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 1     I|        banquet in honour of the jest as soon as it was accomplished,
 2     I|      a-laughing at this insipid jest. Such witticisms formed
 3    II|         cure you?"~ ~The bitter jest pleased Abellino. "Hum!
 4    II|   smooth the matter over with a jest.[Pg 52]~ ~"The Latin proverb
 5    II|           I hope this is only a jest on your part!"~ ~"Ha, ha,
 6   III|       and[Pg 85] what a capital jest it would then be to exhibit
 7    VI|       Why, that would be a mere jest. Suppose he refused to come
 8    VI|         senseless and insulting jest, which if our feather-brained
 9   VII|    Master Jock from this bitter jest on this occasion, inasmuch
10     X|         be able to make quite a jest of it all, and how we shall
11   XVI|     Rudolf, that was but a poor jest, I don't like such witticisms.
12   XVI| ill-tempered - one may not even jest with you. Come here now,
13 XVIII|      alert for the point of the jest, suddenly laughed aloud.
14 XVIII|   husband."~ ~"This is a stupid jest," cried Abellino, quite