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"It is all true," said Helen, proudly. "I was the woman who was at the bottom of it all, and I can testify that Cassandra always told the truth, which is why she was always so unpopular. IT IS ALL TRUE SAID HELEN PROUDLY I WAS THE WOMAN WHO WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF IT ALL AND I CAN TESTIFY THAT CASSANDRA ALWAYS TOLD THE TRUTH WHICH IS WHY SHE WAS ALWAYS SO UNPOPULAR
itself the cause of their non-fulfilment. But desiring to save Troy, I sent for Laocoon and told him all about it, and he went out and announced it as his own private prophecy; and then, having tried to drown his conscience in strong waters, he fell a victim to the usual serpentine hallucination, and everybody said he wasn’t sober, and therefore unworthy of belief. The horse was accepted, hauled into the city, and that night orders came from hindquarters to the regiments concealed inside to march. They marched, and next morning Troy had been removed from the map; ninety per cent of the Trojans died suddenly, and Æneas, grabbing up his family in one hand and his gods in the other, went yachting for several seasons, ultimately settling down in Italy. All of this could have been avoided if the Trojans would have taken the hint from my prophecies. They preferred, however, not to do it, with the result that to-day no one but Helen and myself knows even where Troy was, and we’ll never tell.” TO WHAT WOULD BE WAS IN ITSELF THE CAUSE OF THEIR NON FULFILMENT BUT DESIRING TO SAVE TROY I SENT FOR LAOCOON AND TOLD HIM ALL ABOUT IT AND HE WENT OUT AND ANNOUNCED IT AS HIS OWN PRIVATE PROPHECY AND THEN HAVING TRIED TO DROWN HIS CONTENTS IN STRONG WATERS HE FELL A VICTIM TO THE USUAL SERPENTINE HALLUCINATION AND EVERYBODY SAID HE WASN'T SOBER AND WAS THEREFORE UNWORTHY OF BELIEF THE HORSE WAS ACCEPTED HAULED INTO THE CITY AND THAT NIGHT ORDERS CAME FROM HIND QUARTERS TO THE REGIMENTS CONCEALED INSIDE TO MARCH THEY MARCHED AND NEXT MORNING TROY HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE MAP NINETY PER CENT OF THE TROJANS DIED SUDDENLY AND AENEAS GRABBING UP HIS FAMILY IN ONE HAND AND HIS GODS IN THE OTHER WENT YACHTING FOR SEVERAL SEASONS ULTIMATELY SETTLING DOWN IN ITALY ALL OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE TROJANS WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE HINTS OF MY PROPHECIES THEY PREFERRED HOWEVER NOT TO DO IT WITH THE RESULT THAT TO DAY NOBODY BUT HELEN AND MYSELF KNOWS WHERE TROY EVEN WAS AND WILL NEVER TELL
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