28/38 Moreover I, a Frenchman, love Shakespeare. I consider him the equal of our magnificent Moliere." "Which means that if you were not a Frenchman you would think him better." "A pleasant wit, Mr.Lennox.I am glad to see it in you. But you will admit that I have come a long distance and incurred a great risk to attend a play by a British author given in a British town, though it must be admitted that the British town has strong Dutch lineaments. Furthermore, I do bear witness that I enjoyed the play greatly. 'Twas worth the trouble and the danger." "Since you insist, chevalier, that you came so great a distance and incurred so great a risk merely to worship at the shrine of our Shakespeare, as one gentleman to another I cannot say that I doubt your word. |