Volume III Part 75 (2/2)
”You have no doubt rein Mary conceived Jesus Christ through the ears”
”You do not believe that?”
”Certainly not, and for three good reasons In the first place because God, being io in or come out by; in the second place, because the ear has no connection with the womb; and in the third place, because Mary, if she had conceived by the ear, would have given birth by the sah for the Catholics,” said she, givingher a virgin before her conception, during her pregnancy, and after she had given birth to the child”
I was extreuests Divine theology rises above all fleshly considerations, and after e had heard we had either to allow her this privilege, or to consider the young theologian as a woman without shaht, as she asked for ian and allowed myself an exact examination into the miracles, it is possible I should be of your opinion; but as this is by no ustine for having analysed the mystery of the Annunciation I ustine would have been guilty of a manifest absurdity, since the Incarnation would have been an impossibility, as in that case the nerves of the ear would have had no sort of communication with the womb, and the process would have been inconceivable; but the Incarnation is a reat politeness that I had shown ian than she, and her uncle thanked iven her a lesson He made her discuss various subjects, but she did not shi+ne Her only subject was the New Testa woet back to Geneva
After dinner ent to see Voltaire, as just leaving the table as we caentlemen and ladies, which reat man solemnity could not fail to be in my favour
EPISODE 15 -- WITH VOLTAIRE
CHAPTER XIX
M de Voltaire; My Discussions with That Great Man--Ariosto- -The Duc de Villars--The Syndic and the Three Girls--Dispute with Voltaire--Aix-en-Savoie--The Marquis Desarmoises
”M de Voltaire,” said I, ”this is the happiest moment of my life I have been your pupil for twenty years, and my heart is full of joy to see my master”
”Honour me with your attendance on my course for twenty yearsme my fees at the end of that time”
”Certainly, if you promise to wait for h, as was to be expected, for those who laugh keep one party in countenance at the other's expense, and the side which has the laughter is sure to win; this is the rule of good society
I was not taken by surprise, and waited to have lishentlelish,” said Voltaire; ”I wish I were”
I thought the coed to reply out of politeness that they wished they had been French, or if they did not care to tell a lie they would be too confused to tell the truth I believe every man of honour should put his own nation first
A ain and said that as I was a Venetian I arotti
”I know hihts of my dear countrymen are not even aware of his existence”
”I should have said, as a man of letters”