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" Whiles " we could chaff him to any extent, and 

 " whiles " he was unable to bear being rallied on any 

 subject, which was often disconcertingly annoying. 

 Cecily said I expected too much from him, that I would 

 have him an Horatio — Hamlet's friend, an I could. 

 A man who takes Fortune's buffets and rewards with 

 equal thanks, a man with strong feelings used for 

 strong purposes, not squandered on anything. 

 And there are so few Horatios in the world ! 



