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Two Years Ago, Volume I

CHAPTER X
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You cannot speak too plainly to me." "Conceit; the Yankee fancies himself such an important person, that the commercial world will stand still unless he flies back to its help after ten minutes' gobbling, with his month full of pork and pickled peaches.

And you fancy yourself so important in your line, that the spiritual world will stand still unless you bolt back to help it in like wise.

Substitute a half-cooked mutton chop for the pork, and the cases are exact parallels." "Your parallel does not hold good, Doctor.

The Yankee goes back to his store to earn money for himself, and not to keep commerce alive." "While you go for utterly disinterested motives .-- I see." "Do you ?" said Frank.

"If you think that I fancy myself a better man than the Yankee, you mistake me: but at least you will confess that I am not working for money." "No; you have your notions of reward, and he has his.


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