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"Perhaps the gentleman himself might object to that," put in Queen Elizabeth. "If I remember rightly, your last customer was very much dissatisfied with the trim you gave him." PERHAPS THE GENTLEMAN HIMSELF MIGHT OBJECT TO THAT PUT IN QUEEN ELIZABETH IF I REMEMBER RIGHTLY YOUR LAST CUSTOMER WAS VERY MUCH DISSATISFIED WITH THE TRIM YOU GAVE HIM
d that his suggestion was prompted by his heartfelt wish, for now that he found himself thus conspicuously brought before so many women, with falsehood on his lips, his courage began to ooze. “Not yet, please,” answered the chairlady. “I imagine we can get about this difficulty without much trouble.” “I think it a perfectly proper objection too,” observed Delilah, rising. “If we ever needed etiquette we need it now. But I have a plan which will obviate any further difficulty. If there is no one among us who is sufficiently well acquainted with the gentleman to present him formally to us, I will for the time being take upon myself the office of ship’s barber and cut his hair. I understand that it is quite the proper thing for barbers to talk, while cutting their hair, to persons to whom they have not been introduced. And, besides, he really needs a hair-cut badly. Thus I shall establish an acquaintance with the captain, after which I can with propriety introduce him to the rest of you.”  CLEOPATRA AND IT MUST BE SAID THAT HIS SUGGESTION WAS PROMPTED BY HIS HEARTFELT WISH FOR NOW THAT HE FOUND HIMSELF THUS CONSPICUOUSLY BROUGHT BEFORE SO MANY WOMEN WITH FALSEHOOD ON HIS LIPS HIS COURAGE BEGAN TO OOZE NOT YET PLEASE ANSWERED THE CHAIR LADY I IMAGINE WE CAN GET ABOUT THIS DIFFICULTY WITHOUT MUCH TROUBLE I THINK IT A PERFECTLY PROPER OBJECTION TOO OBSERVED OLIO RISING IF WE EVER NEEDED ETIQUETTE WE NEED IT NOW BUT I HAVE A PLAN WHICH WILL OBVIATE ANY FURTHER DIFFICULTY IF THERE IS NO ONE AMONG US WHO IS SUFFICIENTLY WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THE GENTLEMAN TO PRESENT HIM FORMALLY TO US I WILL FOR THE TIME BEING TAKE UPON MYSELF THE OFFICE OF SHIP'S BARBER AND CUT HIS HAIR I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS QUITE THE PROPER THING FOR BARBERS TO TALK WHILE CUTTING THEIR HAIR TO PERSONS TO WHOM THEY HAVE NOT YET BEEN INTRODUCED AND BESIDES HE REALLY NEEDS A HAIR CUT BADLY THUS I SHALL ESTABLISH AN ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE CAPTAIN AFTER WHICH I CAN WITH PROPRIETY INTRODUCE HIM TO THE REST OF YOU
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