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THE HOUR-GLASS
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Third Pupil
That's it, and then he cannot blame us for the choice.
First Pupil
There, I have chosen. Fool, keep still—and if what's wise is strange and sounds like nonsense, we've made a good choice.
Fifth Pupil
The Master has come.
Fool
Will anybody give a penny to a fool?
[One of the pupils draws back the stage curtain showing the Master sitting at his desk. There is an hour-glass upon his desk or in a bracket on the wall. One pupil puts the book before him.
First Pupil
We have chosen the passage for the lesson, Master. 'There are two
