The man-mouse taken in a trap

thing, Sir, but what the
learned are enriched
with: judgment and
candor. You are a true
friend to both, and to my
third self The author likely refers to a very close friend or perhaps his work itself as an extension of his identity.. This discourse
I threw together for your
spare hours, for it was
born during a vacation, when I
did not so much labor as
play. I was indeed forced
original: "necessitated" into some levity, for
my adversary proved so
weak original: "impotent", I could not deploy
all my arguments original: "forces", because I