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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

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BY ,W,I,L,L,I,A,M ,G,O,D,W,94 

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,TIR$ ( ! C\NTRY1 ,I REPAIR$ TO ,LONDON4 ,TO BE PRES5T$ AT C\RT1 & OCCASIONALLY TO MAKE ONE 9 ! R\T1 ! BALL1 OR ! FE/9O ( A LADY ( QUALITY1 W]E RA!R NECESSITIES ,I SUBMITT$ TO1 ?AN PLEASURES ,I S\<T4 ,ONE ADVANTAGE :I* ,I KNEW ,I %\LD F9D 9 ! METROPOLIS1 WAS AN OPPORTUNITY ( FREQU5T+ ! SOCIETY ( M5 ( G5IUS4 ,I HE>D ( A CLUB ( AU?ORS1 SEV]AL ( :OSE WORKS ,I HAD READ ) PLEASURE1 & ,I OBTA9$ ! FAVOR ( BE+ ADMITT$ AN HONOR>Y MEMB]4 ,! SOCIETY HAD ASSUM$ TO ITSELF A ,GREEK NAME1 AS IF BY WAY ( H9T TO ! IGNORANT & ! ILLIT]ATE TO KEEP !IR DI/ANCE4  

,I DID NOT1 H[EV]1 F9D 9 ?IS SOCIETY ! PLEASURE ,I HAD ANTICIPAT$4 ,UND\BT$LY1 9 ! CONV]SATIONS !Y HELD ,I HE>D MANY PR(\ND REM>KS1 MANY ORIG9AL CONCEPTIONS1 MANY PO9T$ REP>TEES1 MANY ADMIRABLE TURNS ( HUMOR & WIT4 ,I IMPUTE IT TO ! FA/IDI\SNESS ( _/ MY [N TEMP]1 BR$ 9 SOLITUDE1 & DISGU/$ ) ! WORLD1 ?AT ,I SO SOON GREW WE>Y ( ?IS CLASSIC CIRCLE4 ,I SAW BETT] M5 ?AN MYSELF1 M5 ( ELEVAT$ RANK & REF9$ BRE$+1 AS WELL AS ( ACCOMPLI%$ M9DS1 :O D]IV$ FROM ! D9N]S & SUPP]S ( ?IS CLUB1 & /ILL MORE FROM ! SEP>ATE SOCIETY & ACQUA9TANCE ( ITS MEMB]S1 AN 5JOYM5T UPON :I* !Y SET A HI< VALUE4 ,AS F> AS MY OBS]VATION ( ! WORLD EXT5D$1 IT WAS ALWAYS ! MORE VALUABLE 9DIVIDUALS 9 ! CLASS ( M5 ( QUALITY & =TUNE1 IT WAS SU* AS POSSESS$ ! MO/ G5]\S M9DS & ! MO/ COMPREH5SIVE VIEWS1 :O DELI<T$ MO/ 9 ! 9T]C\RSE ( M5 ( LIT]ATURE4 ,!Y W]E ! FOOLS1 ! 