\"Droppingone’sbiographerisn’twithoutprecedent。AssoonasanymanevergottoknowNapoleonwellenoughtowritehimuphesenthimtothefront,wherehecouldgetalittleleadinhissystem。\"
\"IwishIhadhadaBoswellallthesame,\"saidShakespeare。\"Thentheworldwouldhaveknownthetruthaboutme。\"
\"Itwouldn’tifhe’dreliedonyourwordforit,\"retortedtheDoctor。\"Hullo!here’sHamlet。\"
AstheDoctorspoke,inverytruththemelancholyDaneappearedinthedoorway,moremelancholyofaspectthanever。
\"What’sthematterwithyou?\"askedCicero,addressingthenew—comer。