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Under the caress of his hands doubt and disbelief went out of the minds of the boys and they began also to dream. And then the tragedy. A half-witted boy of the school became enamored of the young master. In his bed at night he imagined unspeakable things and in the morning went forth to tell his dreams as facts. Strange, hideous accusations fell from his loosehung lips.
In the classic ode on Eton College, the poet exclaims "To each their sufferings, all are men Condemned alike to groan; The feeling for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for their own." Who but a half-witted dunce would ask how those that are unfeeling can have sufferings? When Milton in melodious verse inquires,
There was not much else poor Judy could do, except smoke her pipe when, by some lucky chance, a "bit o' baccy" came in her way: she was not only old and lame, but half-witted, very nearly "innocent." What Peter's feelings had been may be guessed when invited to receive this strange-looking old creature into his house; but Roseen had been firm, and he had finally consented.
Then he hummed a bit o' 'Fishin' for the Maid I Loves, 'ithout thinkin' much about the toon. 'Cook, says he, 'I loves you. You is on'y a half-witted chance-child, says he, 'but I loves you like a brother. "'Does you, skipper? says the cook, with a grin, like the fool he was. 'I isn't by no means hatin' you, skipper, says he.
Bliss was a strong active fellow, and good at the games, so that with most of the school he got on very well; but, nevertheless, he was generally set down as nearly half-witted a mere dolt.
Drink and debauch having already rendered his younger brother half-witted, the task should not be a difficult one, especially as half the people and the whole army side with the illegitimate, though more popular, prince.
"If the old man is not at home," replied her visitor concealing his joy by assuming a frown of vexation, "it will be better not to call him as it will only cause the venerable man much pain." "Tell me, do tell me, what has been done?" stammered the frightened woman. "I refer to your brother Carl!" "Carl, the half-witted Carl."
The boatswain crawled away to find somewhere a flying end of a rope; and Wamibo, held back by shouts: "Don't jump!... Don't come in here, muddle-head!" remained glaring above us all shining eyes, gleaming fangs, tumbled hair; resembling an amazed and half-witted fiend gloating over the extraordinary agitation of the damned. The boatswain adjured us to "bear a hand," and a rope descended.
The labourer, the half-witted fellow, the farmer and the two lads mixed with a group of servants who were looking on from an alcove, and Duallach sat with the pipers on their bench, but Costello made his way through the dancers to where Dermott of the Sheep stood with Namara of the Lake pouring Poteen out of a porcelain jug into horn noggins with silver rims.
The dispute at length grew so hot that a half-witted servant seized a dung-fork and rushed at the ambassador, who took to his heels, fearing to have his fine clothes soiled. The angry thrall pursued him till he was driven off the estate, Haakon looking on with grim mirth.
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