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The sally was not greeted with applause. The situation was regarded as being too serious to admit of humor, and in silence they filed back into the billiard room, and, arranging themselves in groups, stood about anxiously discussing the situation. THE SALLY WAS NOT GREETED WITH APPLAUSE THE SITUATION WAS REGARDED AS BEING TOO SERIOUS TO ADMIT OF HUMOUR AND IN SILENCE THEY FILED BACK INTO THE BILLIARD ROOM AND ARRANGING THEMSELVES IN GROUPS STOOD ABOUT ANXIOUSLY DISCUSSING THE SITUATION
ires an axe and one hour of her olden power] “Get up,” retorted Cleopatra, “and let us all return to the billiard-room and discuss this matter calmly. It is quite evident that something has happened of which we wotted little when we came aboard this craft.” “That is a good idea,” said Calpurnia, retreating below. “I can see through the window that we are in motion. The vessel has left her moorings, and is making considerable headway down the stream, and the distinctly masculine voices we have heard are indications to my mind that the ship is manned, and that this is the result of design rather than of accident. Let us below.” Elizabeth rose up and readjusted her ruff, which in the excitement of the moment had been forced to assume a position about her forehead which gave one the impression that its royal wearer had suddenly donned a sombrero. “Very well,” she said. “Let us below; but oh, for the axe!” “Bring the lady an axe,” cried Xanthippe, sarcastically. “She wants to cut somebody.” THING THE IDEA OF IT OH FOR ONE HOUR OF MY OLDEN POWER ONE HOUR OF THE AX ONE HOUR OF THE BLOCK GET UP RETORTED CLEOPATRA AND LET US ALL RETURN TO THE BILLIARD ROOM AND DISCUSS THIS MATTER CALMLY IT IS QUITE EVIDENT THAT SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED OF WHICH WE WANTED LITTLE WHEN WE CAME ABOARD THIS CRAFT THAT IS A GOOD IDEA SAID CALPARNIA RETREATING BELOW I CAN SEE THROUGH THE WINDOW THAT WE ARE IN MOTION THE VESSEL HAS LEFT HER MOORINGS AND IS MAKING CONSIDERABLE HEADWAY DOWN THE STREAM AND THE DISTINCTLY MASCULINE VOICES WE HAVE HEARD ARE INDICATIONS TO MY MIND THAT THE SHIP IS MANNED AND THIS IS THE RESULT OF DESIGN RATHER THAN ACCIDENT LET US BE LOW ELIZABETH ROSE UP AND READJUSTED HER RUFF WHICH IN THE EXCITEMENT OF THE MOMENT HAD BEEN FORCED TO ASSUME A POSITION ABOUT HER FOREHEAD WHICH GAVE ONE THE IMPRESSION THAT ITS ROYAL WEARER HAD SUDDENLY DONNED A SOMBRERO VERY WELL SHE SAID LET US BELOW BUT OH FOR THE AXE BRING THE LADY AN AXE CRIED SANTA SARCASTICALLY SHE WANTS TO CUT SOMEBODY
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