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Chapter 8

           Theyarecallinginsomelegalchicanery,anduponthatgroundtheyarethreateningtoturnusoutofthehouse!Really,prince,doyouthinkwearesuchfoolsasnottobeawarethatthismatterdoesnotcomewithinthelaw,andthatlegallywecannotclaimaroublefromyou?Butwearealsoawarethatifactuallawisnotonourside,humanlawisforus,naturallaw,thelawofcommon-senseandconscience,whichisnolessbindinguponeverynobleandhonestmanthatis,everymanofsanejudgmentbecauseitisnottobefoundinmiserablelegalcodes.Ifwecomeherewithoutfearofbeingturnedout(aswasthreatenedjustnow)becauseoftheimperativetoneofourdemand,andtheunseemlinessofsuchavisitatthislatehour(thoughitwasnotlatewhenwearrived,wewerekeptwaitinginyouranteroom),if,Isay,wecameinwithoutfear,itisjustbecauseweexpectedtofindyouamanofsense;Imean,amanofhonourandconscience.Itisquitetruethatwedidnotpresentourselveshumbly,likeyourflatterersandparasites,butholdingupourheadsasbefitsindependentmen.Wepresentnopetition,butaproudandfreedemand(noteitwell,wedonotbeseech,wedemand!).Weaskyoufairlyandsquarelyinadignifiedmanner.

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