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"Friend?" quoth I, "O God protect ood as calledyou do lie in my power So here will I prove my friendship and the depth of your folly"

"Nay--I'll hear no more!"

"Aye--but you will! Cover hiroaned Godby, but obeyed nevertheless, and looking where he stood, his piece levelled at uished looks

"And now," says Ada his areance, ue's death, which was pure folly I offered you riches, the which you refused, and this was arrant folly I took you for coht you aboard ship with offer of honest employ which you likewise refused and here was more folly Your conduct on board ship was all folly So, despite yourself, I set you on a fair island with the right noble and handsoht perchance learn some little wisdohis arms, and I saw he had levelled a pistol at entleman for ye to bruise, so haul your wind and listen! You fall in love with my lady, as how could you help, and she with you, which is a matter of some wonder So here are you full o' love, but doth this teach ye wisdom? Never a whit! For now allants, and froentlemen transform 'em into your deadly enemies, and here was folly stupendous! And now you must quarrel with me, the which is folly absolute Thus do I find ye fool persistent and consistent ever, and I, being so infinitely the opposite, do conteing

"Not quite, Martin You balked s, and here was pitiful folly, since to hang such were a wise and prudent ain, well, let that go But you doubted ht ht thence that same be-jewelled Spanish rapier