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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 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
een swallowed up by a play-ground for the people, my dear,” said Cassandra, gently. “Paris is no place for us, and it is the intention of these men, in whose hands we are, to take us there and then desert us. Can you imagine anything worse than ourselves, the phantoms of a glorious romantic past, basely deserted in the streets of a wholly strange, superficial, material city of to-day? What do you think, Elizabeth, would be your fate if, faint and famished, you begged for sustenance 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 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. ST BUT MY BELOVED TUILLI CRIED MARIE ANTINETTE HAS BEEN SWALLOWED UP BY A PLAYGROUND FOR THE PEOPLE MY DEAR SAID CASSANDRA GENTLY PARIS IS NO PLACE FOR US AND IT IS THE INTENTION OF THESE MEN IN WHOSE HANDS WE ARE TO TAKE US THERE AND THEN DESERT US CAN YOU IMAGINE ANYTHING WORSE THAN OURSELVES THE PHANTOMS OF A GLORIOUS ROMANTIC PAST BASELY DESERTED IN THE STREETS OF A WHOLLY STRANGE SUPERFICIAL MATERIAL CITY OF TO DAY WHAT DO YOU THINK ELIZABETH WOULD BE YOUR FATE IF FAINT AND FAMISHED YOU BEGGED FOR SUSTENANCE 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
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