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The gentlemen who were previously the tenants of this club house have delegated to me the important, and I may add highly agreeable, task of showing you the world. THE GENTLEMEN WHO ARE PREVIOUSLY THE TENANTS OF THIS CLUB HOUSE HAVE DELEGATED TO ME THE IMPORTANT AND I MAY ADD HIGHLY AGREEABLE TASK OF SHOWING YOU THE WORLD
t unhappy occasion to which the greatest and grandest of my great-grandmothers has alluded, and that only as the chain by which I was suspended in mid-air tightened about my vocal chords. At that moment I could have talked impromptu for a year, so fast and numerously did thoughts of the uttermost import surge upward into my brain; but circumstances over which I had no control prevented the utterance of those thoughts, and that speech is therefore lost to the world.” “He has the gift of continuity,” observed Madame Récamier. “Ought to be in the United States Senate,” smiled Elizabeth. “I wish I could make up my mind as to whether he is outrageously handsome or desperately ugly,” remarked Helen of Troy. “He fascinates me, but whether it is the fascination of liking or of horror I can’t tell, and it’s quite important.” “Ladies,” resumed the captain, his uneasiness increasing as he came to the point, “I am but the agent of your respective husbands, _fiancés_, and other masculine guardians. S OF ANY LENGTH AND THAT WAS UPON THAT UNHAPPY OCCASION TO WHICH THE GREATEST AND GRANDEST OF MY GREAT GRANDMOTHERS HAD ALLUDED AND THAT ONLY AS THE CHAIN BY WHICH I WAS SUSPENDED IN MID AIR TIGHTENED ABOUT MY VOCAL BOARDS AT THAT MOMENT I COULD HAVE TALKED IMPROMPTU FOR A YEAR SO FAST AND NUMEROUSLY DID THOUGHTS OF UTTERMOST IMPORT SURGE UPWARD INTO MY BRAIN BUT CIRCUMSTANCES OVER WHICH I HAD NO CONTROL PREVENTED THE UTTERANCE OF THOSE THOUGHTS AND THAT SPEECH IS THEREFORE LOST TO THE WORLD HE HAS THE GIFT OF CONTINUITY OBSERVED MADAME RAQUINNIER OUGHT TO BE IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE SMILED ELIZABETH I WISH I COULD MAKE UP MY MIND AS TO WHETHER HE IS OUTRAGEOUSLY HANDSOME OR DESPERATELY UGLY REMARKED HELEN OF TROY HE FASCINATES ME BUT WHETHER IT IS THE FASCINATION OF LIKING OR OF HORROR I CAN'T TELL AND IT'S QUITE IMPORTANT LADIES RESUMED THE CAPTAIN HIS UNEASINESS INCREASING AS HE CAME TO THE POINT I AM BUT THE AGENT OF YOUR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS FIANCES AND OTHER MASCULINE GUARDIANS
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