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"Then the Doctor himself began at the wrong end. Prosper, will you
take a look astern and report me how many boats are coming?"
"Three, sir," said I. "The third has just pushed off from the ship."
"Thank you. Proceed, Mr. Badcock."
"And first for its noblest faculty, the understanding. It was
then sublime, clear, and aspiring, and as it were the soul's
upper region, lofty and serene, free from the vapours and
disturbances of the inferior affections. . . . Like the sun it
had both light and agility; it knew no rest but in motion; no
quiet but in activity. . . . It did arbitrate upon the several
reports of sense, and all the varieties of imagination; not
like a drowsy judge, only hearing, but also directing their
verdict. In sum, it was vegete quick and lively; open as the
day, untainted as the morning, full of the innocence and
sprightliness of youth; it gave the soul a bright and a full
view into all things."
"A fine piece of prose," remarked Mr. Fett as Mr. Badcock drew
breath.
"A fine fiddlestick, sir!" quoth my father.


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