There are many such instances of name-play throughout the text, leading to the creation of a picture which, although held up in all seriousness by its describer, is constantly (though mildly) belittled by the purposefully playful nature of the language that names its features. We might here briefly look at one other example of a crime which is threatened with bondage, in order to further grasp the reasons for the severity of such punishment: adultery. In other words, a maxim to this effect--were it to become law - that any object on which the will can be exerted must remain objectively in itself without an owner, as res nullius, is contrary to the principle of right.