. The Cornish fishermen's watch-night, and other stories . stead ofone. All housebreakers and highwaymen, Ishould think, reason in the same way. It costs the country millions a year tokeep up the gaols and the policemen : everypenny of this might be saved. Ay, and the land might be overrun withrogues, and the country become a bear-garden. The national debt ought to be wipedaway at once—it is a disgrace to thenation. * And there is a debt scored up on the doorthere that is a disgrace to one Harry Hatfield—I suppose you would wipe that away too. In a word, my friends, things are verydifferent to
. The Cornish fishermen's watch-night, and other stories . stead ofone. All housebreakers and highwaymen, Ishould think, reason in the same way. It costs the country millions a year tokeep up the gaols and the policemen : everypenny of this might be saved. Ay, and the land might be overrun withrogues, and the country become a bear-garden. The national debt ought to be wipedaway at once—it is a disgrace to thenation. * And there is a debt scored up on the doorthere that is a disgrace to one Harry Hatfield—I suppose you would wipe that away too. In a word, my friends, things are verydifferent to what they ought to be. In thisland of liberty, where every mans house ishis castle, and where everything should beproperly conducted, there ought to be no The Tailor s Speech, 71 policemen—no oppressive laws—no taxes— no Here the landlord made liis appearance,and old Cawtliorn, having delivered his note,left the house, saying, How true is thatproverb of Solomon, Seest thou a man wisein his own conceit ? there is more hope of afool than of )%J^i 4
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