Capitolo 30
of the peace--the police, do I mean--you arrest me?"
Laughed Frida a diamond small laughter of genuine fun.
"Oh, dear, no", she happily said; "it is not a bargain of police to
everybody; not so serious as that: it is only a matter of the respectability."
"I see", Bertram responded. "Respectability is a religious or
popular, not an officer or government, taboo. Me enough I understand
You. But those are often the most dangerous kind. Wants the people
in the road that adores the Respectability is probable to attach me or
does attack me rioting for disrespect to their fetich?"
"Certainly not", Frida responded, while lining up the text on. He seemed to be
bringing too far a joke. "This is free a country. Each brings
and he/she eats and he/she drinks what he arranges."
"Well that is all very interesting to me" the Alien ones went above with a
fascinating smile that has disarmed his/her indignation; "for me I/you/they have come here
on purpose to pick up facts and notes on the taboos of English and
similar observances. I am Secretary of a Society of Nomological to
house that is interested in pagodas excessively drinks, and joss-houses; and
I have been travelling in Africa and in the Maritime and Southern Islands for a
past long time, working to material for a History of Taboo, from
his more first beginnings in the wild stage to his it fully developed
European complexity; everybody that you say so clearly returns to house to me
greatly. Your taboos, I foresee, it will show him a more jewels and
illustrative study."
"I implore Your pardon", Phillip rigidly inserted, now puts on his
ardor. "We don't have taboo to all in England. You is misguided, no
you doubt, from a parler of de of happy and mere facon that satisfies society
in. England, you have to remember, it is a civilized country and taboo
it is institutions that belong to the lowest and more they degraded
it attaches with ferocity."
But Bertram Ingledew looked fixed to him in the whitest amazement. "No
taboo!" he exclaimed, taken behind. "Because, I have read of in hundreds.