5VI\S1 & ! SELFI%1 :O %UNN$ SU* 9TIMATES1 BECAUSE !Y C\LD NOT BE> TO BE \TDONE BY P]SONS POOR] ?AN !MSELVES1 & BECAUSE !Y FELT ! T]RIFY+ APPREH5SION ( BE+ R$UC$ BY !M 9TO CIPH]S4 ,I SAW ALSO1 CONTR>Y TO ! RECEIV$ OP9ION1 ?AT ! M5 ( REAL G5IUS1 & :O W]E G5U9E ORNAM5TS ( ! REPUBLIC ( LETT]S1 W]E ALWAYS M5 ( LIB]AL TEMP]S1 ( A C]TA9 NOBILITY & DIS9T]E/$NESS ( S5TIM5T1 & ANXI\S = ! PROMOTION ( 9DIVIDUAL & G5]AL ADVANTAGE1 H[EV] !Y MI<T SOMETIMES BE 9VOLV$ 9 PETTY & DEGRAD+ ALT]CATIONS & DISPUTES4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ,I MU/ DO MYSELF ! JU/ICE TO SAY1 ?AT ,I DISCOV]$ MANY REAL BLEMI%ES & ]RORS 9 !SE CONV]SATIONS4 ,! LIT]>Y M5 :OSE ACQUA9TANCE ,I C\LD BOA/ W]E FREQU5TLY AS JEAL\S ( !IR FAME & SUP]IORITY1 AS ! OPUL5T M51 !IR NEI<BORS1 W]E ( ! PRES]VATION & IMPROVEM5T ( !IR E/ATES4 ,?IS 9DE$ IS BUT NATURAL3 EV]Y MAN :O IS 9 ANY WAY DI/+UI%$ FROM ! H]D ( HIS SPECIES1 WILL ( C\RSE SET NO SMALL VALUE UPON ! ?+1 :ATEV] IT IS1 TO :I* HE IS 9DEBT$ = HIS DI/9CTION4 ,NO ONE :O HAS TA/$ ( HONOR1 W\LD WILL+LY BE ?RU/ \T AMONG ! IGNOBLE VULG>4 ,! ONLY ?+ :I* CAN DEF5D A MAN AGA9/ ?IS PITIFUL JEAL\SY & DISEAS$ VIGILANCE1 IS A G5]\S CONFID5CE 9 HIS [N WOR?1 TEA*+ HIM ?AT IT WILL F9D ITS PLACE )\T ANY DI%ONE/ & CL&E/9E EX]TION ON HIS P>T4 ,! 9DIVIDUAL :O IS CONT9UALLY BL[+ ! FIRE ( HIS [N BRILLIANCY1 :O ASS]TS & D5IES1 _/ IS DIRECT OR >TIFICIAL1 S]I\S OR JOCOSE1 NOT ATT5D+ TO ! 9SPIRATIONS ( TRU? & SIMPLICITY ( HE>T1 BUT AS HE ?9KS MAY BE/ CONTRIBUTE TO ADVANCE HIS REPUTATION1 IF HE CAN AT ALL BE ACKN[L$G$ = A PLEASANT COMPANION & ASSOCIATE1 IS SO AT LEA/ ) A V]Y P[]FUL DRAWBACK4 ,SU* M5 =M TO !MSELVES AN >T 9 CONV]SATION BY :I* !Y MAY BE/ MA9TA9 ! RANK 9 9TELLECT !Y HAVE ACQUIR$4 ,!Y ?9K LITTLE ( ! ELICIT+ TRU?1 OR A CON=MITY TO ! JU/ LAWS ( EQUAL SOCIETY1 BUT HAVE TRA9$ !MSELVES TO A TRICK1 EI!R BY AN >TFUL 9T]RUPTION1 A BRUTAL RETORT1 A POMP\S1 FULL S\ND+1 & WELL PRON\NC$ C5SURE1 OR AN +5I\SLY SUPPORT$ EXHIBITION ( S>CA/IC MOCK]Y1 TO CRU% 9 ! \TSET ! APPE>ANCE ( RIVAL%IP1 & TO TURN ! ADMIRATION ( BY/&]S 5TIRELY UPON !MSELVES4 

