85. The Truth Revealed -
Poor Marius! the auctioneer,
Who glibly spoke as he was bidden
To keep his client's credit clear,
Revealed the truth he should have hidden.
" Observe," said he " this favoured spot"
The land well tilled, the outlook pretty,
In short an eligible lot
Conveniently near the city.
" Pray, gentlemen, do not suppose"
The sale is forced — that's not suggested;
The owner not a penny owes,
Nay, he has money well invested.
" Does some one ask what makes him sell?
Mere fancy that it is not healthy;
He's lost slaves, cattle, crops — and well,
You know the whims that move the wealthy."
I hear that no one cared to buy —
Since none was loser by profession —
And Marius still wonders why
The land remains in his possession.
Who glibly spoke as he was bidden
To keep his client's credit clear,
Revealed the truth he should have hidden.
" Observe," said he " this favoured spot"
The land well tilled, the outlook pretty,
In short an eligible lot
Conveniently near the city.
" Pray, gentlemen, do not suppose"
The sale is forced — that's not suggested;
The owner not a penny owes,
Nay, he has money well invested.
" Does some one ask what makes him sell?
Mere fancy that it is not healthy;
He's lost slaves, cattle, crops — and well,
You know the whims that move the wealthy."
I hear that no one cared to buy —
Since none was loser by profession —
And Marius still wonders why
The land remains in his possession.
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