A jaw like a mastiff's, a frame like a giant's, eyes like two daggers, a smile like a tiger's snarl, " Bernard murmured." Aye, he is all that! ! " Master Herbert said." A murrain be on him! And when I came to him, what did I do? I did bow in all politeness, yet stiffly withal to show him I'd not brook his surliness."" I did hear ye did bow so low that your head came below your knees, " Bernard said. Georgette Heyer
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The quote above is taken from the play "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare. It is a line spoken by Shylock in describing Antonio Benvenuto, who is also known as Lorenzo. Much of the dialogue in this play revolves around the Jewish background of Antonio, who is portrayed as an enemy of Shylock because he refuses to lend money to him at high interest rates. This quote shows that you can be rude without meaning to be rude. You can be polite and still be rude. This shows that people are not always good at reading other people's emotions and reading what they mean by their actions and words.

Source: Simon The Coldheart

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