Theyhaveathirdwayofsavingtheirowncredit，ofriddingtheirhandsofusandsecuringthemselvesfromthereproacheswemightcastintheirteethofourlittleamendment，whentheyhavehadussolongintheirhandsthattheyhavenotonemoreinventionleftwherewithtoamuseus，whichistosendustothebetterairofsomeothercountry。This，Madame，isenough;Ihopeyouwillgivemeleavetoreturntomydiscourse，fromwhichIhavesofardigressed，thebettertodivertyou。\"
Itwas，Ithink，Pericles，whobeingaskedhowhedid:\"Youmayjudge，\"
sayshe，\"bythese，\"showingsomelittlescrollsofparchmenthehadtiedabouthisneckandarms。Bywhichhewouldinferthathemustneedsbeverysickwhenhewasreducedtoanecessityofhavingrecoursetosuchidleandvainfopperies，andofsufferinghimselftobesoequipped。
IdarenotpromisebutthatImayonedaybesomuchafoolastocommitmylifeanddeathtothemercyandgovernmentofphysicians;Imayfallintosuchafrenzy;Idarenotberesponsibleformyfutureconstancy:
butthen，ifanyoneaskmehowIdo，Imayalsoanswer，asPericlesdid，\"Youmayjudgebythis，\"shewingmyhandclutchingsixdrachmsofopium。