Sentence:  I'll win them by politeness, and... and... show them that I've nothing to do with that Aesop, that buffoon, that <WSD>Pierrot</WSD>, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A character from French pantomime; a buffoon in a loose white outfit; a popular choice for a masquerade costume.