Marching to meet one Buonaparty;
Never mind, mates; we'll be merry, though
We may have marched for nothing, O!
Right fol-lol!


THIRD PASSENGER

And was Boney's letter friendly?


FIRST PASSENGER

Certainly, sir. He requested peace with the King.


THIRD PASSENGER

And why shouldn't the King reply in the same manner?


FIRST PASSENGER

What! Encourage this man in an act of shameless presumption, and
give him the pleasure of considering himself the equal of the King
of England--whom he actually calls his brother!


THIRD PASSENGER