atleastforamouthorsixweeks;attheendofwhich,ifheisaharmlessfellow,hisinnocenceappears,andhecomesoutabetterandwisermanthanhewentin。
IhadsomeoccasionIforgetwhattostepintothecourt-yard,asIsettledthisaccount;andrememberIwalk\'ddownstairsinnosmalltriumphwiththeconceitofmyreasoning-Beshrewthesombrepencil!saidI,vauntingly-forIenvynotitspowers,whichpaintstheevilsoflifewithsohardanddeadlyacolouring。
Themindsitsterrifiedattheobjectsshehasmagnifiedherself,andblackened:reducethemtotheirpropersizeandhue,sheoverlooksthem-\'Tistrue,saidI,correctingtheproposition,-
theBastileisnotaneviltobedespised;-butstripitofitstowers-fillupthefosse,-unbarricadethedoors-callitsimplyaconfinement,andsuppose\'tissometyrantofadistemper-
andnotofaman,whichholdsyouinit,-theevilvanishes,andyoubeartheotherhalfwithoutcomplaint。