book because � being real � it must of necessity therefore be to some minds i prefer not to express an opinion on by ic that subject returned the idiot because i never read robert � never read it ejaculated the school master a look of triumph in his eyes why everybody has read that to have read anything asserted the of course put in the landlady with a scornful laugh well i didn t said the idiot the same ground was gone over two years before in s great story la it or is it not and anybody who ever read s books on the non as opposed to what is knows where got his points s story was a perfect marvel i don t know how many it went through in england and when it was translated into french by madame it simply set france wild great scott whispered the desperately i m afraid we ve been barking up the wrong tree you ve read i suppose asked the idiot turning to the school master y � es returned the school master blushing deeply by ic the idiot looked surprised and tried to conceal a smile his coffee from a spoon and no returned the school master humbly i never read well you ought to it s a great book and the one robert is taken from � same ideas all through i m told � why i didn t read waste of time you know but you noticed yourself i suppose that s ground is tiie same as that covered in f no i only dipped into returned the school master with some embarrassment but you couldn t help noticing a of ideas insisted the idiot calmly the school master looked at the who would have been glad to fly to his co s assistance had he how but never having heard of or either for that matter he made up his mind that it was best for his reputation for him to stay out of the very slight however said the school master in despair by ic where can i find s books put in mr very much interested the idiot conveniently had his mouth full of chicken at the moment and it was to the school master who had also read him that they all � the landlady included � looked for an answer oh i think returned that worthy hesitatingly � i think you ll find in any of the public what is his full name persisted mr taking out a j said the idiot yes that s it � j echoed the school master very writer and a clear he added with some what if any of his books would you specially recommend asked the minister again the idiot had by this time risen from the table and was leaving the room with the genial gentleman who occasionally the school master s reply was not audible i say said the genial gentleman to the by ic idiot as they passed out into the hall they didn t get much the of you in that matter but tell me who was anyhow r never heard of him before returned the idiot and same as know anything about chuckled the genial gentleman nothing � except that it and pigs in came out at the same time and i stuck to the pigs and the genial gentleman who occasionally was so pleased at the plight of the school master and of the that he invited the idiot up to his room where the private stock was kept for just such occasions and they put in a very pleasant morning together by ic iv the guests were assembled as usual the course had been eaten in silence in the idiot s eye there was a cold glitter of � a glitter that ill for the man who should challenge him to combat � and there seemed also to be judging from passed over the table and passed under it an understanding to which he and the genial gentleman who occasionally were parties as the school master his coffee the genial gentleman who occasionally broke the silence i missed you at the concert last night mr idiot said he yes said the idiot with a caressing movement of the hand over his upper lip i was very sorry but i couldn t get last night i had an engagement with a number of friends at the club i by ic meant to have dropped you a line in the afternoon telling you about it but i forgot it until it was too late was the concert a success very successful indeed the best one in fact we have had this season which makes me regret all the more deeply your absence returned the genial gentleman with a suggestion of a smile playing about his lips indeed he added it was the one i ve ever seen the finest one you ve what the school master startled at the the finest one i ve ever seen replied the genial gentleman there were only ten and really in all my experience as an attendant at i never saw such a magnificent rendering of as we had last night i wish you could have been there it was a sight for the gods i don t believe said the idiot with a slight cough that may have been intended to conceal a laugh � and that may also have been the result of too many � i don t believe it could have been any more interesting than a game of pool i heard at the club by ic it appears to me said the to the school master that the we heard late last night in the idiot s room may have some connection with the present mode of speech these two gentlemen affect let s hear them out returned the school master and then we ll take them into 