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Updated: May 11, 2025
Who are you, to liken yourself to Galileo? an old fellow of that kind who lived a thousand years ago, before Christianity had ever been invented. You have got nasty murderous thoughts in your mind, and want to kill poor Mr Crasweller, just out of pride, because you have said you would. Now, Jack is determined that you shan't, and I say that he is right.
You would have the idea that a kind of honour was done to your parents." "When I knew that somebody was going to kill him on the next day, how would it be then?" "You might retire for a few hours to your thoughts, going into mourning, as it were." Jack shook his head. "But, at any rate, in this matter of Mr Crasweller you have got the better of me." "That was for Eva's sake." "I suppose so.
"But you still agree with me as to the fundamental truth of our doctrine." "I suppose so," said Crasweller. "I suppose so!" repeated I. "Is that all that can be said for the philosophy to which we have devoted ourselves, and in which nothing false can be found?" "It won't teach any one to think it better to live than to die while he is fit to perform all the functions of life.
I suppose we may walk down. Crasweller has gone, and you can do nothing without him." This was true, and I therefore prepared to descend the hill. My position as President of the Republic did demand a certain amount of personal dignity; and how was I to uphold that in my present circumstances? "Jack," said I, "it is the sign of a noble mind to bear contumely without petulance.
I shall not again leave my home till I have to leave it for the last time. Days and weeks mean nothing with me now. The bitterness of death has fallen upon me." "Crasweller, I will come and live with you, and be a brother to you, during the entire twelve months." "No; it will not be needed.
"Yes; with all her tenderness and all her sweet love, Eva feels that my days are numbered unless I will boldly declare myself opposed to your theory. She already regards me as though I were a visitant from the other world. Her very gentleness is intolerable." "But, Crasweller, the convictions of your mind cannot be changed." "I do not know. I will not say that any change has taken place.
Probably on such occasions the majority of the words spoken had come from my own mouth; but it had seemed to me then that Crasweller had been as energetic as myself. The period which we had then contemplated at a distance had come round, and Crasweller had seceded wofully.
I had not seen him since the day on board the yacht, and he now seemed to be greyer and more haggard than he was then. "Crasweller," said I, taking him by the hand, "it is a sad thing that you and I should quarrel after so many years of perfect friendship." "So it is; so it is. I don't want to quarrel, Mr President." "There shall be no quarrel.
Many and most interesting were the conversations held between Crasweller and myself on the great subject which filled our hearts. He undoubtedly was sympathetic, and took delight in expatiating on all those benefits that would come to the world from the race of mankind which knew nothing of the debility of old age.
These all referred manifestly to the condition of him who was to go, and in no degree affected the welfare of those who were to remain. He had not attempted to say that for the benefit of the world at large the system was a bad system. That these evils would have befallen Crasweller himself, there could be no doubt.
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