But the facts are notoriously otherwise.

The document is drawn up in a common vehicle of thought among scholars, and I gladly seize the opportunity to add, that I do not remember to have seen a better specimen of modern latinity." "It is undeniable, Sir John," returned Lord Chatterino, waving his tail in acknowledgment of the compliment, "that the protocol itself is in a language that has now become common property; but the mere medium of thought, on such occasions, is of no great moment, provided it is neutral as respects the contracting parties; moreover, in this particular case, article 11 of the protocol contains a stipulation that no legal consequences whatever are to follow the use of the Latin language; a stipulation that leaves the contracting parties in possession of their original rights.

Now, as the lecture is to be a monikin lecture, given by a monikin philosopher, and on monikin grounds, I humbly urge that it is proper the interview should generally be conducted on monikin principles." "If by monikin grounds, is meant monikin ground (which I have a right to assume, since the greater necessarily includes the less), I beg leave to remind your lordship, that the parties are, at this moment, in a neutral country, and that, if either of them can set up a claim of territorial jurisdiction, or the rights of the flag, these claims must be admitted to be human, since the locataire of this apartment is a man, in control of the locus in quo, and pro hac vice, the suzerain." "Your ingenuity has greatly exceeded my construction, Sir John, and I beg leave to amend my plea.

All I mean is, that the leading consideration in this interview, is a monikin interest--that we are met to propound, explain, digest, animadvert on, and embellish a monikin theme--that the accessory must be secondary to the principal--that the lesser must merge, not in your sense, but in my sense, in the greater--and, by consequence, that--" "You will accord me your pardon, my dear lord, but I hold--" "Nay, my good Sir John, I trust to your intelligence to be excused if I say--" "One word, my Lord Chatterino, I pray you, in order that--" "A thousand, very cheerfully, Sir John, but--" "My Lord Chatterino!" "Sir John Goldencalf!" Hereupon we both began talking at the same time, the noble young monikin gradually narrowing down the direction of his observations to the single person of Mrs.Vigilance Lynx, who, I afterwards had occasion to know, was an excellent listener; and I, in my turn, after wandering from eye to eye, settled down into a sort of oration that was especially addressed to the understanding of Captain Noah Poke.

My auditor contrived to get one ear entirely clear of the bison's skin, and nodded approbation of what fell from me, with a proper degree of human and clannish spirit.