"You shall see it yourself, to-night!" he cried, seizing a lamp from the table.

"Come: it is your own handiwork.

Why shouldn't you look at it?
You can tell the world all about it afterwards, if you choose.
Nobody would believe you.

If they did believe you, they would like me all the better for it.

I know the age better than you do, though you will prate about it so tediously.