let what would be the consequence.
“Once more,” said the same gentleman, “we advise you to restrain your curiosity: it will cost you the loss of your right eye.” “No matter,” I replied; “be assured that if such a misfortune befall me, I will not impute it to you, but to myself.”
He farther represented to me, that when I had lost an eye I must not hope to remain with them, if I were so disposed, because their number was complete,
let what would be the consequence.
“Once more,” said the same gentleman, “we advise you to restrain your curiosity: it will cost you the loss of your right eye.” “No matter,” I replied; “be assured that if such a misfortune befall me, I will not impute it to you, but to myself.”
He farther represented to me, that when I had lost an eye I must not hope to remain with them, if I were so disposed, because their number was complete,