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er,knittinghisbrows,Icannotpretendtosay
anythingbut speaking in the interests of the public—
Mr. Auberon Quin rose suddenly to his feet.
Ifyou'llexcusemegentlemenhesaid,Iwillstepoutforamoment
into the air.
I'msosorryAuberonsaidLambert,good-naturedly;doyoufeel
bad?
NotbadexactlysaidAuberon,withself-restraint;rathergoodif
anything.Strangelyandrichlygood.ThefactisIwanttoreflectalittle
onthosebeautifulwordsthathavejustbeenuttered.'Speaking'yesthat
wasthephrase'speakingintheinterestsofthepublic.'Onecannotget
the honey from such things without being alone for a little.
Is he really off his chumpdo you think?
asked Lambert.
The old President looked after him with queerly vigilant eyes.
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HeisamanIthinkhesaid,whocaresfornothingbutajoke.Heis
a dangerous man.
Lambert laughed in the act of lifting some maccaroni to his mouth.
Dangerous!
he said. "You don't know little Quinsir!"
Everymanisdangeroussaidtheoldmanwithoutmoving,who
cares only for one thing. I was once dangerous myself.
Andwithapleasantsmilehefinishedhiscoffeeandrosebowingpro-
foundlypassedoutintothefogwhichhadagaingrowndenseand
sombre.Threedaysafterwardstheyheardthathehaddiedquietlyin
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