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"We must really be going," she said, as she leaned over and kissed the invalid. "It is your dinner-time, and we shall barely get back for lunch if we go by the Loop road; and I want very much to have Mr. Homos see the Witch's Falls on the way. I have got two or three of the books here that Mr. Makely brought me last night I sha'n't have time to read them at once and I'm smuggling in one of Mr.
No one took up this firebrand, and the professor added: "Your name is Greek, isn't it, Mr. Homos?" "Yes; we are of one of the early Hellenic families," said the Altrurian.
Our host seemed to be reminded of something by the mention of the women, and he said, after a glance at the state of the cigars, "Shall we join the ladies?" One of the men-servants had evidently been waiting for this question. He held the door open, and we all filed into the drawing-room. Mrs. Makely hailed me with, "Ah, Mr. Homos, I'm so glad you've come!
The word "glory" the word which has to bear the weight of holding these "impressed forces" is a stranger in current speech, and our first duty is to seek out its equivalent in working English. It suggests at first a radiance of some kind, something dazzling or glittering, some halo such as the old masters loved to paint round the head of their Ecce Homos.
Why, there isn't a farm-house, anywhere within ten miles, where they haven't heard of Mr. Homos; and there isn't a servant under this roof, or in any of the boarding-houses, who doesn't know something about Altruria and want to know more. It seems that your friend has been much oftener with the porters and the stable-boys than he has been with us." I had only too great reason to fear so.
I should consider it a perfect outrage. I cannot understand you, Mr. Homos! You are a gentleman, and you must have the traditions of a gentleman, and yet you ask me such a thing as that!" I saw a cast in her husband's eye which I took for a hint not to press the matter, and so I thought I had better say, "It is only that in Altruria we hold serving in peculiar honor."
One of the construction gang said, carelessly: "No all-rail route to Altruria, I suppose?" "No," answered Homos, "it's a far sea voyage." "Well, I shouldn't mind working my passage, if you think they'd let me stay after I got there." "Ah, you mustn't go to Altruria. You must let Altruria come to you" returned Homos, with that confounded smile of his that always won my heart.
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