“Butpeoplehavegrownbetter，“observedthebailiff。
“Inwhatwaybetter？“
“Cleverer。“
“Cleverer，maybe，that’strue，youngman；butwhat’stheuseofthat？Whatearthlygoodisclevernesstopeopleonthebrinkofruin？Onecanperishwithoutcleverness。What’sthegoodofclevernesstoahuntsmanifthereisnogame？WhatIthinkisthatGodhasgivenmenbrainsandtakenawaytheirstrength。
Peoplehavegrownweak，exceedinglyweak。Takeme，forinstance。Iamnotworthahalfpenny，Iamthehumblestpeasantinthewholevillage，andyet，youngman，Ihavestrength。Mindyou，I