Gargantua and Pantagruel

第23章

Chapter5。VIII。

Howwithmuchadowegotasightofthepope-hawk。

Ourjunkettingandbanquetingheldonatthesameratethethirddayasthetwoformer。Pantagruelthenearnestlydesiredtoseethepope-hawk;butAedituustoldhimitwasnotsuchaneasymattertogetasightofhim。

How,askedPantagruel,hashePlato\'shelmetonhiscrown,Gyges\'sringonhispounces,orachameleononhisbreast,tomakehiminvisiblewhenhepleases?No,sir,returnedAedituus;butheisnaturallyofprettydifficultaccess。However,I\'llseeandtakecarethatyoumayseehim,ifpossible。Withthisheleftuspiddling;thenwithinaquarterofanhourcameback,andtoldusthepope-hawkisnowtobeseen。Soheledus,withouttheleastnoise,directlytothecagewhereinhesatdrooping,withhisfeathersstaringabouthim,attendedbyabraceoflittlecardin-hawksandsixlustyfustybish-hawks。

Panurgestaredathimlikeadeadpig,examiningexactlyhisfigure,size,andmotions。Thenwithaloudvoicehesaid,Acurselightonthehatcheroftheillbird;o\'myword,thisisafilthywhoop-hooper。Tush,speaksoftly,saidAedituus;byG——,hehasapairofears,asformerlyMichaeldeMatisconesremarked。Whatthen?returnedPanurge;sohathawhoopcat。

So,saidAedituus;ifhebuthearyouspeaksuchanotherblasphemousword,youhadasgoodbedamned。Doyouseethatbasinyonderinhiscage?Outofitshallsallythunderboltsandlightnings,storms,bulls,andthedevilandall,thatwillsinkyoudowntoPegTrantum\'s,anhundredfathomunderground。Itwerebettertodrinkandbemerry,quothFriarJohn。

Panurgewasstillfeedinghiseyeswiththesightofthepope-hawkandhisattendants,whensomewhereunderhiscageheperceivedamadge-howlet。

Withthishecriedout,Bythedevil\'smaker,master,there\'srogueryinthecase;theyputtricksupontravellersheremorethananywhereelse,andwouldmakeusbelievethatat——d\'sasugarloaf。Whatdamnedcozening,gulling,andconey-catchinghavewehere!Doyouseethismadge-howlet?

ByMinerva,weareallbeshit。Odsoons,saidAedituus,speaksoftly,I

tellyou。Itisnomadge-howlet,noshe-thingonmyhonestword;butamale,andanoblebird。

Maywenothearthepope-hawksing?askedPantagruel。Idarenotpromisethat,returnedAedituus;forheonlysingsandeatsathisownhours。Sodon\'tI,quothPanurge;poorpilgarlicisfaintomakeeverybody\'stimehisown;iftheyhavetime,Ifindtime。Come,then,letusgodrink,ifyouwill。Nowthisissomethinglikeatansy,saidAedituus;youbegintotalksomewhatlike;stillspeakinthatfashion,andI\'llsecureyoufrombeingthoughtaheretic。Comeon,Iamofyourmind。

Aswewentbacktohavet\'otherfuddlingbout,wespiedanoldgreen-headedbish-hawk,whosatmopingwithhismateandthreejollybitternattendants,allsnoringunderanarbour。Neartheoldcuffstoodabuxomabbess-kitethatsunglikeanylinnet;andweweresomightilytickledwithhersingingthatIvowandswearwecouldhavewishedallourmembersbutoneturnedintoears,tohavehadmoreofthemelody。QuothPanurge,Thisprettycherubimofcherubimsisherebreakingherheadwithchantingtothishuge,fat,uglyface,wholiesgruntingallthewhilelikeahogasheis。I

willmakehimchangehisnotepresently,inthedevil\'sname。Withthisherangabellthathungoverthebish-hawk\'shead;butthoughherangandrangagain,thedevilabitbish-hawkwouldhear;thelouderthesound,thelouderhissnoring。Therewasnomakinghimsing。ByG——,quothPanurge,youoldbuzzard,ifyouwon\'tsingbyfairmeans,youshallbyfoul。

