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I'll prosecute the case." "You forget that you are dealing with immortal spirits," observed Cleopatra. I'LL PROSECUTE THE CASE YOU FORGET THAT YOU ARE DEALING WITH IMMORTAL SPIRITS OBSERVED CLEOPATRA
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. “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. CHERY 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 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
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