Samuel Butler: But I did not yield at once; I enjoyed the process of being argued with too keenly to lose it by a prompt concession; be

But I did not yield at once; I enjoyed the process of being argued with too keen — Samuel Butler

But I did not yield at once; I enjoyed the process of being argued with too keenly to lose it by a prompt concession; besides, a little hesitation rendered the concession itself more valuable.

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