Havingsaidthis,hetookuponeofSt。Stephen\'sloaves,aliasastone,andwasgoingtohithimwithitaboutthemiddle。ButAedituuscriedtohim,Hold,hold,honestfriend!strike,wound,poison,kill,andmurderallthekingsandprincesintheworld,bytreacheryorhowthouwilt,andassoonasthouwouldstunnestletheangelsfromtheircockloft。Pope-hawkwillpardontheeallthis。Butneverbesomadastomeddlewiththesesacredbirds,asmuchasthoulovesttheprofit,welfare,andlifenotonlyofthyself,andthyfriendsandrelationsaliveordead,butalsoofthosethatmaybebornhereaftertothethousandthgeneration;forsolongthouwouldstentailmiseryuponthem。Dobutlookuponthatbasin。Catso!letusratherdrink,then,quothPanurge。Hethatspokelast,spokewell,Mr。

Antitus,quothFriarJohn;whilewearelookingonthesedevilishbirdswedonothingbutblaspheme;andwhilewearetakingacupwedonothingbutpraiseGod。Comeon,then,let\'sgodrink;howwellthatwordsounds!

Thethirdday(afterwehaddrank,asyoumustunderstand)Aedituusdismissedus。WemadehimapresentofaprettylittlePerguoisknife,whichhetookmorekindlythanArtaxerxesdidthecupofcoldwaterthatwasgivenhimbyaclown。Hemostcourteouslythankedus,andsentallsortsofprovisionsaboardourships,wishedusaprosperousvoyageandsuccessinourundertakings,andmadeuspromiseandswearbyJupiterofstonetocomebackbyhisterritories。Finallyhesaidtous,Friends,praynotethattherearemanymorestonesintheworldthanmen;takecareyoudon\'tforgetit。

Chapter5。IX。

HowwearrivedattheislandofTools。

Havingwellballastedtheholdsofourhumanvessels,weweighedanchor,hoisedupsail,stowedtheboats,settheland,andstoodfortheoffingwithafairloomgale,andformorehasteunpareledthemizen-yard,andlauncheditandthesailoverthelee-quarter,andfittedgyvestokeepitsteady,andboomeditout;sointhreedayswemadetheislandofTools,thatisaltogetheruninhabited。Wesawthereagreatnumberoftreeswhichboremattocks,pickaxes,crows,weeding-hooks,scythes,sickles,spades,trowels,hatchets,hedging-bills,saws,adzes,bills,axes,shears,pincers,bolts,piercers,augers,andwimbles。

Othersboredags,daggers,poniards,bayonets,square-bladedtucks,stilettoes,poniardoes,skeans,penknives,puncheons,bodkins,swords,rapiers,back-swords,cutlasses,scimitars,hangers,falchions,glaives,raillons,whittles,andwhinyards。

Whoeverwouldhaveanyoftheseneededbuttoshakethetree,andimmediatelytheydroppeddownasthickashops,likesomanyripeplums;

nay,what\'smore,theyfellonakindofgrasscalledscabbard,andsheathedthemselvesinitcleverly。Butwhentheycamedown,therewasneedoftakingcarelesttheyhappenedtotouchthehead,feet,orotherpartsofthebody。Fortheyfellwiththepointdownwards,andintheystuck,orslitthecontinuumofsomemember,orloppeditofflikeatwig;

eitherofwhichgenerallywasenoughtohavekilledaman,thoughhewereahundredyearsold,andworthasmanythousandspankers,spur-royals,androse-nobles。

Undersomeothertrees,whosenamesIcannotjustlytellyou,Isawsomecertainsortsofweedsthatgrewandsproutedlikepikes,lances,javelins,javelots,darts,dartlets,halberds,boar-spears,eel-spears,partizans,tridents,prongs,trout-staves,spears,half-pikes,andhunting-staves。Astheysproutedupandchancedtotouchthetree,straighttheymetwiththeirheads,points,andblades,eachsuitabletoitskind,madereadyforthembythetreesoverthem,assoonaseveryindividualwoodwasgrownup,fitforitssteel;evenlikethechildren\'scoats,thataremadeforthemassoonastheycanwearthemandyouweanthemoftheirswaddlingclothes。

Nordoyoumutter,Iprayyou,atwhatPlato,Anaxagoras,andDemocritushavesaid。Ods-fish!theywerenoneofyourlower-formgimcracks,werethey?

