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"Did he do that?" cried Elizabeth, with a roar of laughter. "So the cyclopædias say. It's a good plan, too," said Xanthippe. "Though Socrates never had to do it. When I got the notion Socrates was going out too much, I used to hide his dress clothes. DID HE DO THAT CRIED ELIZABETH WITH A ROAR OF LAUGHTER SO THAT CYCLOPAEDIAS SAY IT'S A GOOD PLAN TOO SAID SANTHIPY THOUGH SOCRATES NEVER HAD TO DO IT WHEN I GOT THE NOTION SOCRATES WAS GOING OUT TOO MUCH I USED TO HIDE HIS DRESS CLOTHES
people that they have a commercial value, and they are availing themselves of the demand.” “It is a sad age!” sighed Elizabeth. “Well, all I’ve got to say is just this,” put in Xanthippe: “You people who get up functions have brought this condition of affairs on yourselves. You were not satisfied to go ahead and indulge your passion for lions in a moderate fashion. Take the case of Demosthenes last winter, for instance. His wife told me that he dined at home three times during the winter. The rest of the time he was out, here, there, and everywhere, making after-dinner speeches. The saving on his dinner bills didn’t pay his pebble account, much less remunerate him for his time, and the fearful expense of nervous energy to which he was subjected. It was as much as she could do, she said, to keep him from shaving one side of his head, so that he couldn’t go out, the way he used to do in Athens when he was afraid he would be invited out and couldn’t scare up a decent excuse for refusing.” ODY HAS TOLD THESE TALENTED PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE A COMMERCIAL VALUE AND THEY ARE AVAILING THEMSELVES OF THE DEMAND IT IS A SAD AGE SIGHED ELIZABETH WELL ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY IS JUST THIS PUT IN ZANTIPPY YOU PEOPLE WHO GET UP FUNCTIONS HAVE BROUGHT THIS CONDITION OF AFFAIRS ON YOURSELVES YOU WERE NOT SATISFIED TO GO AHEAD AND INDULGE YOUR PASSION FOR LIONS IN A MODERATE FASHION TAKE THE CASE OF DEMOSTHENES LAST WINTER FOR INSTANCE HIS WIFE TOLD ME THAT HE DINED AT HOME THREE TIMES DURING THE WINTER THE REST OF THE TIME HE WAS OUT HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE MAKING AFTER DINNER SPEECHES THE SAVING ON HIS DINNER BILLS DIDN'T PAY HIS PEBBLE ACCOUNT MUCH LESS REMUNERATE HIM FOR HIS TIME AND THE FEARFUL EXPENSE OF NERVOUS ENERGY TO WHICH HE WAS SUBJECTED IT WAS AS MUCH AS SHE COULD DO SHE SAID TO KEEP HIM FROM SHAVING ONE SIDE OF HIS HEAD SO THAT HE COULDN'T GO OUT THE WAY HE USED TO DO IN ATHENS WHEN HE WAS AFRAID THAT HE WOULD BE INVITED OUT AND COULDN'T SCARE UP A DECENT EXCUSE FOR REFUSING
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