The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-13

moving a muscle. He twisted his moustacho
mechanically: that was all. A true exit Of a
man Of the world.
A man Of the world" the novelist tolls us
/ that was Mora, and nothing more. Circu-
/ lating through existence masked. glovcd.
wearing cuirass-thc white satin cuirass of u
fencing master on the day Of a great match
keeping Immaculate and smooth his garb Of
combat sacrificing everything to the irrc-
proachablc surface that served him for armor
hc had improvscd himself statesman in pass-
ing from drawing room to n vaStcr stage and
made. in fact. apotician Of high order solely
with his worldly qualities. the ant Of listening
and Of smiling, the practical knowledge Of man
| kind. the skcpticism and GOODNESS that GOODNESS
which did not desert him at this supreme
moment"
1t was meet that cynical Indifference. the re-
/ fex of his own feeling Tor others. should mark
/ the obscquics Of such aman. You met it every
/ where. on the faces and in the hcars-among
| the functionaries. the majority Of whom only
knew the Duke by sight IA well rs in the groups
ON foot representing tho close intimacy or the
domestic service. On the BOulcvards the spec
ta,ors watched the funeral show with critical
! complaccncy: further on. in the quarters Of the
| people the irrcvcrcncc displayed itself still
moro openly. " jokes and street slang" says
our author, about the dead man and his weak
ncsscs known 10y all Paris. laughter created
! 10y the sight Of the large hats Of the abbcs and
/ the guys of the Mercantile Council met in the
! air between the rolling OF the drums. Their
| feet in the pudlles. in hlouscs. in working garb
/ their caps removed from habit poverty hard
| labor. the voorhees, and the hopeless snecred Ms
| they watched him pass. this nhabitant Of an
other sphere this brilliant Duke. fallen from all
his honors. and who. perhaps. never before had
tIt..t. al.
it is. In order to reach that place whittier all
OF uswill 20. We must take the common road.
the Faubourg st. Antoine. the Rue de la lio-
quote. up TO that great tollgatc opening So wide
! upon eternity. And II does them good To- see
great mobiles like Mora. dukes. ministers. all
following the same road TO the same dcstna-
ton. That equality OF death is too often tho
sole consolation for the iniusticcs OF life. To-
morrow bread will seem little cheaper. the
/ thin wine n little better. the tools less heavy
when one can say to himself on rising. Any
how. old Mora had TO come to II like the rest
The same acrd truth charactcrzes the de-
scripton Of the Corps Lceislatf and of the
pompous utilities who were suffered to partic-
| iratc under the Empire in the stage business
| Of Government. You saw men in the Chamber.
walking with hont backs. solitary. as though
crushed beneath the weight u thoughts that
! traced wrinkles on their brows Others wlis-
pcred IN each others ears. connding excess
/ lively mys, -rious views. suggestions Of tn last
/ importance. with finger on lip and eyes dis
/ tended in mute recommendation To 500 these
/ agitatod or thou-hi-worn Vsn..es YOU would
I have said that their owners wrrc the greatest
I hrau-wDrk"rs on earth. Unfortunately. they
/ h' anne transformed on the days 81 session.
keeping snug on their benches tinid us .hpnl-
boys under the forulc II their master. laughing
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