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"Don't be flippant, please," said Portia. "We haven't time to waste on flippant suggestions. Perhaps a court martial of these pirates, supplemented by a yard arm, wouldn't be a bad thing. I'll prosecute the case." DON'T BE FLIPPANT PLEASE SAID PORTIA WE HAVEN'T TIME TO WASTE ON FLIPPANT SUGGESTIONS PERHAPS A COURT MARTIAL OF THESE PIRATES SUPPLEMENTED BY A YARD ARM WOULDN'T BE A BAD THING I'LL PROSECUTE THE CASE
 Cleopatra, anxiously; “and yet it does seem as if our woman’s instinct ought to show us some way out of our trouble.” “The Committee on Treachery,” said Delilah, “has already suggested a chafing-dish party, with Lucretia Borgia in charge of the lobster Newberg.” “That is true,” said Lucretia; “but I find, in going through my reticule, that my maid, for some reason unknown to me, has failed to renew my supply of poisons. I shall discharge her on my return home, for she knows that I never go anywhere without them; but that does not help matters at this juncture. The sad fact remains that I could prepare a thousand delicacies for these pirates without fatal results.” “You mean immediately fatal, do you not?” suggested Xanthippe. “I could myself prepare a cake which would in time reduce our captors to a state of absolute dependence, but of course the effect is not immediate.” “We might give a musicale, and let Trilby sing ‘Ben Bolt’ to them,” suggested Marguerite de Valois, with a giggle. DS IN DESPAIR IT IS A TERRIBLE PROBLEM SAID CLEOPATRA ANXIOUSLY AND YET IT DOES SEEM AS IF OUR WOMEN'S INSTINCT OUGHT TO SHOW US SOME WAY OUT OF OUR TROUBLE THE COMMITTEE ON TREACHERY SAID DELILA HAS ALREADY SUGGESTED A CHAFING DISH PARTY WITH LUCREZIA BORGIA IN CHARGE OF THE LOBSTER NEW BURG THAT IS TRUE SAID LUCREZIA BUT I FIND IN GOING THROUGH MY RETICULE THAT MY MAID FOR SOME REASON UNKNOWN TO ME HAS FAILED TO RENEW MY SUPPLY OF POISON I SHALL DISCHARGE HER UPON MY RETURN HOME FOR SHE KNOWS THAT I NEVER GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT THEM BUT THAT DOES NOT HELP MATTERS AT THIS JUNCTURE THE SAD FACT REMAINS THAT I COULD PREPARE A THOUSAND DELICACIES FOR THESE PIRATES WITHOUT FATAL RESULTS YOU MEAN IMMEDIATELY FATAL DO YOU NOT SUGGESTED SANTICKY I COULDN'T MYSELF REPAIR A CAKE WHICH WOULD IN TIME REDUCE OUR CAPTORS TO A STATE OF ABSOLUTE DEPENDENCE BUT OF COURSE THE EFFECT IS NOT IMMEDIATE WE MIGHT GIVE A MUSICALE AND LET CHILBY SING BED BOTH TO THEM SUGGESTED MARGUERITE DE VALOIS WITH A GIGGLE
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