Toi. Ignorantus, ignoranta, ignorantum. You must drink your wine pure; and to thicken your blood, which is too thin, you must eat good fat beef, good fat pork, good Dutch cheese, some gruel, rice puddings, chestnuts, and thin cakes,[5] to make all adhere and conglutinate. Your doctor is an ass. I will send you one of my own school, and will come and examine you from time to time during my stay in this town.
Arg. You will oblige me greatly.
Toi. What the deuce do you want with this arm?
Arg. What?
Toi. If I were you, I should have it cut off on the spot.
Arg. Why?
Toi. Don’t you see that it attracts all the nourishment to itself, and hinders this side from growing?
Arg. May be; but I have need of my arm.
Toi. You have also a right eye that I would have plucked out if I were in your place.
Arg. My right eye plucked out?