TheprincegazedaffectionatelyatColia，who，ofcourse，hadcomeinsolelyforthepurposeoftalkingaboutthis\"giganticthought。\"
\"Butitisnotanyoneparticularthought，only；itisthegeneralcircumstancesofthecase。IfVoltairehadwrittenthisnow，orRousseau，Ishouldhavejustreaditandthoughtitremarkable，butshouldnothavebeensoIMPRESSEDbyit。Butamanwhoknowsforcertainthathehasbuttenminutestoliveandcantalklikethat——why——it’s——it’sPRIDE，thatis！Itisreallyamostextraordinary，exaltedassertionofpersonaldignity，it’s——it’sDEFIANT！WhataGIGANTICstrengthofwill，eh？Andtoaccuseafellowlikethatofnotputtinginthecaponpurpose；
it’sbaseandmean！Youknowhedeceiveduslastnight，thecunningrascal。Ineverpackedhisbagforhim，andIneversawhispistol。Hepackedithimself。Butheputmeoffmyguardlikethat，yousee。Verasaysyouaregoingtolethimstayon；I
swearthere’snodanger，especiallyaswearealwayswithhim。\"
\"Whowasbyhimatnight？\"