11/18 "Hush. Nobody's said anything about that. This is purely a discussion of _Othello_." "The fiddling ex-Emperor Nero," said Bacon, loudly enough to be heard all about the room, "is mistaken when he attributes _Othello_ to me." "Aha, Master Nero!" cried Shakespeare triumphantly. "What did I tell you ?" "Then I erred, that is all," said Nero. |