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\"gettheirideas。ModestekepttalkingtomeofChildeHarold，andasIdidnotwishtogettheworstoftheargumentIwassillyenoughtotrytoreadthething。Perhapsitwasthefaultofthetranslator，butitactuallyturnedmystomach;Iwasdazed;Icouldn’tpossiblyfinishit。Why，themantalksaboutcomparisonsthathowl，rocksthatfaint，andwavesofwar！However，heisonlyatravellingEnglishman，andwemustexpectabsurdities，——thoughhisarereallyinexcusable。HetakesyoutoSpain，andsetsyouinthecloudsabovetheAlps，andmakesthetorrentstalk，andthestars;andhesaystherearetoomanyvirgins！
Didyoueverhearthelike？Then，afterNapoleon’scampaigns，thelinesarefullofsonorousbrassandflamingcannon—balls，rollingalongfrompagetopage。Modestetellsmethatallthatbathosisputinbythetranslator，andthatIoughttoreadthebookinEnglish。
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