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They will give us our scare, and land us safely again at the pier. In that event it is our womanly duty to manifest no concern, and to seem to be aware of nothing unusual in the proceeding. It would never do to let them think that their joke has been a good one. If, on the other hand, as I fear, we are the victims of some horde of ruffians, who have pounced upon us unawares, and are going into the business of abduction on a wholesale basis, we must meet treachery with treachery, strategy with strategy. THEY WILL GIVE US OUR SCARE AND LAND US SAFELY AGAIN AT THE PIER IN THAT EVENT IT IS OUR WOMANLY DUTY TO MANIFEST NO CONCERN AND TO SEEM TO BE AWARE OF NOTHING UNUSUAL IN THE PRECEDING IT WOULD NEVER DO TO LET THEM THINK THAT THEIR JOKES BEEN A GOOD ONE IF ON THE OTHER HAND AS I FEAR WE ARE THE VICTIMS OF SOME HORDE OF RUFFIANS WHO HAVE POUNCED UPON US UNAWARES AND ARE GOING INTO THE BUSINESS OF ABDUCTION ON A WHOLESALE BASIS WE MUST MEET TREACHERY WITH TREACHERY AND STRATEGY WITH STRATEGY
rmore, the proverb is not as the lady has quoted it. ‘People who live in glass houses should not throw stones’ is the proper version.” “I was not quoting,” returned Mrs. Noah, calmly. “When I said that people who live in glass houses should not throw dice, I meant precisely what I said. People who live in glass houses should not take chances. In assuming with such vainglorious positiveness that she will not be seasick, the lady who has just spoken is giving tremendous odds, as the boys used to say on the Ark when we gathered about the table at night and began to make small wagers on the day’s run.” “I think we had better suspend this discussion,” suggested Cleopatra. “It is of no immediate interest to any one but Ophelia, and I fancy she does not care to dwell upon it at any great length. It is more important that we should decide upon our future course of action. In the first place, the question is who these people up on deck are. If they are the members of the club, we are all right. U THAT RETORTED SANTITHY FURTHERMORE THE PROVERB IS NOT AS THE LADY HAS QUOTED IT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW STONES IS THE PROPER VERSION I WAS NOT QUOTING RETURNED MISSUS NOAH CALMLY WHEN I SAID THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW DICE I MEANT PRECISELY WHAT I SAID PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT TAKE CHANCES IN ASSUMING WITH SUCH VAINGLORIOUS POSITIVENESS THAT SHE WILL NOT BE SEASICK THE LADY WHO HAS JUST SPOKEN IS GIVING TREMENDOUS ODDS AS THE BOYS USED TO SAY ON THE ARK WHEN WE GATHERED ABOUT THE TABLE AT NIGHT AND BEGAN TO MAKE SMALL WAITERS ON THE DAY'S RUN I THINK WE HAD BETTER SUSPEND THIS DISCUSSION SUGGESTED CLEOPATRA IT IS OF NO IMMEDIATE INTEREST TO ANY ONE BUT OPHELIA AND I FANCY SHE DOES NOT CARE TO DWELL UPON IT AT ANY GREAT LENGTH IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOULD DECIDE UPON OUR FUTURE COURSE OF ACTION IN THE FIRST PLACE THE QUESTION IS WHO THESE PEOPLE UP ON DECK ARE IF THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB WE ARE ALL RIGHT
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