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"The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder. THE FACT IS UNTIL YOU MENTIONED IT YOURSELF IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME THAT THERE WAS MUCH FUN IN ANY PORTION OF THE TROJAN INCIDENT EXCEPTING PERHAPS THE DELIRIUM TREMENDS OF OLD LAOCOON WHO GOT NO MORE THAN HE DESERVED FOR STEALING MY THUNDER
 and profession were to reply, ‘Elizabeth, Queen of England’?” “Insane asylum,” said Elizabeth, shortly. “Precisely. So in Paris with the rest of us,” said Cassandra. “How do you know all this?” asked Trilby, still unconvinced. “I know it just as you knew how to become a prima donna,” said Cassandra. “I am, however, my own Svengali, which is rather preferable to the patent detachable hypnotizer you had. I hypnotize myself, and direct my mind into the future. I was a professional forecaster in the days of ancient Troy, and if my revelations had been heeded the Priam family would, I doubt not, still be doing business at the old stand, and Mr. Æneas would not have grown round-shouldered giving his poor father a picky-back ride on the opening night of the horse-show, so graphically depicted by Virgil.” “I never heard about that,” said Trilby. “It sounds like a very funny story, though.” “Well, it wasn’t so humorous for some as it was for others,” said Cassandra, with a sly glance at Helen.  AT AN ENGLISH DOOR TO DAY AND WHEN ASKED YOUR NAME AND PROFESSION WERE TO REPLY ELIZABETH QUEEN OF ENGLAND INSANE ASYLUM SAID ELIZABETH SHORTLY PRECISELY SO IN PARIS WITH THE REST OF US SAID CASSANDRA HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THIS ASKED TRILBE STILL UNCONVINCED I KNOW IT JUST AS YOU KNEW HOW TO BECOME A PRIMA DONNA SAID CASSANDRA I AM HOWEVER MY OWN SPHENIALI WHICH IS RATHER PREFERABLE TO THE PATENT DETACHABLE HYPNOTIZER YOU HAD I HYPNOTIZE MYSELF AND DIRECT MY MIND INTO THE FUTURE I WAS A PROFESSIONAL FORECASTER IN THE DAYS OF ANCIENT TROY AND IF MY REVELATIONS HAD BEEN HEEDED THE PRIME FAMILY WOULD I DOUBT NOT STILL BE DOING BUSINESS THE OLD STAND AND MISTER AENEAS WOULD NOT HAVE GONE ROUND SHOULDERED GIVING HIS POOR FATHER A PICKY BACK RIDE ON THE OPENING NIGHT OF THE HORSE SHOW SO GRAPHICALLY DEPICTED BY VIRGIL I NEVER HEARD ABOUT THAT SAID TRILVIE IT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY FUNNY STORY THOUGH WELL IT WASN'T SO HUMOROUS FOR SOME AS IT WAS FOR OTHERS SAID CASSANDRA WITH A SLY GLANCE AT HELEN
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