The speeches come in your head, beyond dispute.
Still, for the skeptics' sake, to stop all mouths.
We want some outward manifestation!—well,
The Pennsylvanians gained such; why not Sludge?
He may improve with time!"
Ay, that he may!
He sees his lot: there 's no avoiding fate.
'T is a trifle at first. "Eh, David? Did you hear?
You jogged the table, your foot caused the squeak,
This time you 're ... joking, are you not, my boy?"