Two weevils crept from the crumbs. 'You see those weevils, Stephen?' said Jack solemnly. I do. ' Which … - Patrick O'Brian

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To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

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Two weevils crept from the crumbs. 'You see those weevils, Stephen?' said Jack solemnly. I do. ' Which would you choose?' There is not a scrap of difference. Arcades ambo. They are the same species of curculio, and there is nothing to choose between them. ' But suppose you had to choose?' Then I should choose the right-hand weevil; it has a perceptible advantage in both length and breadth. ' There I have you,' cried Jack. 'You are bit - you are completely dished. Don't you know that in the Navy you must always choose the lesser of two weevils? Oh ha, ha, ha, ha!

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