“Iwishyoumighthaveseenthefigureyoucut!Thatfineteam,flowerbedecked,andthecontinuousconcert!“
“ButIdid!“criedLaddie。“Wehavemirrors。Thatsongcan’tbebeaten。Iknowthisteamisallright,andI’mnotdwarfedordisfigured。Thatwasthepageantofsummerpassinginreview。
Itrepresentedthetillingofthesoil;thesowingofseed,garneringtocomelater。Youbuycornandwheat,don’tyou?
Theyarevastlynecessary。Muchmoresothanthesettlingofquarrelsthatnevershouldhavetakenplace。Doyouthinkyourdaughterfoundthespectacleatallmoving?“
“Damnyou,sir,whatIshoulddo,istolaythiswhipacrossyourshoulders!“criedMr。Pryor。