Thosetreesseemedtousterrestrialanimals,innowisesodifferentfrombrutebeastsasnottohaveskin,fat,flesh,veins,arteries,ligaments,nerves,cartilages,kernels,bones,marrow,humours,matrices,brains,andarticulations;fortheycertainlyhavesome,sinceTheophrastuswillhaveitso。Butinthispointtheydifferedfromotheranimals,thattheirheads,thatis,thepartoftheirtrunksnexttotheroot,aredownwards;

theirhair,thatis,theirroots,intheearth;andtheirfeet,thatis,theirbranches,upsidedown;asifamanshouldstandonhisheadwithoutstretchedlegs。Andasyou,batteredsinners,onwhomVenushasbestowedsomethingtorememberher,feeltheapproachofrains,winds,cold,andeverychangeofweather,atyourischiaticlegsandyouromoplates,bymeansoftheperpetualalmanackwhichshehasfixedthere;sothesetreeshavenoticegiventhem,bycertainsensationswhichtheyhaveattheirroots,stocks,gums,paps,ormarrow,ofthegrowthofthestavesunderthem,andaccordinglytheypreparesuitablepointsandbladesforthembeforehand。Yetasallthings,exceptGod,aresometimessubjecttoerror,natureitselfnotfreefromitwhenitproducethmonstrousthings,likewiseIobservedsomethingamissinthesetrees。Forahalf-pikethatgrowuphighenoughtoreachthebranchesofoneoftheseinstrumentiferoustrees,happenednosoonertotouchthembut,insteadofbeingjoinedtoanironhead,itimpaledastubbedbroomatthefundament。Well,nomatter,\'twillservetosweepthechimney。Thusapartizanmetwithapairofgardenshears。Come,all\'sgoodforsomething;\'twillservetonipofflittletwigsanddestroycaterpillars。Thestaffofahalberdgotthebladeofascythe,whichmadeitlooklikeahermaphrodite。Happy-be-

lucky,\'tisallacase;\'twillserveforsomemower。Oh,\'tisagreatblessingtoputourtrustintheLord!AswewentbacktoourshipsI

spiedbehindIdon\'tknowwhatbush,Idon\'tknowwhatfolks,doingIdon\'tknowwhatbusiness,inIdon\'tknowwhatposture,scouringIdon\'tknowwhattools,inIdon\'tknowwhatmanner,andIdon\'tknowwhatplace。

Chapter5。X。

HowPantagruelarrivedattheislandofSharping。

WelefttheislandofToolstopursueourvoyage,andthenextdaystoodinfortheislandofSharping,thetrueimageofFontainebleau,forthelandissoveryleanthatthebones,thatis,therocks,shootthroughitsskin。

Besides,\'tissandy,barren,unhealthy,andunpleasant。Ourpilotshowedustheretwolittlesquarerockswhichhadeightequalpointsintheshapeofacube。TheyweresowhitethatImighthavemistakenthemforalabasterorsnow,hadhenotassuredustheyweremadeofbone。

Hetoldusthattwentychancedevilsverymuchfearedinourcountrydweltthereinsixdifferentstoreys,andthatthebiggesttwinsorbracesofthemwerecalledsixes,andthesmallestambs-ace;therestcinques,quatres,treys,anddeuces。Whentheywereconjuredup,otherwisecoupled,theywerecalledeithersicecinque,sicequatre,sicetrey,sicedeuce,andsiceace;orcinquequatre,cinquetrey,andsoforth。Imadethereashrewdobservation。Wouldyouknowwhat\'tis,gamesters?\'Tisthatthereareveryfewofyouintheworldbutwhatcalluponandinvokethedevils。

Forthedicearenosoonerthrownontheboard,andthegreedygazingsparkshavehardlysaid,Twosixes,Frank;butSixdevilsdamnit!cryasmanyofthem。Ifambs-ace;then,Abraceofdevilsbroilme!willtheysay。Quatre-deuce,Tom;Thedeucetakeit!criesanother。Andsoontotheendofthechapter。Nay,theydon\'tforgetsometimestocalltheblackcloven-footedgentlemenbytheirChristiannamesandsurnames;andwhatisstrangeryet,theyusethemastheirgreatestcronies,andmakethemsooftentheexecutorsoftheirwills,notonlygivingthemselves,buteverybodyandeverything,tothedevil,thatthere\'snodoubtbuthetakescaretoseize,soonorlate,what\'ssozealouslybequeathedhim。Indeed,\'tistrueLuciferdoesnotalwaysimmediatelyappearbyhislawfulattorneys;but,alas!\'tisnotforwantofgoodwill;heisreallytobeexcusedforhisdelay;forwhatthedevilwouldyouhaveadevildo?Heandhisblackguardsarethenatsomeotherplaces,accordingtothepriorityofthepersonsthatcallonthem;therefore,prayletnonebesoventuresomeastothinkthatthedevilsaredeafandblind。

