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But I had not the strength nor the inclination to bandy words with a drunkard. What have you done when you have bested a fool?

Charles Portis
Done, Fool, Inclination
Charles Portis (2010). “True Grit: A Novel”, p.84, The Overlook Press
But I had not the strength nor the inclination to bandy words with a drunkard. What have you done when you have bested a fool?