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The ladies crowded anxiously about the stair and attempted to ascend, Cleopatra in the van; but as the Egyptian Queen reached the doorway to the upper deck, the door opened, and the hard features of Captain Kidd were thrust roughly through, and his strident voice rang out through the gathering gloom. THE LADIES CROWDED ANXIOUSLY ABOUT THE STAIR AND ATTEMPTED TO ASCEND CLEOPATRA IN THE VAN BUT AS THE EGYPTIAN QUEEN REACHED THE DOORWAY TO THE UPPER DECK THE DOOR OPENED AND THE HARD FEATURES OF CAPTAIN KID WERE THRUST ROUGHLY THROUGH AND HIS STRIDENT VOICE RANG OUT THROUGH THE GATHERING GLOOM
reath is very nice, but by the ton they are apt to weigh on his mind. Up to a certain point notoriety is like a woman, and a man is apt to love it; but when it becomes exacting, demanding instead of permitting itself to be courted, it loses its charm.” “That is Socratic in its wisdom,” smiled Portia. “But Xanthippic in its origin,” returned Xanthippe. “No man ever gave me my ideas.” As Xanthippe spoke, Lucretia Borgia burst into the room. “Hurry and save yourselves!” she cried. “The boat has broken loose from her moorings, and is floating down the stream. If we don’t hurry up and do something, we’ll drift out to sea!” “What!” cried Cleopatra, dropping her cue in terror, and rushing for the stairs. “I was certain I felt a slight motion. You said it was the wash from one of Charon’s barges, Elizabeth.” “I thought it was,” said Elizabeth, following closely after. “Well, it wasn’t,” moaned Lucretia Borgia. “Calpurnia just looked out of the window and discovered that we were in mid-stream.” ONDER WHAT THEY'LL BRING ON THE MARKET AN OCCASIONAL WREATH IS VERY NICE BUT BY THE TONGUE THEY ARE APT TO WEIGH ON HIS MIND UP TO A CERTAIN POINT NOTORIETY IS LIKE A WOMAN AND A MAN IS APT TO LOVE IT BUT WHEN IT BECOMES EXACTING DEMANDING INSTEAD OF PERMITTING ITSELF TO BE COURTED IT LOSES ITS CHARM THAT IS SOCRATIC IN ITS WISDOM SMILED PORTIA BUT ZANTHIPIC IN ITS ORIGIN RETURNED ZANTHIPY NO MAN EVER GAVE ME MY IDEAS AS ANTHIPPI SPOKE LUCRETIA BORGIA BURST INTO THE ROOM HURRY AND SAVE YOURSELVES SHE CRIED THE BOAT HAS BROKEN LOOSE FROM HER MOORINGS AND IS FLOATING DOWN THE STREAM IF WE DON'T HURRY UP AND DO SOMETHING WE'LL DRIFT OUT TO SEA WHAT CRIED CLEOPATRA DROPPING HER CUE IN TERROR AND RUSHING FOR THE STAIRS I WAS CERTAIN I FELT A SLIGHT MOTION YOU SAID IT WAS THE WASH FROM ONE OF CHEIRON'S BARGES ELIZABETH I THOUGHT IT WAS SAID ELIZABETH FOLLOWING CLOSELY AFTER WELL IT WASN'T MOANED LUCRETIA BORGIA CALPARNIA JUST LOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND DISCOVERED THAT WE WERE IN MID STREAM
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