Hethentoldusthatmorewreckshadhappenedaboutthosesquarerocks,andagreaterlossofbodyandgoods,thanaboutalltheSyrtes,ScyllasandCharybdes,Sirens,Strophades,andgulfsintheuniverse。Ihadnotmuchadotobelieveit,rememberingthatformerly,amongthewiseEgyptians,Neptunewasdescribedinhieroglyphicsforthefirstcube,Apollobyanace,Dianabyadeuce,Minervabyseven,andsoforth。

Healsotoldusthattherewasaphialofsanc-greal,amostdivinething,andknowntoafew。Panurgedidsosweetenupthesyndicsoftheplacethattheyblesseduswiththesightof\'t;butitwaswiththreetimesmorepotherandado,withmoreformalitiesandantictricks,thantheyshowthepandectsofJustinianatFlorence,ortheholyVeronicaatRome。Ineversawsuchasightofflambeaux,torches,andhagios,sanctifiedtapers,rush-lights,andfarthingcandlesinmywholelife。Afterall,thatwhichwasshownuswasonlytheill-facedcountenanceofaroastedconey。

Allthatwesawthereworthspeakingofwasagoodfacesetuponanillgame,andtheshellsofthetwoeggsformerlylaidupandhatchedbyLeda,outofwhichcameCastorandPollux,fairHelen\'sbrothers。Thesesamesyndicssoldusapieceof\'emforasong,Imean,foramorselofbread。

Beforewewentweboughtaparcelofhatsandcapsofthemanufactureoftheplace,which,Ifear,willturntonoverygoodaccount;norarethosewhoshalltake\'emoffourhandsmorelikelytocommendtheirwearing。

Chapter5。XI。

HowwepassedthroughthewicketinhabitedbyGripe-men-all,ArchdukeoftheFurredLaw-cats。

FromthenceCondemnationwaspassedbyus。\'Tisanotherdamnedbarrenisland,whereatnonefortheworldcaredtotouch。Thenwewentthroughthewicket;butPantagruelhadnomindtobearuscompany,and\'twaswellhedidnot,forwewerenabbedthere,andclappedintolob\'s-poundbyorderofGripe-men-all,ArchdukeoftheFurredLaw-cats,becauseoneofourcompanywouldha\'putuponasergeantsomehatsoftheSharpingIsland。

TheFurredLaw-catsaremostterribleanddreadfulmonsters,theydevourlittlechildren,andtrampleovermarblestones。Praytellme,nobletopers,dotheynotdeservetohavetheirsnoutsslit?Thehairoftheirhidesdoesn\'tlieoutward,butinwards,andeverymother\'ssonof\'emforhisdevicewearsagapingpouch,butnotallinthesamemanner;forsomewearittiedtotheirneckscarfwise,othersuponthebreech,someonthepaunch,othersontheside,andallforacause,withreasonandmystery。

Theyhaveclawssoverystrong,long,andsharpthatnothingcangetfrom\'emthatisoncefastbetweentheirclutches。Sometimestheycovertheirheadswithmortar-likecaps,atothertimeswithmortifiedcaparisons。

Asweenteredtheirden,saidacommonmumper,towhomwehadgivenhalfateston,Worshipfulculprits,Godsendyouagooddeliverance!Examinewell,saidhe,thecountenanceofthesestoutpropsandpillarsofthiscatch-coinlawandiniquity;andprayobserve,thatifyoustilllivebutsixolympiads,andtheageoftwodogsmore,you\'llseetheseFurredLaw-

catslordsofallEurope,andinpeacefulpossessionofalltheestatesanddominionsbelongingtoit;unless,bydivineprovidence,what\'sgotoverthedevil\'sbackisspentunderhisbelly,orthegoodswhichtheyunjustlygetperishwiththeirprodigalheirs。Takethisfromanhonestbeggar。

