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I
was
silent
,
watching
him
while
he
put
the
glass
case
with
its
uncanny
occupant
away
out
of
sight
.
"
And
now
for
luncheon
,
"
he
said
gaily
,
passing
his
arm
through
mine
--
"
You
look
twenty
per
cent
.
better
than
when
you
went
out
this
morning
,
Geoffrey
,
so
I
conclude
your
legal
matters
are
disposed
of
satisfactorily
.
And
what
else
have
you
done
with
yourself
?
"
Seated
at
table
with
the
dark-faced
Amiel
in
attendance
,
I
related
my
morning
's
adventures
,
dwelling
at
length
on
my
chance
meeting
with
the
publisher
who
had
on
the
previous
day
refused
my
manuscript
,
and
who
now
,
I
felt
sure
,
would
be
only
too
glad
to
close
with
the
offer
I
had
made
him
.
Rimânez
listened
attentively
,
smiling
now
and
then
.
"
Of
course
!
"
he
said
,
when
I
had
concluded
.
"
There
is
nothing
in
the
least
surprising
in
the
conduct
of
the
worthy
man
.
In
fact
I
think
he
showed
remarkable
discretion
and
decency
in
not
at
once
jumping
at
your
proposition
--
his
pleasant
hypocrisy
in
retiring
to
think
it
over
,
shows
him
to
be
a
person
of
tact
and
foresight
.
Did
you
ever
imagine
that
a
human
being
or
a
human
conscience
existed
that
could
not
be
bought
?
My
good
fellow
,
you
can
buy
a
king
if
you
only
give
a
long
price
enough
;
and
the
Pope
will
sell
you
a
specially
reserved
seat
in
his
heaven
if
you
will
only
hand
him
the
cash
down
while
he
is
on
earth
!
Nothing
is
given
free
in
this
world
save
the
air
and
the
sunshine
--
everything
else
must
be
bought
--
with
blood
,
tears
and
groans
occasionally
--
but
oftenest
with
money
.
"
I
fancied
that
Amiel
,
behind
his
master
's
chair
,
smiled
darkly
at
this
--
and
my
instinctive
dislike
of
the
fellow
kept
me
more
or
less
reticent
concerning
my
affairs
till
the
luncheon
was
over
.
I
could
not
formulate
to
myself
any
substantial
reason
for
my
aversion
to
this
confidential
servant
of
the
prince
's
--
but
do
what
I
would
the
aversion
remained
,
and
increased
each
time
I
saw
his
sullen
,
and
as
I
thought
,
sneering
features
.
Yet
he
was
perfectly
respectful
and
deferential
;
I
could
find
no
actual
fault
with
him
--
nevertheless
when
at
last
he
placed
the
coffee
,
cognac
,
and
cigars
on
the
table
and
noiselessly
withdrew
,
I
was
conscious
of
a
great
relief
,
and
breathed
more
freely
.
As
soon
as
we
were
alone
,
Rimânez
lit
a
cigar
and
settled
himself
for
a
smoke
,
looking
over
at
me
with
a
personal
interest
and
kindness
which
made
his
handsome
face
more
than
ever
attractive
.
"
Now
let
us
talk
,
"
--
he
said
--
"
I
believe
I
am
at
present
the
best
friend
you
have
,
and
I
certainly
know
the
world
better
than
you
do
.
What
do
you
propose
to
make
of
your
life
?
Or
in
other
words
how
do
you
mean
to
begin
spending
your
money
?
"
I
laughed
.
"
Well
,
I
sha
n't
provide
funds
for
the
building
of
a
church
,
or
the
endowment
of
a
hospital
,
"
--
I
said
--
"
I
shall
not
even
start
a
Free
Library
,
for
these
institutions
,
besides
becoming
centres
for
infectious
diseases
,
generally
get
presided
over
by
a
committee
of
local
grocers
who
presume
to
consider
themselves
judges
of
literature
.
My
dear
Prince
Rimânez
,
I
mean
to
spend
my
money
on
my
own
pleasure
,
and
I
daresay
I
shall
find
plenty
of
ways
to
do
it
.
"
Rimânez
fanned
away
the
smoke
of
his
cigar
with
one
hand
,
and
his
dark
eyes
shone
with
a
peculiarly
vivid
light
through
the
pale
grey
floating
haze
.
