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  Alexander,Sam,andEdmund.Requestingpermissiontospeak.

  Ofcourse,saidThomas.Whatisit?

  Wellsir,saidAlexander,someoftheboyshavebeenthinking.

  Yes?Whatisittheyhavebeenthinking?

  Wellsir,saidAlexahemenhaveamelancholy.

  Ohmy,saidThomas.Which?

  Wellsir,Iwouldsayitisthepip.Lessasulkthanasourness.

  Whatarethesymptoms?

  Headache,vertigo,singingintheears,muchwaking,fixedeyes,redeyes,highcolor,hardbelly,shortandsharpbelgs,drybrains,andpainiside.Noteahaseverysymptom.Mosthavetwo.Somehavethree.Onehasfour.

  Me,Edmundsaid.

  DidInotdoubletherumration?Thomasasked.

  Youdid,sir,youdid,andwearegrateful.Yet--

  Wellwhatistheissue?

  Wellsir,Iwasingtothat.Theissue,Alexandersaid,isethical.

  Ohmy.Localeneral?

  Wellsir,wefeelmaybeweoughtnottobedoinwhatwearedoin.Wefeelitsasizing,youmightsay.

  Awhat?

  Adarkeningofthetruth.

  Whattruthandhowdarkened?

  Wellsir,Alexandersaid,lookatitthisway.Itisthis:ThegrandFathersbeinallhauly-maulybythelikesofusoverbumpandbumbustandallraggletailedandhispoorbumlegallhurtyandhisgrandauraalltarnagledandJunebeinabadmonthforerprisesandabadmonthforoldenterprisesaccordintothestarchartsandlikethat,wethatistosayusthemenhaveafaintintustitionthatmaybethebestisnottoeintermsofthegrandFatherthemoon-haheeye-in-the-skytheoldmeisterthebeywindowthebitchammerthegaekwardertheingthekhandokidthezamtheshotgunofkyotowingtheprincipalstadtholderthevoivodethetopwali,thisBeing,Isay,beingaBeingofthehighestanthropotrictraterest,aswellastheonewhokeepsthepoppingfromthefinegreenfieldsandthelikeandthelike,ismaybebeingabruisedandlese-majestiedbyuspalootsovermaersofhardcheesedaysinandoutbutevenagaloothasabraintowohandoowhatend?forurpose?areweright?arewewrong?areweculpable?towhatdegree?willtherebeatrialafter?officialinquiry?courtofnation?whitepaper?haveyoutoldhim?ifyouhavetoldhimwhathaveyoutoldhim?howmuchoftheblameifthereisblameisours?tenpert?twentypert?inexcessofthatfigure?andseargourheartsaswedoeachmandeveningandalsoatmiddayafterlundafterthedisheshavebeenwashed,wewonderwhither?whatfor?thescebecoggled?arewedoingtherightthing?andwithalltheloveandrespectwehaveforyouThomas-the-Tall-Standingandforyourwisdomwhichwedonotdenyforamomentandforyourheart--Toputitintheshortform,wearedubious.

  Anoccasion.Thomasrising.

  Yourquestioodones,hesaid.Youriswellfounded.IIthirespondbyrelatingae.YouarefamiliarItakeitwiththetimeMartinLutherattemptedtoswayFranzJosephHaydntohiscause.HecalledHaydnoelephoneandsaid,"Joe,yourethebest.Iwantyoutodoapieceforus."AndHaydnjustsaid,"Noway,Marty.Noway."

  YouhavegottheturiesallwrongaelephoneshouldhereandanywayIdohepoint,saidEdmund.

  Yousee!Thomasexclaimed.Thereitis!Thingsarenotsimple.Errorisalossible,evenwiththebestiionsintheworld.Peoplemakemistakes.Thingsarenotdht.Rightthingsarenotdoherearecaseswhicharenotclear.Youmustbeabletotoleratetheaodootherwiseistojumpship,ethics-wise.

  Ihateay,Edmundsaid.Heproducedaflaskandtiltedit.

  Havesome?heaskedThomas.

  Whatisit?

  Paintthihalittlegrenadine.

  Illpassthanks,Thomassaid.

  Youhavenotresolvedourdilemma,saidAlexander.Ifyoucouldgiveusastatementofpurpose,nomatterhowfarfetprobable...Somethingwecouldtakebacktotheboys.

  Wearehelpinghimthroughadifficultperiod,Thomassaid,thatwouldbeauttingit.

  Thenhewasstruck,asifbyathought.

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