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Gargantua and Pantagruel
Book II.

CHAPTER 2
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I will make you a present of it, for I have ready coin enough,--and withal he made a noise with his counters, as if they had been French crowns.
Will you have a piece of velvet, either of the violet colour or of crimson dyed in grain, or a piece of broached or crimson satin?
Will you have chains, gold, tablets, rings?
You need no more but say, Yes; so far as fifty thousand ducats may reach, it is but as nothing to me.

By the virtue of which words he made the water come in her mouth; but she said unto him, No, I thank you, I will have nothing of you.

By G--, said he, but I will have somewhat of you; yet shall it be that which shall cost you nothing, neither shall you have a jot the less when you have given it.

Hold! -- showing his long codpiece--this is Master John Goodfellow, that asks for lodging!--and with that would have embraced her; but she began to cry out, yet not very loud.

Then Panurge put off his counterfeit garb, changed his false visage, and said unto her, You will not then otherwise let me do a little?
A turd for you! You do not deserve so much good, nor so much honour; but, by G--, I will make the dogs ride you;--and with this he ran away as fast as he could, for fear of blows, whereof he was naturally fearful..


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