"
"No, it bores me," said Kelly.
"If you understood nature," retorted Herrick, "and nature's
children, it would infuriate you."
"I don't go to a music hall to get infuriated," said Kelly.
"Trained dogs I don't mind," exclaimed Herrick. "Dogs are not
wild
animals. The things they're trained to do are of USE. They can
guard the house, or herd sheep. But a bear is a wild beast.
Always
will be a wild beast. You can't train him to be of use. It's
degrading to make him ride a bicycle. I hate it! If I'd known
there
were to be performing bears to-night, I wouldn't have come!"
"And if I'd known you were to be here to-night, I wouldn't have
come!" said Kelly. "Where do we go to next?"
They went next to a restaurant in a gayly decorated cellar. Into
this young men like themselves and beautiful ladies were so
anxious
to hurl themselves that to restrain them a rope was swung across
the entrance and page boys stood on guard. When a young man
became
too anxious to spend his money, the page boys pushed in his shirt
front. After they had fought their way to a table, Herrick
ungraciously remarked he would prefer to sup in a subway station.
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