| 1 | Don't nag. If you do, I shall have to protect myself by appearing deaf. | |
| 2 | He is not a prudent man who cannot play the fool on occasion. | |
| 3 | They too have been deaf to the Voice of Justice and of Consanguinity. | |
| 4 | He' d hint at his dissatisfaction, and I' d play dumb. | |
| 5 | He' d hint at his dissatisfaction, and I' d play dumb. |