`` I do n't think much of that , '' said the Duck , `` as I can not see what use it is to any one . Now , if you could plough the fields like the ox , or draw a cart like the horse , or look after the sheep like the collie-dog , that would be something . '' `` My good creature , '' cried the Rocket in a very haughty tone of voice , `` I see that you belong to the lower orders . A person of my position is never useful . We have certain accomplishments , and that is more than sufficient . I have no sympathy myself with industry of any kind , least of all with such industries as you seem to recommend . Indeed , I have always been of opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing whatever to do . '' `` Well , well , '' said the Duck , who was of a very peaceable disposition , and never quarrelled with any one , `` everybody has different tastes . I hope , at any rate , that you are going to take up your residence here . '' `` Oh ! dear no , '' cried the Rocket . `` I am merely a visitor , a distinguished visitor . The fact is that I find this place rather tedious . There is neither society here , nor solitude . In fact , it is essentially suburban . I shall probably go back to Court , for I know that I am destined to make a sensation in the world . '' `` I had thoughts of entering public life once myself , '' remarked the Duck ; `` there are so many things that need reforming . Indeed , I took the chair at a meeting some time ago , and we passed resolutions condemning everything that we did not like . However , they did not seem to have much effect . Now I go in for domesticity , and look after my family . ''
`` I am made for public life , '' said the XXXXX , `` and so are all my relations , even the humblest of them .
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