philanthropywastobeitssuccessor。Nolovethatdidnotembraceallmankind，aswarmforIndusandthePoleasforthehearthofhome，wasworthythebreastofagenerousman。Opinionwastobefreeasair；andinordertomakeitso，itwasnecessarytoexterminateallthosewhoseopinionswerenotthesameasMons。JeanNicot\'s。Muchofthisamused，muchrevoltedGlyndon；butwhenthepainterturnedtodwelluponasciencethatallshouldcomprehend，andtheresultsofwhichallshouldenjoy，——asciencethat，springingfromthesoilofequalinstitutionsandequalmentalcultivation，shouldgivetoalltheracesofmenwealthwithoutlabour，andalifelongerthanthePatriarchs\'，withoutcare，——thenGlyndonlistenedwithinterestandadmiration，notunmixedwithawe。\"Observe，\"saidNicot，\"howmuchthatwenowcherishasavirtuewillthenberejectedasmeanness。Ouroppressors，forinstance，preachtousoftheexcellenceofgratitude。Gratitude，theconfessionofinferiority!Whatsohatefultoanoblespiritasthehumiliatingsenseofobligation？Butwherethereisequalitytherecanbenomeansforpowerthustoenslavemerit。Thebenefactorandtheclientwillalikecease，and——\"
\"Andinthemeantime，\"saidalowvoice，athand，——\"inthemeantime，JeanNicot？\"
Thetwoartistsstarted，andGlyndonrecognisedZanoni。
HegazedwithabrowofunusualsternnessonNicot，who，lumpedtogetherashesat，lookedupathimaskew，andwithanexpressionoffearanddismayuponhisdistortedcountenance。
Ho，ho!MessireJeanNicot，thouwhofearestneitherGodnorDevil，whyfearestthoutheeyeofaman？