Among\'emreignsthesixthessence;bythemeansofwhichtheygripeall,devourall,conskiteall,burnall,drawall,hangall,quarterall,beheadall,murderall,imprisonall,wasteall,andruinall,withouttheleastnoticeofrightorwrong;foramongthemviceiscalledvirtue;wickedness,piety;treason,loyalty;robbery,justice。Plunderistheirmotto,andwhenactedbythemisapprovedbyallmen,excepttheheretics;andallthistheydobecausetheydare;theirauthorityissovereignandirrefragable。ForasignofthetruthofwhatItellyou,you\'llfindthattherethemangersareabovetheracks。Rememberhereafterthatafooltoldyouthis;andifeverplague,famine,war,fire,earthquakes,inundations,orotherjudgmentsbefalltheworld,donotattribute\'emtotheaspectsandconjunctionsofthemalevolentplanets;totheabusesofthecourtofRomania,orthetyrannyofsecularkingsandprinces;totheimposturesofthefalsezealotsofthecowl,hereticalbigots,falseprophets,andbroachersofsects;tothevillainyofgripingusurers,clippers,andcoiners;ortotheignorance,impudence,andimprudenceofphysicians,surgeons,andapothecaries;nortothelewdnessofadulteressesanddestroyersofby-blows;butchargethemall,whollyandsolely,totheinexpressible,incredible,andinestimablewickednessandruinwhichiscontinuallyhatched,brewed,andpractisedinthedenorshopofthoseFurredLaw-cats。Yet\'tisnomoreknownintheworldthanthecabalaoftheJews,themore\'sthepity;andtherefore\'tisnotdetested,chastised,andpunishedas\'tisfititshouldbe。Butshouldalltheirvillainybeoncedisplayedinitstruecoloursandexposedtothepeople,thereneverwas,is,norwillbeanyspokesmansosweet-mouthed,whosefinecolloguingtonguecouldsave\'em;noranylawsorigorousanddraconicthatcouldpunish\'emastheydeserve;noryetanymagistratesopowerfulastohindertheirbeingburntaliveintheirconeyburrowswithoutmercy。Eventheirownfurredkittlings,friends,andrelationswouldabominate\'em。

Forthisreason,asHannibalwassolemnlyswornbyhisfatherAmilcartopursuetheRomanswiththeutmosthatredaslongaseverhelived,somylatefatherhasenjoinedmetoremainherewithout,tillGodAlmighty\'sthunderreducethemtherewithintoashes,likeotherpresumptuousTitans,profanewretches,andopposersofGod;sincemankindissoinuredtotheiroppressionsthattheyeitherdonotremember,foresee,orhaveasenseofthewoesandmiserieswhichtheyhavecaused;or,iftheyhave,eitherwillnot,darenot,orcannotroot\'emout。

How,saidPanurge,sayyouso?Catchmethereandhangme!Damme,let\'smarchoff!Thisnoblebeggarhasscaredmeworsethanthunderinautumn(Motteuxgives\'thanthethunderwoulddothem。\')。Uponthiswewerefilingoff;but,alas!wefoundourselvestrapped——thedoorwasdouble-

lockedandbarricadoed。Somemessengersofillnewstoldusitwasfullaseasytogetinthereasintohell,andnolesshardtogetout。Ay,thereindeedlaythedifficulty,forthereisnogettingloosewithoutapassanddischargeinduecoursefromthebench。Thisfornootherreasonthanbecausefolksgoeasieroutofachurchthanoutofasponging-house,andbecausetheycouldnothaveourcompanywhentheywould。Theworston\'twaswhenwegotthroughthewicket;forwewerecarried,togetoutourpassordischarge,beforeamoredreadfulmonsterthaneverwasreadofinthelegendsofknight-errantry。TheycalledhimGripe-men-all。Ican\'ttellwhattocompareittobetterthantoaChimaera,aSphinx,aCerberus;

ortotheimageofOsiris,astheEgyptiansrepresentedhim,withthreeheads,oneofaroaringlion,t\'otherofafawningcur,andthelastofahowling,prowlingwolf,twistedaboutwithadragonbitinghistail,surroundedwithfieryrays。Hishandswerefullofgore,histalonslikethoseoftheharpies,hissnoutlikeahawk\'sbill,hisfangsortuskslikethoseofanovergrownbrindledwildboar;hiseyeswereflaminglikethejawsofhell,allcoveredwithmortarsinterlacedwithpestles,andnothingofhisarmswastobeseenbuthisclutches。Hishutch,andthatofthewarren-catshiscollaterals,wasalong,spick-and-spannewrack,a-topofwhich(asthemumpertoldus)somelargestatelymangerswerefixedinthereverse。Overthechiefseatwasthepictureofanoldwomanholdingthecaseorscabbardofasickleinherrighthand,apairofscalesinherleft,withspectaclesonhernose;thecupsorscalesofthebalancewereapairofvelvetpouches,theonefullofbullion,whichoverpoisedt\'other,emptyandlong,hoistedhigherthanthemiddleofthebeam。I\'mofopinionitwasthetrueeffigiesofJusticeGripe-men-all;fardifferentfromtheinstitutionoftheancientThebans,whosetupthestatuesoftheirdicastswithouthands,inmarble,silver,orgold,accordingtotheirmerit,evenaftertheirdeath。

