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"A caitiff with a capital K," retorted Cassandra. "I know that, because while he was telling his story I was listening to it with one ear and looking forward into the middle of next week with the other—I mean the other eye—and I saw—" "Yes, you saw?" A CAITIFF WITH A CAPITAL K RETORTED CASSANDRA I KNOW THAT BECAUSE WHILE HE WAS TELLING HIS STORY I WAS LISTENING TO IT WITH ONE EAR AND LOOKING FORWARD INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH THE OTHER I MEAN THE OTHER I AND I SAW YES YOU SAW
 arrive there you resemble a great many less fortunate women who don’t know what they want.” With these words Kidd disappeared through the door, and fainted in the arms of Sir Henry Morgan. The strain upon him had been too great. “A charming fellow,” said Portia, as the pirate disappeared. “Most attractive,” said Elizabeth. “Handsome, too, don’t you think?” asked Helen of Troy. “And truthful beyond peradventure,” observed Xanthippe, as she reflected upon the words the captain had attributed to Socrates. “I didn’t believe him at first, but when he told me what my sweet-tempered philosopher had said, I was convinced.” “He’s a sweet child,” interposed Mrs. Noah, fondly. “One of my favorite grandchildren.” “Which makes it embarrassing for me to say,” cried Cassandra, starting up angrily, “that he is a base caitiff!” Had a bomb been dropped in the middle of the room, it could not have created a greater sensation than the words of Cassandra. “What?” cried several voices at once. “A caitiff?”  IN THE LIBRARY IT WILL BE YOUR OWN FAULT IF WHEN YOU ARRIVE THERE YOU RESEMBLE A GREAT MANY LESS FORTUNATE WOMEN WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT WITH THESE WORDS KID DISAPPEARED THROUGH THE DOOR AND FAINTED IN THE ARMS OF SIR HENRY MORGAN THE STRAIN UPON HIM HAD BEEN TOO GREAT A CHARMING FELLOW SAID PORTIA AS THE PIRATE DISAPPEARED MOST ATTRACTIVE SAID ELIZABETH HANDSOME TOO DON'T YOU THINK ASKED HELEN OF TROY AND TRUTHFUL BEYOND PERADVENTURE OBSERVED AUNT IPPY AS SHE REFLECTED UPON THE WORDS THE CAPTAIN HAD ATTRIBUTED TO SOCRATES I DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM AT FIRST BUT WHEN HE TOLD ME WHAT MY SWEET TEMPERED PHILOSOPHER HAD SAID I WAS CONVINCED HE IS A SWEET CHILD INTERPOSED MISSUS NOAH FONDLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE GRANDCHILDREN WHICH MAKES IT EMBARRASSING FOR ME TO SAY CRIED CASSANDRA STARTING UP ANGRILY THAT HE IS A BASE CAITIFF HAD A BOMB BEEN DROPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM IT COULD NOT HAVE CREATED A GREATER SENSATION THAN THE WORDS OF CASSANDRA WHAT CRIED SEVERAL VOICES AT ONCE A CAITIFF
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