aramis。; 

     ;And me�察�sire�拭─�said Aramis。 

     ;You shall be an Archbishop� ─�

    The four friends looked up and then rushed into each other's arms。 The 

King embraced Louise de la Valliere�察�by way of keeping them company。 A 

pause ensued。 At last Athos spoke�此�



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     ;Swear�察  �my   children�察  �that�察  �next   to   yourselves�察  �you   will   respect   the 

King of France�察�and remember that 'Forty years after' we will meet again。; 



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THE DWELLER OF THE 

              THRESHOLD。 



   BY SIR EDD LTTN BLWR。 



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                                          BOOK I。 



                      THE PROMPTINGS OF THE IDEAL。 

       It   was   noon。   Sir   Edward   had   stepped   from   his   brougham   and   was 

proceeding      on   foot  down     the  Strand。   He   was   dressed    with   his  usual 

faultless taste�察�but in alighting from his vehicle his foot had slipped�察�and a 

small round disk of conglomerated soil�察�which instantly appeared on his 

high arched instep�察�marred the harmonious glitter of his boots。 Sir Edward 

was   fastidious。  Casting  his   eyes   around�察 �at   a little distance  he perceived 

the   stand   of   a   youthful   bootblack。   Thither   he   sauntered�察  �and   carelessly 

placing     his  foot   on  the   low   stool�察  �he  waited    the   application    of  the 

polisher's art。 ;'Tis true�察─�said Sir Edward to himself�察�yet half aloud�察 �the 

contact of the Foul and the Disgusting mars the general effect of the Shiny 

and    the   Beautifuland�察    �yet�察 �why    am   I  here�拭  �I  repeat   it�察 �calmly   and 

deliberatelywhy am I here�拭�Ha� �Boy� ─�

     The Boy looked uphis dark Italian eyes glanced intelligently at the 

Philosopher�察�and as with one hand he tossed back his glossy curls�察�from 

his marble brow�察�and with the other he spread the equally glossy Day & 

Martin over the Baronet's boot�察�he answered in deep rich tones�此 �The Ideal 

is   subjective     to   the   Real。    The    exercise    of   apperception      gives    a 

distinctiveness to idiocracy�察�which is�察�however�察�subject to the limits of ME。 

You are an admirer of the Beautiful�察�sir。 You wish your boots blacked。 The 

Beautiful is attainable by means of the Coin。; 

     ;Ah�察─�said Sir Edward thoughtfully�察�gazing upon the almost supernal 

beauty of the Child before him�察 �you speak well。 You have read Kant。; 

     The Boy blushed deeply。 He drew a copy of Kant from his blouse�察�but 

in   his   confusion   several   other   volumes   dropped   from   his   bosom   on   the 

ground。 The Baronet picked them up。 

     ;Ah� ─  �said   the   Philosopher�察   �what's   this�拭  �Cicero's   De   Senectute�察  �at 

your    age�察  �too�拭  �Martial's    Epigrams�察    �Caesar's    Commentaries。       What�    �a 

classical scholar�拭─�

     ;E pluribus Unum。 Nux vomica。 Nil desperandum。 Nihil fit� ─�said the 

Boy�察   �enthusiastically。    The    Philosopher     gazed    at  the  Child。   A   strange 



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presence seemed to transfuse and possess him。 Over the brow of the Boy 

glittered the pale nimbus of the Student。 

     ;Ah�察�and Schiller's Robbers�察�too�拭─�queried the Philosopher。 

     ;Das ist ausgespielt�察─�said the Boy�察�modestly。 

     ;Then you have read my translation of Schiller's Ballads�拭─�continued 

the Baronet�察�with some show of interest。 

     ;I have�察�and infinitely prefer them to the original�察─�said the Boy�察�with 

intellectual warmth。 ;You have shown how in Actual life we strive for a 

Goal we cannot reach�察�how in the Ideal the Goal is attainable�察�and there 

effort is   victory。 You   have given   us   the Antithesis   which   is   a  key  to   the 

Remainder�察�and constantly balances before us the conditions of the Actual 

and the privileges of the Ideal。; 

     My   very   words�察─  �said   the   Baronet�察   �wonderful�察  �wonderful� ─  �and   he 

gazed      fondly    at  the    Italian   boy�察  �who     again    resumed      his   menial 

employment。 Alas�  �the   wings of   the   Ideal   were  folded。 The  Student   had 

been absorbed in the Boy。 

     But Sir Edward's boots were blacked�察�and he turned to depart。 Placing 

his hand upon the clustering tendrils that surrounded the classic nob of the 

infant Italian�察�he said softly�察�like a strain of distant music�此�

     ;Boy�察   �you    have   done    well。  Love    the   Good。    Protect   the  Innocent。 

Provide for The Indigent。 Respect the Philosopher。 。 。 。 Stay� �Can you tell 

we what IS The True�察�The Beautiful�察�The Innocent�察�The Virtuous�拭─�

     ;They  are   things   that   commence   with   a   capital   letter�察─  �said   the   Boy�察�

promptly。 

     ;Enough�   �Respect   everything   that   commences   with   a   capital   letter� �

Respect     ME� ─    �and   dropping    a  half´penny   in    the  hand    of  the  boy�察  �he 

departed。 

     The    Boy    gazed    fixedly   at  the  coin。   A   frightful  and   instantaneous 

change overspread his features。 His noble brow was corrugated with baser 

lines of calculation。 His black eye�察�serpent´like�察�glittered with suppressed 

passion。  Dropping   upon   his   hands   and   feet�察 �he   crawled   to   the   curbstone 

and hissed after the retreating form of the Baronet�察�the single word�此�

     ;Bilk� ─�



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                                          BOOK II。 



                                    IN THE WORLD。 

       ;Eleven   years   ago�察─  �said   Sir   Edward   to   himself�察  �as   his   brougham 

slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room�察 �just eleven years ago my 

natural son disappeared mysteriously。 I have no doubt in the world but that 

this   little   bootblack   is   he。   His   mother   died   in   Italy。   He   resembles   his 

mother   very   much。   Perhaps   I   ought   to   provide   for   him。   Shall   I   disclose 

myself�拭    �No�    �no�   �Better   he  should    taste  the   sweets   of   Labor。   Penury 

ennobles the mind and kindles the Love of the Beautiful。 I will act to him�察�

not    like  a  Father�察  �not   like  a  Guardian�察    �not  like   a  Friendbut    like  a 

Philosopher� ─�

     With    these   words�察   �Sir  Edward     entered    the  Committee       Room。     His 

Secretary approached him。 ;Sir Edward�察�there are fears of a division in the 

House�察�and the Prime Minister has sent for you。; 

     ;I will be there�察─�said Sir Edward�察�as he placed his hand on his chest 

and uttered a hollow cough� �

     No one who heard the Baronet that night�察�in his sarcastic and withering 

speech   on   the   Drainage   and   Sewerage   Bill�察  �would   have   recognized   the 

lover   of   the   Ideal   and   the   Philosopher   of   the   Beautiful。   No   one   who 

listened   to   his   eloquence   would   have   dreamed   of   the   Spartan   resolution 

this iron man had taken in regard to the Lost Boyhis own beloved Lionel。 

None� �

   

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