BOOK EXCERPT V

You might have seen the children who were grown big enough to despise their playthings, and who had thrown away their jewels, call to their mothers, push them gently, and cry out, “See that great fool, that wears pearls and gems as if he were yet a child!” While their mothers very innocently replied,“Hold your peace! This, I believe, is one of the ambassadors’ fools.”

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