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_Don Jer._ "I'll let them see how merry an old man can be. " -- _The / Duenna._
I may value myself upon one quality, which, when I was young, was in / a great measure due to the high opinion I had of myself; I was always / fond of keeping my promises, and being regarded as a man of my word.