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PEER
- Of the loveliest straw.
- It will fit whoever first puts it on.
- Hei, there is more yet! An addled egg!
- A madman's grey hair! And the Prophet's beard!
- All these shall be his that will show on the hillside
- a post that has writ on it: Here lies your path!
THE BAILIFF [who has come up].
- You're carrying on, my good man, so that almost
- I think that your path will lead straight to the lock-up.
PEER [hat in hand].
- Quite likely. But, tell me, who was Peer Gynt?
THE BAILIFF
- Oh, nonsense-
PEER
- Your pardon! Most humbly I beg-!
THE BAILIFF
- Oh, he's said to have been an abominable liar-
PEER
- A liar-?
THE BAILIFF
- Yes-all that was strong and great
- he made believe always that he had done it.
- But, excuse me, friend-I have other duties-
- [Goes.]
