The wolf, himself a hunter, wearied of being hunted.

He took to associating with other wolves, and then the wolves, driven to form packs for self-protection, discovered the power of the pack, and took to hunting the tiger, with disastrous results to him.

You should study Buffon, M.
de Lesdiguieres." "I have studied a buffoon this morning, I think," was the punning sneer with which M.de Lesdiguieres replied.

But that he conceived himself witty, it is probable he would not have condescended to reply at all.

"I don't understand you," he added.
"But you will, M.de Lesdiguieres.