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THE HOUR-GLASS
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First Pupil
I'd as soon listen to dried peas in a bladder, as listen to your thoughts.
[Fool comes in.
Fool
Give me a penny.
Second Pupil
Let us choose a subject by chance. Here is his big book. Let us turn over the pages slowly. Let one of us put down his finger without looking. The passage his finger lights on will be the subject for the lesson.
Fool
Give me a penny.
Third Pupil
(Taking up book) How heavy it is.