Whenwemadeourpersonalappearancebeforehim,asortofIdon\'tknowwhatmen,allclothedwithIdon\'tknowwhatbagsandpouches,withlongscrollsintheirclutches,madeussitdownuponacricket(suchascriminalssitonwhentriedinFrance)。QuothPanurgeto\'em,Goodmylords,I\'mverywellasIam;I\'dasliefstand,an\'tpleaseyou。Besides,thissamestoolissomewhatofthelowestforamanthathasnewbreechesandashortdoublet。Sityoudown,saidGripe-men-allagain,andlookthatyoudon\'tmakethecourtbidyoutwice。Now,continuedhe,theearthshallimmediatelyopenitsjawsandswallowyouuptoquickdamnationifyoudon\'tanswerasyoushould。

Chapter5。XII。

HowGripe-men-allpropoundedariddletous。

Whenweweresat,Gripe-men-all,inthemiddleofhisfurredcats,calledtousinahoarsedreadfulvoice,Well,comeon,givemepresently——ananswer。Well,comeon,mutteredPanurgebetweenhisteeth,give,givemepresently——acomfortingdram。Hearkentothecourt,continuedGripe-men-

all。

AnEnigma。

Ayoungtightthing,asfairasmaybe,Withoutadadconceivedababy,AndbroughthimforthwithoutthepotherInlabourmadebyteemingmother。

Yetthecursedbratfearednottogripeher,Butgnawed,forhaste,hersideslikeviper。

Thentheblackupstartboldlysallies,Andwalksandflieso\'erhillsandvalleys。

Manyfantasticsonsofwisdom,Amazed,foresawtheirowninhisdoom;

AndthoughtlikeanoldGreciannoddy,Ahumanspiritmovedhisbody。

Give,givemeoutofhand——ananswertothisriddle,quothGripe-men-all。

Give,giveme——leavetotellyou,good,goodmylord,answeredPanurge,thatifIhadbutasphinxathome,asVerresoneofyourprecursorshad,I

mightthensolveyourenigmapresently。Butverily,goodmylord,Iwasnotthere;and,asIhopetobesaved,amasinnocentinthematterasthechildunborn。Foh,giveme——abetteranswer,criedGripe-men-all;or,bygold,thisshallnotserveyourturn。I\'llnotbepaidinsuchcoin;ifyouhavenothingbettertooffer,I\'llletyourrascalshipknowthatithadbeenbetterforyoutohavefallenintoLucifer\'sownclutchesthanintoours。Dostthousee\'emhere,sirrah?hah?anddostthoupratehereofthybeinginnocent,asifthoucouldstbedeliveredfromourracksandtorturesforbeingso?Giveme——Patience!thouwidgeon。Ourlawsarelikecobwebs;

yoursillylittlefliesarestopped,caught,anddestroyedtherein,butyourstrongeronesbreakthem,andforceandcarrythemwhichwaytheyplease。Likewise,don\'tthinkwearesomadastosetupournetstosnapupyourgreatrobbersandtyrants。No,theyaresomewhattoohardforus,there\'snomeddlingwiththem;fortheywouldmakenomoreofusthanwemakeofthelittleones。Butyoupaltry,silly,innocentwretchesmustmakeusamends;and,bygold,wewillinnocentizeyourfopshipwithawannion,youneverweresoinnocentizedinyourdays;thedevilshallsingmassamongye。

FriarJohn,hearinghimrunonatthatmadrate,hadnolongerthepowertoremainsilent,butcriedtohim,Heigh-day!Prithee,Mr。Devilinacoif,wouldstthouhaveamantelltheemorethanheknows?Hasn\'tthefellowtoldyouhedoesnotknowawordofthebusiness?HisnameisTwyford。A

plaguerotyou!won\'ttruthserv

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