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 certain similitude to the position of his own sleeping beauty, and felt his noble wrath thereby justly aroused.

Very likely, sir. In my opinion, the cheesemonger was a fool, and the justice who sided with him was a greater.

Fool, sir, is a harsh term: call not thy brother a fool.

Sir, neither the cheesemonger nor the justice is a brother of mine.

Sir, we are all brethren.

Yes, sir, as the hangman is of the thief; the 'squire of the poacher; the judge of the libeller; the lawyer of his client; the statesman of his colleague; the bubble-blower of