A FOWLER caught a Partridge and was about to kill it. The Partridge
earnestly begged him to spare his life, saying, “Pray, master, permit
me to live and I will entice many Partridges to you in recompense for
your mercy to me.” The Fowler replied, “I shall now with less scruple
take your life, because you are willing to save it at the cost of
betraying your friends and relations.”