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Who are these, Philosophy? methinks their appearance is seemly as your own.
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This with the masculine features is Virtue; then there is Temperance, and Justice by her side. In front is Culture; and this shadowy creature with the indefinite complexion is Truth.
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I do not see which you mean.
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Not see her? over there, all naked and unadorned, shrinking from observation, and always slipping out of sight.
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Now just discern her. But why not bring them all with you? there would be a fullness and completeness about that commission. Ah yes, and I should like to brief Truth on my behalf.
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Well thought of; come, all of you; you will not mind sitting through a single case—in which we have a personal interest, too?
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Go on, the rest of you; it is superfluous for me to hear what I know all about before.
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But, Truth dear, your presence will be useful to us; you will show us what to think.
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May I bring my two favourite maids, then?
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And as many more as you like.
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Come with me, Freedom and Frankness; this poor little adorer of ours is in trouble without any real reason; we shall be able to get him out of it. Exposure, my man, we shall not want you.
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Ah yes, Mistress, let us have him, of all others; my opponents are no ordinary ruffians; they are people who make a fine show and are hard to expose; they have always some back way out of a difficulty; we must have Exposure.
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Yes, we must, indeed; and you had better bring Demonstration too.
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Come all of you, as you are such important legal persons.
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What is this? Philosophy, he is employing Truth against us!
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And are Plato and Chrysippus and Aristotle afraid of her lying on his behalf, being who she is?
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Oh, well, no; only he i is a sad plausible- rogue; he will take her in.
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Never fear; no wrong will be done, with madam Justice on the bench by us. Let us go up.
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Prisoner, your name?
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Parrhesiades, son of Alethion, son of Elenxicles.i.e., Free-speaker, son of Truthful, son of Exposure.
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And your country?
