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Filed under Clever man puts another out of countenance.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Peasant preaches about bishop's amour. Bishop has instructed him to tell the truth and spare no one when he preachesClever thief may keep booty. He has seen his victim in a disgraceful position and is allowed the booty as a price for his silenceCourtier having observed king's amour shields him and gains pardon. Answers in clever proverbs when called on to say what he has seen
Filed beside it
Judge put out of countenanceThief exposes owner's unjust claimAbsurd pretence, when allowed, puts pretender out of countenanceCheater put out of countenance by raising alarm. Wine seller carries water into his cellar. Man raises alarm pretending that he thought the house must be afireWorldly man puts religious man out of countenanceThirty years old for twelve years. Man claims to be thirty; has been doing so for the last twelve yearsOld man in love with young woman puts his critics out of countenanceRebuke for telling a poor and long-winded storyPoet puts others out of countenance

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