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44 No; small, quite small—minute!

Minute! What now! Accuse me of a thing ridiculous! Small—my nose?

Heaven help me!

'Tis enormous! Old Flathead, empty-headed meddler, know That I am proud, possessing such appendice. 'Tis well known, a big nose is indicative Of a soul affable, and kind, and courteous, Liberal, brave, just like myself, and such As you can never dare to dream yourself, Rascal contemptible! For that witless face That my hand soon will come to cuff,—is all

As empty…

Aie!

—of pride, of aspiration, Of feeling, poetry,—of godlike spark Of all that appertains to my big nose,

As… what my boot will shortly come and kick!