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People who live in glass houses should not take chances. In assuming with such vainglorious positiveness that she will not be seasick, the lady who has just spoken is giving tremendous odds, as the boys used to say on the Ark when we gathered about the table at night and began to make small wagers on the day's run." PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT TAKE CHANCES IN ASSUMING WITH SUCH VAINGLORIOUS POSITIVENESS THAT SHE WILL NOT BE SEASICK THE LADY WHO HAS JUST SPOKEN IS GIVING TREMENDOUS ODDS AS THE BOYS USED TO SAY ON THE ARK WHEN WE GATHERED ABOUT THE TABLE AT NIGHT AND BEGAN TO MAKE SMALL WAITERS ON THE DAY'S RUN
id 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. 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. People who live in glass houses should not throw dice.” “I shall never yield to anything so undignified as seasickness, let me tell you that,” retorted Xanthippe. “Furthermore, the proverb is not as the lady has quoted it. ‘People who live in glass houses should not throw stones’ is the proper version.” “I was not quoting,” returned Mrs. Noah, calmly. “When I said that people who live in glass houses should not throw dice, I meant precisely what I said. D 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 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 PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW DICE I SHALL NEVER YIELD TO ANYTHING SO UNDIGNIFIED AS SEA SICKNESS LET ME TELL YOU THAT RETORTED SANTITHY FURTHERMORE THE PROVERB IS NOT AS THE LADY HAS QUOTED IT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW STONES IS THE PROPER VERSION I WAS NOT QUOTING RETURNED MISSUS NOAH CALMLY WHEN I SAID THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW DICE I MEANT PRECISELY WHAT I SAID
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