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<h2>THE BUTCHER AND HIS CUSTOMERS</h2>
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<p>Two Men were buying meat at a Butcher's stall in the
market-place, and, while the Butcher's back was turned for a
moment, one of them snatched up a joint and hastily thrust it under
the other's cloak, where it could not be seen. When the Butcher
turned round, he missed the meat at once, and charged them with
having stolen it: but the one who had taken it said he hadn't got
it, and the one who had got it said he hadn't taken it. The Butcher
felt sure they were deceiving him, but he only said, "You may cheat
me with your lying, but you can't cheat the gods, and they won't
let you off so lightly."</p>
<p class="adage">Prevarication often amounts to perjury.</p>
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