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The boat had given a slight lurch. THE BOAT HAD GIVEN A SLIGHT LURCH
ouldn’t have held in any court of equity outside of Venice. If you owe a man a thousand ducats, and it costs you three thousand to get them, that’s your affair, not his. If it cost Antonio every drop of his bluest blood to pay the pound of flesh, it was Antonio’s affair, not Shylock’s. However, the world applauds you as a great jurist, when you have nothing more than a woman’s keen instinct for sentimental technicalities.” “It would have made a horrid play, though, if it had gone on,” shuddered Elizabeth. “That may be, but, carried out realistically, it would have done away with a raft of bad actors,” said Cleopatra. “I’m half sorry it didn’t go on, and I’m sure it wouldn’t have been any worse than compelling Brutus to fall on his sword until he resembles a chicken liver _en brochette_, as is done in that Julius Cæsar play.” “Well, I’m very glad I did it,” snapped Portia. “I should think you would be,” said Cleopatra. “If you hadn’t done it, you’d never have been known. What was that?” LACKSTONE OBSERVED TO ANTONY THAT THE DECISION WOULDN'T HAVE HELD IN ANY COURT OF EQUITY OUTSIDE OF VENICE IF YOU OWE A MAN A THOUSAND DUCATS AND IT COSTS YOU THREE THOUSAND TO GET THEM THAT'S YOUR AFFAIR NOT HIS IF IT COST ANTONIO EVERY DROP OF HIS BLUEST BLOOD TO PAY THE POUND OF FLESH IT WAS ANTONIO'S AFFAIR NOT SHYLOCK'S HOWEVER THE WORLD APPLAUDS YOU AS A GREAT JURIST WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING MORE THAN A WOMAN'S KEEN INSTINCT FOR SENTIMENTAL TECHNICALITY IT WOULD HAVE MADE A HORRID PLAY THOUGH IF IT HAD GONE ON SHUDDERED ELIZABETH THAT MAY BE BUT CARRIED OUT REALISTICALLY IT WOULD HAVE DONE AWAY WITH A RAFT OF BAD ACTORS SAID CLEOPATRA I'M HALF SORRY IT DIDN'T GO ON AND I'M SURE IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY WORSE THAN COMPELLING BRUTUS TO FALL ON HIS SWORD UNTIL HE RESEMBLES A CHICKEN LIVER AMBROCHETTE AS IS DONE IN THAT JULIUS CAESAR PLAY WELL I'M VERY GLAD I DID IT SNAPPED PORTIA I SHOULD THINK YOU WOULD BE SAID CLEOPATRA IF YOU HADN'T DONE IT YOU'D NEVER HAVE BEEN KNOWN WHAT WAS THAT
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