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XIV. 'APRES VOUS . . .' 'Whatever is seen,' said the owl, 'is I who am looking.' 'Whatever is perceived,' he continued, 'is I who am apperceiving.' 'Whatever is conceived,' he concluded, 'is I who am apprehending/ 'What fun that must be for you!' the rabbit commented politely. 'Fun for "you", yes,' snapped the owl, 'or ruddy hell—as the case may be!' 'Why for me?' inquired the rabbit, innocently. 'Because it is a "you" who experiences it, or "suffers" it—as the Buddha is accused of having described experiencing .' 'Why must I experience, or "suffer", what you see or conceive ?' queried the rabbit. 'Because only a "you" can experience pleasure or pain,' said the owl patiently; 'how could I experience anything whatever?' 'Whyever not?' inquired the rabbit, raising both her long ears. 'Because I, alone, AM, of course/ the owl hooted; 'you, other than I, are—absolutely—not at all!' 'What a pity!' the rabbit murmured, dropping one ear. 'I seem to be a perfectly good rabbit!' 22 XIV. 'APRES vaus ...' 'Whatever is seen,' said the owl, 'is I who am looking.' 'Whatever is perceived,' he continued, 'is I who am apperceiving.' 'Whatever is conceived,' he concluded, 'is I who am apprehending.' 'What fun that must be for you!' the rabbit commented politely. 'Fun for "you", yes,' snapped the owl, 'or ruddy hell-as the case may be!' 'Why for me?' inquired the rabbit, innocently. 'Because it is a "you" who experiences it, or "suffers" it-as the Buddha is accused of having described experiencing .' 'Why must I experience, or "suffer", what you see or conceive?' queried the rabbit. 'Because only a "you" can experience pleasure or pain,' said the owl patiently; 'how could I experience anything whatever?' 'Whyever not?' inquired the rabbit, raising both her long ears. 'Because I, alone, AM, of course,' the owl hooted; 'you, other than I, are-absolutely-not at all!' 'What a pity!' the rabbit murmured, dropping one ear. 'I seem to be a perfectly good rabbit!' 22 XIV. 'Apres Vous 'Seem to be, seem to be!' hooted the owl, 'of course you "seem to be"; why, even those two-legged vertical monsters find you "a perfectly good rabbit" when they cook you and put you in what they call a "pie"!' 'And is that all I am good for ?' inquired the rabbit modestly. 'AH—Ab-so-lute-ly all,' concluded the owl, 'and if it were dinner-time I would give you a practical demonstration !' 'No need, no need at all/ replied the rabbit hastily, 'I always believe what you tell me!'* 'In that case I will come down when next you feel hungry—if you will do me the honour of dining on me,' the owl offered politely. 'You are too kind,*' said the rabbit, deeply moved, 'but, well, you know, I am a strict vegetarian!' 'As you wish,' replied the owl, with indifference, 'as you wish. Always at your disposal phenomenally. These gestures are perfectly mutual in relativity.' 23 XIV. 'Apres Vous ... ' 'Seem to be, seem to be!' hooted the owl, 'of course you "seem to be"; why, even those two-legged vertical monsters find you "a perfectly good rabbit" when they cook you and put you in what they call a "pie"!' 'And is that all I am good for?' inquired the rabbit modestly. 'All-Ab-so-Iute-Iy all,' concluded the owl, 'and if it were dinner-time I would give you a practical demonstration !' 'No need, no need at all,' replied the rabbit hastily, 'I always believe what you tell me!'. 'In that case I will come down when next you feel hungry-if you will do me the honour of dining on me,' the owl offered politely. 'You are too kind,! said the rabbit, deeply moved, 'but, well, you know, I am a strict vegetarian!' 'As you wish,' replied the owl, with indifference, 'as you wish. Always at your disposal phenomenally. These gestures are perfectly mutual in relativity.' 23 ...

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