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Mr. Shakespeare confided to me one night, at one of Mrs. Cæsar's card parties, that he regarded that as the biggest joke he ever wrote, and Judge Blackstone 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. MISTER SHAKESPEARE CONFIDED TO ME ONE NIGHT AT ONE OF MISSUS CAESAR'S CARD PARTIES THAT HE REGARDED THAT AS THE BIGGEST JOKE HE EVER WROTE AND JUDGE BLACKSTONE 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
s he did at the very height of my popularity.” IV ON BOARD THE HOUSE-BOAT MEANWHILE the ladies were not having such a bad time, after all. Once having gained possession of the House-boat, they were loath to think of ever having to give it up again, and it is an open question in my mind if they would not have made off with it themselves had Captain Kidd and his men not done it for them. “I’ll never forgive these men for their selfishness in monopolizing all this,” said Elizabeth, with a vicious stroke of a billiard-cue, which missed the cue-ball and tore a right angle in the cloth. “It is not right.” “No,” said Portia. “It is all wrong; and when we get back home I’m going to give my beloved Bassanio a piece of my mind; and if he doesn’t give in to me, _I’ll_ reverse my decision in the famous case of Shylock _versus_ Antonio.” “Then I sincerely hope he doesn’t give in,” retorted Cleopatra, “for I swear by all my auburn locks that that was the very worst bit of injustice ever perpetrated. BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS THIS LIVERPOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN CHAPTER FOUR ON BOARD THE HOUSEBOAT MEANWHILE THE LADIES WERE NOT HAVING SUCH A BAD TIME AFTER ALL ONCE HAVING GAINED POSSESSION OF THE HOUSEBOAT THEY WERE LOTH TO THINK OF EVER HAVING TO GIVE IT UP AGAIN AND IT IS AN OPEN QUESTION IN MY MIND IF THEY WOULD NOT HAVE MADE OFF WITH IT THEMSELVES HAD CAPTAIN KID AND HIS MEN NOT DONE IT FOR THEM I'LL NEVER FORGIVE THESE MEN FOR THEIR SELFISHNESS IN MONOPOLIZING ALL THIS SAID ELIZABETH WITH A VICIOUS STROKE OF A BILLIARD TWO WHICH MISSED THE CUE BALL AND TORE A RIGHT ANGLE IN THE CLOTH IT IS NOT RIGHT NO SAID PORCIA IT IS ALL WRONG AND WHEN WE GET BACK HOME I AM GOING TO GIVE MY BELOVED BAZANIO A PIECE OF MY MIND AND IF HE DOESN'T GIVE IN TO ME I'LL REVERSE MY DECISION IN THE FAMOUS CASE OF SHYLOCK VERSUS ANTONIO THEN I SINCERELY HOPE THAT HE DOESN'T GIVE IN RETORTED CLEOPATRA FOR I SWEAR BY ALL MY AUBURN LOTS THAT THAT WAS THE VERY WORST BIT OF INJUSTICE EVER PERPETRATED
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