"It's a highly æsthetical bond,
As any mere ploughboy can tell——"
"Of course," replied puzzled old Pond.
"I see," said old Tommy Morell.
"Very good, then," continued the lord;
"When it's fooled to the top of its bent,
With a sweep of a Damocles sword
The web of intention is rent.
"That's patent to all of us here,
As any mere schoolboy can tell."