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Now, my son, go ahead and speak your piece." NOW MY SON GO AHEAD AND SPEAK YOUR PEACE
 to that,” put in Queen Elizabeth. “If I remember rightly, your last customer was very much dissatisfied with the trim you gave him.” “It will be unnecessary to do what Delilah proposes,” said Mrs. Noah, with a kindly smile, as she rose up from the corner in which she had been sitting, an interested listener. “I can introduce the gentleman to you all with perfect propriety. He’s a member of my family. His grandfather was the great-grandson a thousand and eight times removed of my son Shem’s great-grandnephew on his father’s side. His relationship to me is therefore obvious, though from what I know of his reputation I think he takes more after my husband’s ancestors than my own. Willie, dear, these ladies are friends of mine. Ladies, this young man is one of my most famous descendants. He has been a man of many adventures, and he has been hanged once, which, far from making him undesirable as an acquaintance, has served merely to render him harmless, and therefore a safe person to know. ENTLEMAN HIMSELF MIGHT OBJECT TO THAT PUT IN QUEEN ELIZABETH IF I REMEMBER RIGHTLY YOUR LAST CUSTOMER WAS VERY MUCH DISSATISFIED WITH THE TRIM YOU GAVE HIM IT WILL BE UNNECESSARY TO DO WHAT DELILA PROPOSES SAID MISSUS NOAH WITH A KINDLY SMILE AS SHE ROSE UP FROM THE CORNER IN WHICH SHE HAD BEEN SITTING AN INTERESTED LISTENER I CAN INTRODUCE THE GENTLEMAN TO YOU ALL WITH PERFECT PROPRIETY HE'S A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY HIS GRANDFATHER WAS THE GREAT GRANDSON A THOUSAND AND EIGHT TIMES REMOVED OF MY SON SHEN'S GREAT GRAND NEPHEW ON HIS FATHER'S SIDE HIS RELATIONSHIP TO ME IS THEREFORE OBVIOUS THOUGH FROM WHAT I KNOW OF HIS REPUTATION I THINK HE TAKES MORE AFTER MY HUSBAND'S ANCESTORS THAN MY OWN WILLIE DEAR THESE LADIES ARE FRIENDS OF MINE LADIES THIS YOUNG MAN IS ONE OF MY MOST FAMOUS DESCENDANTS HE HAS BEEN A MAN OF MANY ADVENTURES AND HE HAS BEEN HANGED ONCE WHICH FAR FROM MAKING HIM UNDESIRABLE AS AN ACQUAINTANCE HAS SERVED MERELY TO RENDER HIM HARMLESS AND THEREFORE A SAFE PERSON TO KNOW
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