His Apology,
A delightful story is told of Thomas Poole. When " a person of some local importance, and with certain claims to respect and deference," which everybody recognised, took it in his head to hold forth in Poole's presence —perhaps out of pure love of irritating a fellow creature— in authoritative disparagement of Coleridge and Wordsworth, Poole boiled over, and told the reviler, in the most emphatic manner, that he was a fool. Poole was sorry for it afterwards.
" Did I call him a fool ? How very wrong of me 1 How very wrong ! Would it do any good to apologise? I am sure, if it would give him any satisfaction, I would apologise in a moment." So he returned. "I am sure, sir, I am very sorry I was rude to you just now. I apologise most sincerely. I wish I wasn't so hasty. It was extremely wrong of me. But— but— bat" —(with a gulp, as if he were all but chokii D g) « how could you be such a conEounded fool?"
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Otago Witness, Issue 1950, 4 April 1889, Page 38
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174His Apology, Otago Witness, Issue 1950, 4 April 1889, Page 38
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