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as a Christian , j could not see a fellow-creature suffering unjustly without wishing to rescue him . Why , you would degrade man lower than the beasts ; for even animals have some sort of brotherhood among themselves , and much more sympathy than you have with these blacks . You may look upon all men as unconnected with you , if you like ; and you show that by so doing you are as far removed from their nature , as inferior to them , as is possible for one of the same figure and shape to be . Even if I were not a Freemason , I should prefer to be human ;
" ' Homo sum , humani nihil a me alienum puto / " I concluded , quoting Terence , to Mr . Darkle ' s astonishment . " Now , Mr . Waltham , " said he , " I didn't take you as my clerk to abuse me and give me moral lessons . If you must quote Latin at me , because the words you employed were too strong to be put in English , you had better leave my place . As for beasts , I ' m not a beast , and you need not tell me I am . "
JNo , sir ; I say it s a pity you are not . It you were , you would have more sympathy and fellow-feeling . I don't wish to give you a moral lesson , sir , if you don't want to take it . I can only regret that such a course was at all necessary . "' , Here the father interrupted us :
" Well , Senor Darkle , is he sorry , and will he apologize ?" u , senor , he is obstinate , and abuses me . " " Then we had better send him to prison . Pedro !" " Senor ! " answered the police-officer , whose conversation with the ^ son had apparently been satisfactory , to judge by the pleasure radiant on his face .
" Arrest this youngster . " Here Jose came up , and whispered to me , " All right ; I have bribed the officer , and we will get you off safe . " " Pardon , senor ! You forget that I have no power of arresting people on these grounds . "
* . . but 1 give you my consent to do so this time . I waive my privilege for a period . " . " Do you give up altogether the right of having this ground secure ?" " No , not altogether ; only while you seize this young man . " " Then , by your leave , senor , it is impossible . Unless you
renounce it tor ever , you cannot renounce it for a moment . I am sorry I cannot arrest this young man , who gave me such terrible marks yesterday . " " But you forget that you have the right of going over these grounds to search for people . "
JNo , senor ; ot course 1 do not lorget that . But even then , I should never be expected to take anybody . " The lather now got a glimpse of the real state of the case . He called his son ; "Jose , what is the meaning of this ?" " My dear father , the fact is , that I and that young Englishman ,
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as a Christian , j could not see a fellow-creature suffering unjustly without wishing to rescue him . Why , you would degrade man lower than the beasts ; for even animals have some sort of brotherhood among themselves , and much more sympathy than you have with these blacks . You may look upon all men as unconnected with you , if you like ; and you show that by so doing you are as far removed from their nature , as inferior to them , as is possible for one of the same figure and shape to be . Even if I were not a Freemason , I should prefer to be human ;
" ' Homo sum , humani nihil a me alienum puto / " I concluded , quoting Terence , to Mr . Darkle ' s astonishment . " Now , Mr . Waltham , " said he , " I didn't take you as my clerk to abuse me and give me moral lessons . If you must quote Latin at me , because the words you employed were too strong to be put in English , you had better leave my place . As for beasts , I ' m not a beast , and you need not tell me I am . "
JNo , sir ; I say it s a pity you are not . It you were , you would have more sympathy and fellow-feeling . I don't wish to give you a moral lesson , sir , if you don't want to take it . I can only regret that such a course was at all necessary . "' , Here the father interrupted us :
" Well , Senor Darkle , is he sorry , and will he apologize ?" u , senor , he is obstinate , and abuses me . " " Then we had better send him to prison . Pedro !" " Senor ! " answered the police-officer , whose conversation with the ^ son had apparently been satisfactory , to judge by the pleasure radiant on his face .
" Arrest this youngster . " Here Jose came up , and whispered to me , " All right ; I have bribed the officer , and we will get you off safe . " " Pardon , senor ! You forget that I have no power of arresting people on these grounds . "
* . . but 1 give you my consent to do so this time . I waive my privilege for a period . " . " Do you give up altogether the right of having this ground secure ?" " No , not altogether ; only while you seize this young man . " " Then , by your leave , senor , it is impossible . Unless you
renounce it tor ever , you cannot renounce it for a moment . I am sorry I cannot arrest this young man , who gave me such terrible marks yesterday . " " But you forget that you have the right of going over these grounds to search for people . "
JNo , senor ; ot course 1 do not lorget that . But even then , I should never be expected to take anybody . " The lather now got a glimpse of the real state of the case . He called his son ; "Jose , what is the meaning of this ?" " My dear father , the fact is , that I and that young Englishman ,