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"I think we had better suspend this discussion," suggested Cleopatra. "It is of no immediate interest to any one but Ophelia, and I fancy she does not care to dwell upon it at any great length. It is more important that we should decide upon our future course of action. I THINK WE HAD BETTER SUSPEND THIS DISCUSSION SUGGESTED CLEOPATRA IT IS OF NO IMMEDIATE INTEREST TO ANY ONE BUT OPHELIA AND I FANCY SHE DOES NOT CARE TO DWELL UPON IT AT ANY GREAT LENGTH IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOULD DECIDE UPON OUR FUTURE COURSE OF ACTION
more or less beyond the control of man or woman, and any one who chides that poor suffering child on yonder sofa ought to be more confident than Mrs. Socrates can possibly be that within an hour she will not be as badly off. People who live in glass houses should not throw dice.” “I shall never yield to anything so undignified as seasickness, let me tell you that,” retorted Xanthippe. “Furthermore, the proverb is not as the lady has quoted it. ‘People who live in glass houses should not throw stones’ is the proper version.” “I was not quoting,” returned Mrs. Noah, calmly. “When I said that people who live in glass houses should not throw dice, I meant precisely what I said. People who live in glass houses should not take chances. In assuming with such vainglorious positiveness that she will not be seasick, the lady who has just spoken is giving tremendous odds, as the boys used to say on the Ark when we gathered about the table at night and began to make small wagers on the day’s run.”  A SEA VOYAGE THAT ARE MORE OR LESS BEYOND THE CONTROL OF MAN OR WOMAN AND ANY ONE WHO CHIDES THAT POOR SUFFERING CHILD ON YONDER SOFA OUGHT TO BE MORE CONFIDENT THAN MISSUS SOCRATES CAN POSSIBLY BE THAT WITHIN AN HOUR SHE WILL NOT BE AS BADLY OFF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW DICE I SHALL NEVER YIELD TO ANYTHING SO UNDIGNIFIED AS SEA SICKNESS LET ME TELL YOU THAT RETORTED SANTITHY FURTHERMORE THE PROVERB IS NOT AS THE LADY HAS QUOTED IT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW STONES IS THE PROPER VERSION I WAS NOT QUOTING RETURNED MISSUS NOAH CALMLY WHEN I SAID THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW DICE I MEANT PRECISELY WHAT I SAID PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT TAKE CHANCES IN ASSUMING WITH SUCH VAINGLORIOUS POSITIVENESS THAT SHE WILL NOT BE SEASICK THE LADY WHO HAS JUST SPOKEN IS GIVING TREMENDOUS ODDS AS THE BOYS USED TO SAY ON THE ARK WHEN WE GATHERED ABOUT THE TABLE AT NIGHT AND BEGAN TO MAKE SMALL WAITERS ON THE DAY'S RUN
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