Butitdoesnotpleaseme，thouknave，’’saidCedric，``thatIshouldbemadetosupposeotherwisefortwohours，andsitheredevisingvengeanceagainstmyneighboursforwrongstheyhavenotdoneme。Itellthee，shacklesandtheprison-houseshallpunishthenextoffenceofthiskind。’’
Gurth，knowinghismaster’sirritabletemper，attemptednoexculpation；buttheJester，whocouldpresumeuponCedric’stolerance，byvirtueofhisprivilegesasafool，repliedforthemboth；``Introth，uncleCedric，youareneitherwisenorreasonableto-night。’’
`How，sir?’’saidhismaster；``youshalltotheporter’slodge，andtasteofthedisciplinethere，ifyougiveyourfoolerysuchlicense。’’
``Firstletyourwisdomtellme，’’saidWamba，``isitjustandreasonabletopunishonepersonforthefaultofanother?’’
``Certainlynot，fool，’’answeredCedric。