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The faces of Calpurnia and Cleopatra blanched for an instant, as, immediately following upon this apparition, a large bundle was hurled through the open port into the middle of the room, and the shadow vanished. THE FACES OF CALPARNIA AND CLEOPATRA BLANCHED FOR AN INSTANT AS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING UPON THIS APPARITION A LARGE BUNDLE WAS HURLED THROUGH THE OPEN PORCH INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM AND THE SHADOW VANISHED
committees—one on treachery, with Lucretia Borgia and Delilah as members; one on strategy, consisting of Portia and Queen Elizabeth; one on navigation, headed by Mrs. Noah; with a final sub-committee on reconnoitre, with Cassandra to look forward, and Mrs. Lot to look aft—all of these subordinated to a central committee of safety headed by Cleopatra and Calpurnia. The rest of us can then commit ourselves and our interests unreservedly to these ladies, and proceed to enjoy ourselves without thought of the morrow.” “I second the motion,” said Ophelia, “with the amendment that Madame Récamier be appointed chair-lady of another sub-committee, on entertainment.” The amendment was accepted, and the motion put. It was carried with an enthusiastic aye, and the organization was complete. The various committees retired to the several corners of the room to discuss their individual lines of action, when a shadow was observed to obscure the moonlight which had been streaming in through the window. NIZE A SERIES OF SUB COMMITTEES ONE ON TREACHERY WITH LUCREZIA BORGIA AND DE LAILA AS MEMBERS ONE ON STRATEGY CONSISTING OF PORTIA AND QUEEN ELIZABETH ONE ON NAVIGATION HEADED BY MISSUS NOAH WITH A FINAL SUB COMMITTEE ON RECONNOITRE WITH CASSANDRA TO LOOK FORWARD AND MISSUS LOT TO LOOK AFT ALL OF THESE SUBORDINATED TO A CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF SAFETY HEADED BY CLEOPATRA AND CALPONIA THE REST OF US CAN THEN COMMIT OURSELVES AND OUR INTERESTS UNRESERVEDLY TO THESE LADIES AND PROCEED TO ENJOY OURSELVES WITHOUT THOUGHT OF THE MORROW I SECOND THE MOTION SAID EPHELIA WITH THE AMENDMENT THAT MADAME RACAMIER THE APPOINTED CHAIR LADY OF ANOTHER SUB COMMITTEE ON ENTERTAINMENT THE AMENDMENT WAS ACCEPTED AND THE MOTION PUT IT WAS CARRIED WITH AN ENTHUSIASTIC EYE AND THE ORGANIZATION WAS COMPLETE THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES RETIRED TO THE SEVERAL CORNERS OF THE ROOM TO DISCUSS THEIR INDIVIDUAL LINES OF ACTION WHEN A SHADOW WAS OBSERVED TO OBSCURE THE MOONLIGHT WHICH HAD BEEN STREAMING IN THROUGH THE WINDOW
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