nor into a pepper-box: but, lest the devil that guides him should aid him, I will search impossible places. Though what I am I cannot avoid, yet to be what I would not shall not make me tame: if I have horns to make one mad, let the proverb go with me: I'll be horn-mad. Is he at Master Ford's already, think'st thou? Sure he is by this, or will be presently: but, truly, he is very courageous mad about his throwing into the water. Mistress Ford desires you to come suddenly. I'll be with her by and by; I'll but bring my young man here to school. Look, where his master comes; 'tis a playing-day, I see. How now, Sir Hugh! no school to-day? No; Master Slender is let the boys leave to play. Blessing of his heart! Sir Hugh, my husband says my son profits nothing in the world at his book. I pray you, ask him some questions in his accidence. Come hither, William; hold up your head; come. Come on, sirrah; hold up your head; answer your master, be not afraid. William, how many numbers is in nouns? Two. Truly, I thought there had been one number more, because they say, ''Od's nouns.' Peace your tattlings! What is 'fair,' William? Pulcher. Polecats! there are fairer things than polecats, sure. You are a very simplicity 'oman: I pray you peace. What is 'lapis,' William? A stone. And what is 'a stone,' William? A pebble. No, it is 'lapis:' I pray you, remember in your prain. Lapis. That is a good William. What is he, William, that does lend articles? Articles are borrowed of the pronoun, and be thus declined, Singulariter, nominativo, hic, haec, hoc. Nominativo, hig, hag, hog; pray you, mark: genitivo, hujus. Well, what is your accusative case? Accusativo, hinc. I pray you, have your remembrance, child, accusative, hung, hang, hog. 'Hang-hog' is Latin for bacon, I warrant you. Leave your prabbles, 'oman. What is the focative case, William? O,--vocativo, O. Remember, William; focative is caret. And that's a good root. 'Oman, forbear. Peace! What is your genitive case plural, William? Genitive case! Ay. Genitive,--horum, harum, horum. Vengeance of Jenny's case! fie on her! never name her, child, if she be a whore. For shame, 'oman. You do ill