said he thought German literature was a scam. Norton laughed, as if someone had told a joke. Pelletier asked him what he, Pritchard, knew about German literature. “Not much, really,” he said. “Then you’re a cretin,” said Espinoza. “Or an ignoramus, at least,” said Pelletier. “In any case, a badulaque,” said Espinoza. Espinoza had said badulaque in Spanish, and Pritchard didn’t know what it meant. Norton didn’t understand it either and wanted to know what it was. “A badulaque,” said Espinoza, “is someone of no consequence. It’s a word that can also be applied to fools, but there are fools of
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