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Those two little Latin words had such unlimited powers of concealment in
them. He did not know whether _tu quoque_ meant something about votes,
an insulting charge, or merely a reply, and feared to make himself
ridiculous by his response to them. He was not the first man who has
been hampered and floored by his own ignorance. He concluded he must
make an entire change of subject to be safe. So he said, "I ain't goin'
to be no boss's puppy dog."
"No," said Peter, finding it difficult not to smile, "you are not that
kind of a man."
"I takes my orders from no one."
"Denton, no one wants you to vote by order. We elected you alderman to
do what was best for the ward and city, as it seems to you. You are
responsible for your votes to us, and no other man can be. I don't care
who orders you or advises you; in the end, you must vote yourself, and
you yourself will be held to account by us."
"Yes. But if I don't vote as you wants, you'll sour the boys on me."
"I shall tell them what I think.


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