,?IS IS ALTOGE!R A PITIFUL POLICY4 ,TRUE LIT]>Y REPUTATION DOES NOT DEP5D UPON A MAN'S MA9TA9+ A %9+ -FIGURE 9 ! CONV]SATIONS 9 :I* HE MIXES4 ,IF AN 9DIVIDUAL HAS NO NOBL] AMBITION ?AN TO BE ! *AIRMAN ( HIS [N CLUB1 :Y DOES HE COMMIT HIS ?\<TS TO PAP]1 OR S5D !M ?R\< ! M$IUM ( ! PRESS 9TO ! WORLD8 ,! MOM5T HE HAS DONE ?IS1 HE \<T TO CONSID] HIMSELF AS HAV+ PRON\NC$ HIS DISDA9 ( ! FUGITIVE *>ACT] ( A CONV]SATION WIT OR A CONV]SATION BULLY4 ,I AM 9CL9$ TO BELIEVE ?AT NO ONE EV] UNI=MLY MA9TA9$1 9 V>I\S COMPANIES1 ! FIR/ PLACE 9 SUBTLETY & WIT1 :O HAS NOT CULTIVAT$ ?IS *>ACT] ) DI%ONE/ >T1 & ADMITT$ MANY UNMANLY & DIS+5U\S SUBT]FUGES 9TO ! PLAN BY :I* HE PURSU$ IT4 ,IF SO1 ! %9+ MAN ( A COMPANY IS TO BE PUT D[N 9 ! L[E/ CLASS ( P]SONS ( 9TELLECT4 ,IF M5 5TITL$ TO A HI<] PLACE HAVE TOO (T5 SUBMITT$ TO ?IS1 IT IS ?AT !Y HAVE 9FLICT$ ON !MSELVES A VOLUNT>Y DEGRADATION4 -,ONE EXCEPTION ONLY CAN ,I DEVISE TO ?IS DIS+5U\SNESS1 :I* IS1 :]E A MAN HAS ! ABSOLUTE CACOE!S LOQU5DI1"9 7DISEASE ( SPEAK+7 & :]E HIS ?\<TS >E SO BRILLIANT & ELEVAT$1 ?AT ALL O!R M5 WILL BE EAG] TO LI/5 TO !M4 

,! MAN ( G5IUS1 :O HAS DELIV]$ ! FRUIT ( HIS _/ M$ITATIONS & 9V5TION TO ! PUBLIC1 HAS NO?+ NATURALLY TO DO ) ?IS +LORI\S /RUGGLE4 ,HE CONV]SES ?AT HE MAY 9=M & BE 9=M$4 ,HE WI%ES TO /UDY ! HUMORS1 ! MANN]S1 & ! OP9IONS ( MANK9D4 ,HE IS NOT UNWILL+ TO TAKE HIS %>E 9 CONV]SATION1 BECAUSE HE HAS NO?+ TO CONCEAL1 & BECAUSE HE W\LD CONTRIBUTE1 AS F> AS ) MODE/Y & PROPRIETY HE CAN1 TO ! AMUSEM5T & 9/RUCTION ( O!RS4 ,BUT HIS FAVORITE PLACE IS ?AT ( A SPE@9#a3ATOR4 ,HE IS MORE EAG] TO ADD TO HIS [N /OCK ( OBS]VATION & KN[L$GE1 ?AN TO ?AT ( HIS NEI<BORS4 ,?IS IS NATURAL & JU/3 S9CE HE KN[S BETT] HIS [N WANTS1 ?AN HE CAN KN[ ! WANTS ( ANY O!R MAN2 & S9CE HE IS MORE SURE ( ! USES ?AT WILL BE MADE ( ! ACQUISITIONS HE %ALL HIMSELF OBTA94 

,AMONG ! LIT]>Y M5 ,I SAW 9 ?IS CLUB1 OR ) :OM ,I 9 SOME WAY BECAME ACQUA9T$ 9 CONSEQU5CE ( BE+ A MEMB] ( IT1 ,I F\ND ONE OR TWO EXCEPTIONS SU* AS ,I HAVE ,LA/ DESCRIB$2 BUT ! RE/ W]E /IMULAT$ BY ! LOVE ( PRAISE 9 SOCIETY1 AS MU* AS !Y HAD BE5 9 !IR WRIT+S2 & ! TRAPS !Y LAID = APPLAUSE W]E NO LESS GROSS & PALPABLE1 ?AN ?OSE EMPLOY$ BY A FAVORITE ACTOR1 OR ! AU?OR ( A MOD]N COM$Y4 

