You're a fool.' 'Don't see it.

When I was on that Chinese pig-boat, our captain got credit for saving about twenty-five thousand very seasick little pigs, when our old tramp of a steamer fell foul of a timber-junk.

Now, taking those pigs as a parallel----' 'Oh, confound your parallels! Whenever I try to improve your soul, you always drag in some anecdote from your very shady past.

Pigs aren't the British public; and self-respect is self-respect the world over.

Go out for a walk and try to catch some self-respect.