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Ernest And Falk.
E . The Freemasons of Stockholm , have they not erected a great building for foundlings ? F . But let us hope the Stockholm Freemasons have kept up their credit for activity on other occasions . E . AtAvhich ? F . At any other , I should have said .
E . And the Freemasons of Dresden , do they not employ young girls in embroidery and spinning ; so that the foundling establishment is much smaller there ? F . Ernest ! bear in mind the solemnity of your name ! E . Without any glosses then !—and Freemasons of Braunsclrweig ; have they not given free instruction in draAving to
poor boys ? F . Why not ? E . And the Berlin Freemasons , they perhaps did not lend their aid in founding the Basedon institute ? F . What say you ! Basedon ! Freemasons ! founding !—Avho has deluded you Avith this story ?
E . The brazen trumpets of the newspapers have proclaimed it . F . The neAvspapers ! I should like to see the receipt in Basedon's own handwriting , and I should like to be certain that it is not addressed to the Freemasons , and not to the Berlin Freemasons .
E . What is the matter ! do you not approve of the Basedon institute ? F . Not approve of it ? who can do so more than I ? E . Well , then ! I must say that I cannot understand you at all ! F . I have no doubt of it : and besides this I am Avrong . For the Freemasons are able to do some things that they do not do as Freemasons .
E . And do yon apply this to every one of their good deeds ? F . Perhaps ! perhaps all these good deeds you have named to me are , to make use of a scholastic term , for brevity ' s sake , only their deeds ad extra . E . HOAV do you mean this ? F . Those deeds only Avhich the public hear of;—deeds done
only to be made public . E . To enjoy toleration and respect ? F . Maybe . E . But their real deeds ?—you are silent . F . If I have not already answered you ? Their true deeds are their secret . E . Ha ! ha ! and therefore not expressible in words ? F . Not easily ! I can only say to you this much : the veri-
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Ernest And Falk.
E . The Freemasons of Stockholm , have they not erected a great building for foundlings ? F . But let us hope the Stockholm Freemasons have kept up their credit for activity on other occasions . E . AtAvhich ? F . At any other , I should have said .
E . And the Freemasons of Dresden , do they not employ young girls in embroidery and spinning ; so that the foundling establishment is much smaller there ? F . Ernest ! bear in mind the solemnity of your name ! E . Without any glosses then !—and Freemasons of Braunsclrweig ; have they not given free instruction in draAving to
poor boys ? F . Why not ? E . And the Berlin Freemasons , they perhaps did not lend their aid in founding the Basedon institute ? F . What say you ! Basedon ! Freemasons ! founding !—Avho has deluded you Avith this story ?
E . The brazen trumpets of the newspapers have proclaimed it . F . The neAvspapers ! I should like to see the receipt in Basedon's own handwriting , and I should like to be certain that it is not addressed to the Freemasons , and not to the Berlin Freemasons .
E . What is the matter ! do you not approve of the Basedon institute ? F . Not approve of it ? who can do so more than I ? E . Well , then ! I must say that I cannot understand you at all ! F . I have no doubt of it : and besides this I am Avrong . For the Freemasons are able to do some things that they do not do as Freemasons .
E . And do yon apply this to every one of their good deeds ? F . Perhaps ! perhaps all these good deeds you have named to me are , to make use of a scholastic term , for brevity ' s sake , only their deeds ad extra . E . HOAV do you mean this ? F . Those deeds only Avhich the public hear of;—deeds done
only to be made public . E . To enjoy toleration and respect ? F . Maybe . E . But their real deeds ?—you are silent . F . If I have not already answered you ? Their true deeds are their secret . E . Ha ! ha ! and therefore not expressible in words ? F . Not easily ! I can only say to you this much : the veri-