Old Incredulity, the Lord Mayor, grew red in the face and cried out to Mansoul, “And who, being free of their enemies, as we are now, would be so foolish as to relinquish the staff of authority out of their own hands into the hands of they know not whom? I, for my part, will never surrender to such unlimited terms. After all, we don’t know how their King executes law or justice, nor do we know the nature of His mind, particularly with regard to cravings and affections. “It is said by some that He will be angry with His subjects if, by chance, they step away from His ways or plan for how to
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