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 brother. But 'tis ungenerous, replied, my father, to hurt any man;—a brother worse;—but to hurt a brother of such gentle manners,—so unprovoking,—and so unresenting;—'tis base:—By Heaven, 'tis cowardly.— You are heartily welcome, brother, quoth my uncle Toby,—had it been fifty times as much.—Besides, what have I to do, my dear Toby, cried my father, either with your amusements or your pleasures, unless it was in my power (which it is not) to increase their measure?

—Brother Shandy, answer'd my uncle Toby, looking wistfully in his face,— you are much mistaken in this point;—for you do increase my pleasure very much, in begetting children for the Shandy family at your time of life.— But, by that, Sir, quoth Dr. Slop, Mr. Shandy in-