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"If these creatures were mortals, hanging them would be all right, and comparatively easy, considering that we outnumber them ten to one, and have many resources for getting them, more or less, in our power, but they are not. They have gone through the refining process of dissolution once, and there's an end to that. IF THESE CREATURES WERE MORTAL HANGING THEM WOULD BE ALL RIGHT AND COMPARATIVELY EASY CONSIDERING THAT WE OUTNUMBER THEM TEN TO ONE AND HAVE MANY RESOURCES FOR GETTING THEM MORE OR LESS IN OUR POWER BUT THEY ARE NOT THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH THE REFINING PROCESS OF DISSOLUTION ONCE AND THERE'S AN END TO THAT
ia; “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. “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.” “You forget that you are dealing with immortal spirits,” observed Cleopatra. E 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 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 YOU FORGET THAT YOU ARE DEALING WITH IMMORTAL SPIRITS OBSERVED CLEOPATRA
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