Part 26 (1/2)
Instead of listening further to the conversation of Mowbray and Hoffland, let us follow Jacques, who, aily passing down the street
Jacques is clad as usual like a lily of the field, with so of his own co yet cohs, and after some hesitation, draws rein before the do, ascends to the apartreat politicala violin; his pointed features wearing their usual expression of cynical hu a light repast upon crackers and wine, and on the floor lay a tobacco pipe with an exceedingly dirty reed stem, which Jacques, with his usual bad fortune, trod upon and reduced to a bundle of splinters
”There!” cried Sir Asinus, ”there, you have brokenupon the splinters with melancholy curiosity; ”what you say is very just”
And sitting down, he gazed round hi better could be expected fro one of the violin pegs a wrench, Sir Asinus snapped a string
”There!” he cried, ”you bring bad fortune! whenever you cohed quietly, and stretching out his elegant foot, yawned luxuriously
”You are naturally unlucky, lass of wine--or don't trouble yourself: the exercise of rising will do lass of wine and sipped it
”I was coht I would co of weariness!”
”What! even your great Latin song----”
”Is growing dull, sir How can a irls, no frolics, no fun, no nothing, if I ant expression,” said Sir Asinus
”Go back, then”
”Never!”
”Why not?”
”Do you ask? I areat and expanded political ideas; hts”
”Ah, indeed? Well, they ought to appreciate the compliment you pay them, and console you in your exile”
”They do, sir,” said Sir Asinus
”Delighted to hear it,” sighed Jacques, setting down his glass ”Has Doctor Small called on you yet?”
”No I fervently desire that he will call We could sing ether--he would take the bass; and in three hours I should make of him a convert to my political ideas”
”Indeed? Shall I mention that you wish to see him?”
”No, I believe not,” said Sir Asinus; ”I a?”
”No, you fop! I a a national anthem for the violin”