Old Wine in New Bottles

Now honestly, said one of the new bottles, challenging some statement of mine about the universality and timelessness of the classics, if you had a free evening with nothing to do, would you spend it reading Don Quijote?* Suppressing the retort that I could recognize neither of his premises, and replying to his hypothetical question, I had to admit that I probably should not, although every time I have had occasion to read this or any number of other classics I have recaptared an old pleasure or created a new one; that it is an active element in my appreciation of personality and of life-in my recreation. Do I protest too much? Is this qualified negative just another version of the hypocritical here's that lovely spinach again? Is it really an admission that I do not actually enjoy Don Quijote? Granting that I speak sincerely, that I do discover new insights and applications each time that I sip the old brew, does it adequately and best fill the new bottles

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