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There are certain things about a sea voyage that are more or less beyond the control of man or woman, and any one who chides that poor suffering child on yonder sofa ought to be more confident than Mrs. Socrates can possibly be that within an hour she will not be as badly off. THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS ABOUT A SEA VOYAGE THAT ARE MORE OR LESS BEYOND THE CONTROL OF MAN OR WOMAN AND ANY ONE WHO CHIDES THAT POOR SUFFERING CHILD ON YONDER SOFA OUGHT TO BE MORE CONFIDENT THAN MISSUS SOCRATES CAN POSSIBLY BE THAT WITHIN AN HOUR SHE WILL NOT BE AS BADLY OFF
 and that is the fun of knowing that somebody else is suffering too. If some of you ladies would kindly yield to the seductions of the sea, I think we could get this poor girl on her feet in an instant.” Unfortunately for poor Ophelia, there was no immediate response to this appeal, and the unhappy young woman was forced to suffer in solitude. “We have no time for untimely diversions of this sort,” snapped Xanthippe, with a scornful glance at the suffering Ophelia, who, having retired to a comfortable lounge at an end of the room, was evidently improving. “I have no sympathy with this habit some of my sex seem to have acquired of succumbing to an immediate sensation of this nature.” “I hope to be pardoned for interrupting,” said Mrs. Noah, with a great deal of firmness, “but I wish Mrs. Socrates to understand that it is rather early in the voyage for her to lay down any such broad principle as that, and for her own sake to-morrow, I think it would be well if she withdrew the sentiment. CURE FOR THE MILDER MER AND THAT IS THE FUN OF KNOWING THAT SOMEBODY ELSE IS SUFFERING TOO IF SOME OF YOU LADIES WOULD KINDLY YIELD TO THE SEDUCTIONS OF THE SEA I THINK WE COULD GET THIS POOR GIRL ON HER FEET IN AN INSTANT UNFORTUNATELY FOR POOR OPHELIA THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO THIS APPEAL AND THE UNHAPPY YOUNG WOMAN WAS FORCED TO SUFFER IN SOLITUDE WE HAVE NO TIME FOR UNTIMELY DIVERSIONS OF THIS SORT SNAPPED SANTIBY WITH A SCORNFUL GLANCE AT THE SUFFERING OF FELIA WHO HAVING RETIRED TO A COMFORTABLE LOUNGE AT THE END OF THE ROOM WAS EVIDENTLY IMPROVING I HAVE NO SYMPATHY WITH THIS HABIT SOME OF MY SEX SEEM TO HAVE ACQUIRED OF SUCCUMBING TO AN IMMEDIATE SENSATION OF THIS NATURE I HOPE TO BE PARDONED FOR INTERRUPTING SAID MISSUS NOAH WITH A GREAT DEAL OF FIRMNESS BUT I WISH MISSUS SOCRATES TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS RATHER EARLY IN THE VOYAGE FOR HER TO LAY DOWN ANY SUCH BROAD PRINCIPLE AS THAT AND FOR HER OWN SAKE TO MORROW I THINK IT WOULD BE WELL IF SHE WITHDREW THE SENTIMENT
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