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outhinkproper
saidhetoleaveyourname
Iwillacquainthislord-
ship; and if you call another time you shall know when he will see you.
Jonesnowdeclaredthathehadveryparticularbusinesswiththe
younglady
andcouldnotdepartwithoutseeingher.Uponwhichthe
porterwithnoveryagreeablevoiceoraspectaffirmedthattherewas
noyoungladyinthathouse
andconsequentlynonecouldhesee;
addingsureyouarethestrangestmanIevermetwith
foryouwillnot
take an answer.
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IhaveoftenthoughtthatbytheparticulardescriptionofCerberusthe
porterofhellinthe6thAeneidVirgilmightpossiblyintendtosatirize
theportersofthegreatmeninhistime;thepictureatleastresembles
thosewhohavethehonourtoattendatthedoorsofourgreatmen.The
porterinhislodgeanswersexactlytoCerberusinhisdenandlikehim
mustbeappeasedbyasopbeforeaccesscanbegainedtohismaster.
PerhapsJonesmighthaveseenhiminthatlightandhaverecollectedthe
passagewheretheSibylinordertoprocureanentranceforAeneas
presentsthekeeperoftheStygianavenuewithsuchasop.Jonesinlike
mannernowbegantoofferabribetothehumanCerberuswhichafoot-
manoverhearinginstantlyadvancedanddeclaredifMrJoneswould
givehimthesumproposed
hewouldconducthimtothelady.Jonesin-
stantlyagreedandwasforthwithco [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]yilai:
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