,EV5 SU* MEMB]S ( ! CLUB AS DID NOT SACRIFICE ALL TRU? & JU/ICE AT ! %R9E ( A SORDID VANITY1 HAD ! HABIT1 AS ,I HE>D IT ONCE EXPRESS$ BY A CAPTI\S VISITOR AT HIS RETURN FROM ONE ( !IR MEET+S1 ( SPEAK+ AS IF !Y TALK$ \T ( A BOOK4 ,I ADMIT ?AT ?IS IS A FA/IDI\S OBJECTION4 ,HE :O SP5DS HIS LIFE AMONG BOOKS1 MU/ BE EXPECT$ TO CONTRACT SOME?+ ( ! MANN] ( HIS CON/ANT COMPANIONS4 ,HE :O W\LD DIS5TANGLE A KNOTTY PO9T1 OR ELUCIDATE A GRAVE QUE/ION ( TA/E1 MORALS1 OR POLITICS1 MU/ DISC\RSE TO SOME DEGREE 9 ! WAY ( DISS]TATION1 OR HE W\LD DISC\RSE 9 VA92 & IF1 LIKE A DISS]TATION = POPUL> READ]S1 HE TAKES C>E TO RELIEVE HIS /YLE ) SOME?+ PO9T$ & EPIGRAMMATIC1 PA9TS HIS ?\<TS1 AS HE GOES ON1 TO ! IMAG9ATION ( HIS HE>]S1 9T]RUPTS HIMSELF GRACEFULLY1 & IS ON HIS GU>D NOT TO SAY A WORD TOO MU*1 HE MAY BE ALL[$ TO HAVE PLAY$ HIS P>T COMM5DABLY4 ,IF BY TALK+ AS \T ( A _/ BOOK1 IS MEANT NO MORE ?AN ?AT A MAN SPEAKS CORRECTLY1 ) WELL *OS5 WORDS1 9 A P]SPICU\S /YLE1 & ) PHRASES NEATLY TURN$1 ! OBJECTION IS EM95TLY UNREASONABLE4 ,SU* IS ! TRUE & S\ND VIEW ( ! SUBJECT2 BUT IT WAS 9 VA9 TO >GUE ! PO9T2 SO ,I WAS MADE1 & SO ,I F\ND MYSELF AFFECT$4 

,I WAS ! SPOIL$ *ILD ( ! GREAT P>5T1 ,NATURE4 ,I DELI<T$ ONLY 9 ! BOLD & ! FREE1 9 :AT WAS AT ONE & ! SAME TIME BEAUTIFUL & LAWLESS4 ,:AT ASPIR$ TO PLEASE ME1 MU/ BE AS WILD AS ! >TLESS W>BL+S ( ! *ORI/]S ( ! WOODS4 ,ITS GRACES MU/ BE UNEXPECT$1 & W]E 5DE>$ SO MU* ! MORE TO ME AS !Y %[$ !MSELVES 9 ! MID/ ( IRREGUL>ITY4 ,:AT SPOKE TO MY HE>T MU/ BE A FULL1 MELL[1 & PROTRACT$ NOTE1 OR A BEWIT*+ VIBRATION ( S\ND1 :I* SEEM$ TO COME ON PURPOSE TO REW>D ME = LI/5+1 = A TIME1 TO :AT GAVE NO EXPRESS PROMISE ( SO PURE A DELI<T4 

,BUT1 HAD IT BE5 O!RWISE1 AN ATT5DANCE ONCE A WEEK1 DUR+ ! SEASON1 AT A CLUB ( AU?ORS1 & ! OCCASIONAL SOCIETY ( ITS MEMB]S 9 ! 9T]VALS1 W\LD HAVE AF=D$ BUT SL5D] MAT]IALS = HAPP9ESS4 ,IT MI<T HAVE ANSW]$ TO ! CONFECTIONS :I* AMUSE ! PALATE AT ! 5D ( A FEA/1 BUT IT C\LD NEV] APPEASE ! APPETITE ( HIM1 :O FEELS AN UNEASY & A*+ VOID )91 & IS 9 HOT *ASE = ! BOON ( CONT5T4 

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