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Rh "Now in the treatises on the subject statesmanship is subsumed under five heads, to wit: proper inception; resources, human and material; determination of place and time; countermeasures for mischance; and successful accomplishment. At the present moment, the master finds himself in serious peril. So, if you have any such capacity, devise countermeasures for his mischance. For the wisdom of a counselor finds its test in the patching of friendship. Ah, you fool! That you cannot do, because you have a perverted mind. As the saying goes:

"After all, the fault is not yours, but rather the master's, who trusts your words, dull-witted as you are. And the proverb says:

And Cheek, beholding his master in pitiful plight, sank into deep dejection. "Dreadful," he cried,