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Sir Asinus bowed, with a laugh which seemed to indicate familiarity with the occupant of the carriage, and said: "Good morning, your Excellency a delightful day." "Yes," returned the voice, "especially for a race! What were you scampering from? Come into the chariot and tell me all about it. I am dying of weariness." The movement was soon accomplished.
These two animals, whose careless herd he seems to be, represent in their merry guise the old popular sayings: Ne sus Minerveum, and Asinus ad lyram, which may be freely rendered by "Every man to his trade," and "Never force a talent;" for we should but be as inept as a pig trying to be wise or an ass trying to strike the lyre.
Jacques refused to tell him the news, and maligned his character to the Doctor, and forced him to listen in silence to that abuse. He takes his promised revenge for he understands very well what he interrupted. Jacques stays all the morning, hoping that Sir Asinus will depart; but that gentleman betrays no intention of vacating the premises.
"A very rare variety of ass found in Persia," the naturalist continued, "the onager of the ancients, equus asinus, the koulan of the Tartars; Pallas went out there to observe it, and has made it known to science, for as a matter of fact the animal for a long time was believed to be mythical.
"Very well," said Jacques, "I can afford to labor under your injustice. You are systematically unjust. But I just dropped in as I passed and, my dear Sir Asinus, there is a visitor coming. I shall intrude " "No; stay! stay!" "Very well." Sir Asinus laid down his violin; and stretching himself, said carelessly: "I shouldn't be surprised if you had brought some dun in your train.
The trapper made a gesture of compliance, and turning in his tracks, he led Asinus across the trembling earth of the swale, and quickly emerged on the hard ground, on the side opposite to the encampment of the squatter.
"They do so," replied the merry girl, who caught these half-uttered words; "but she's a very sweet lady." Jacques sighed. "Are you not tired, sir?" asked the girl. "No, no! my dear child; but I believe I must return your little bulrush receptacle, for yonder is my journey's end. Look, Sir Asinus beholds us see! there at the window!"
Cudgel not the Picards: noli, Joannes, verberare Picardos. Rot not like an unlettered ass, quasi asinus illitteratus, on the straw seats of the school. Jehan, allow yourself to be punished at the discretion of the master. Jehan go every evening to chapel, and sing there an anthem with verse and orison to Madame the glorious Virgin Mary." Alas! what excellent advice was that!" "And then?"
"I think your Excellency introduced the said thirst." "What! introduced it? I? Not at all. You Virginians are true descendants of the cavaliers those long-haired gentlemen who drank, and diced, and swore, and got into the saddle, and fought without knowing very accurately what they were fighting about. See, I have drawn you to the life!" Sir Asinus smiled.
"Yes, portentously!" "I think you are mistaken." "No!" "I never sigh." And the melancholy Jacques uttered a sigh which was enough to shatter all his bulk. The consequence was that Sir Asinus burst into a second roar of laughter louder than before, and said: "Come, my dear Jacques, unbosom! You have been to see " "Belle-bouche Belle-bouche: but I am not in love with her."
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