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Kidd bowed politely, and smiled so terribly that several of the ladies fainted. KID BOWED POLITELY AND SMILED SO TERRIBLY THAT SEVERAL OF THE LADIES FAINTED
he others. “Isn’t he a daisy?” whispered Demosthenes to Diogenes as they climbed the stairs. “He is more than that; he’s a blooming orchid,” said Diogenes, with intense enthusiasm. “I think I’ll get my X-ray lantern and see if he’s honest.” IX CAPTAIN KIDD MEETS WITH AN OBSTACLE “EXCUSE me, your Majesty,” remarked Helen of Troy as Cleopatra accorded permission to Captain Kidd to speak, “I have not been introduced to this gentleman nor has he been presented to me, and I really cannot consent to any proceeding so irregular as this. I do not speak to gentlemen I have not met, nor do I permit them to address me.” “Hear, hear!” cried Xanthippe. “I quite agree with the principle of my young friend from Troy. It may be that when we claimed for ourselves all the rights of men that the right to speak and be spoken to by other men without an introduction will included in the list, but I for one have no desire to avail myself of the privilege, especially when it’s a horrid-looking man like this.”  CHAPTER NINE OF THE PURSUIT OF THE HOUSEBOAT BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS THIS LIBER OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN CHAPTER NINE CAPTAIN KIDD MEETS WITH AN OBSTACLE EXCUSE ME YOUR MAJESTY REMARKED HELEN OF TROY AS CLEOPATRA ACCORDED PERMISSION TO CAPTAIN KID TO SPEAK I HAVE NOT BEEN INTRODUCED TO THIS GENTLEMAN NOR HAS HE BEEN PRESENTED TO ME AND I REALLY CANNOT CONSENT TO ANY PROCEEDINGS SO IRREGULAR AS THIS I DO NOT SPEAK TO GENTLEMEN I HAVE NOT MET NOR DO I PERMIT THEM TO ADDRESS ME HEAR HEAR CRIED ZANTHROPY I QUITE AGREE WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF MY YOUNG FRIEND FROM TROY IT MAY BE THAT WHEN WE CLAIM FOR OURSELVES ALL THE RIGHTS OF MEN THAT THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AND BE SPOKEN TO BY OTHER MEN WITHOUT AN INTRODUCTION WAS INCLUDED IN THE LIST BUT I FOR ONE HAVE NO DESIRE TO AVAIL MYSELF OF THE PRIVILEGE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S A HORRID LOOKING MAN LIKE THIS
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