S.—And why, pray, have you not enlisted?
F.—I should be no fool if I knew.
FOOL.—You are somewhat indebted to me.
SOLDIER.—I do not acknowledge your claim. Let us submit the matter to arbitration.
F.—The only arbiter whose decision you respect is on your own side.
S.—You allude to my sword, the most impartial of weapons: it cuts both ways.
F.—And each way is peculiarly objectionable to your opponent.
S.—But for what am I indebted to you?
F.—For existence: the prevalence of me has made you possible.