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I use them to weigh arguments in, and get them evenly balanced, They must be absolutely equal—not a feather-weight to choose between them; then, and not till then, can I make uncertain which is right.
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What else can you turn your hand to?
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Anything; except catching a runaway.
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And why not that?
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Because, friend, everything eludes my grasp.
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I believe you. A slow, lumpish fellow you seem to be. And what is the end of your knowledge?
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Ignorance. Deafness. Blindness.
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What! sight and hearing both gone?
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And with them judgement and perception, and all, in short, that distinguishes man from a worm.
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You are worth money!—What shall we say for him?
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Four pounds.
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Here it is, Well, fellow; so you are mine?
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I doubt it.
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Nay, doubt it not! You are bought and paid for.
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It is a difficult case.... I reserve my decision.
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Now, come along with me, like a good slave.
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But how am I to know whether what you say is true?
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Ask the auctioneer. Ask my money. Ask the spectators.
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Spectators? But can we be sure there are any?
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Oh, V'll send you to the treadmill. That will convince you with a vengeance that I am your master.
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Reserve your decision.
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Too late. It is given.
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Stop that wrangling and go with your purchaser. Gentlemen, we hope to see you here again to-morrow, when we shall be offering some lots suitable for plain men, artisans, and shopkeepers.
