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"I think myself," sighed Cleopatra, "that Hades is being spoiled by the introduction of American ideas—it is getting by far too democratic for my tastes; and if it isn't stopped, it's my belief that the best people will stop coming here. I THINK MYSELF SIGHED CLEOPATRA THAT HADES IS BEING SPOILED BY THE INTRODUCTION OF AMERICAN IDEAS IT IS GETTING BY FAR TOO DEMOCRATIC FOR MY TASTES AND IF IT ISN'T STOPPED IT'S MY BELIEF THE BEST PEOPLE WILL STOP COMING HERE
s, I fancy,” said Elizabeth, calmly. “It’s disgusting, the way that old fellow allows these modern innovations to be brought in here! As if the old paddle-boats he used to carry shades in weren’t good enough for the immigrants of this age! Really this Styx River is losing a great deal of its charm. Sir Walter and I were upset, while out rowing one day last summer, by the waves kicked up by one of Charon’s excursion steamers going up the river with a party of picnickers from the city—the Greater Gehenna Chowder Club, I believe it was—on board of her. One might just as well live in the midst of the turmoil of a great city as try to get uninterrupted quiet here in the suburbs in these days. Charon isn’t content to get rich slowly; he must make money by the barrelful, if he has to sacrifice all the comfort of everybody living on this river. Anybody’d think he was an American, the way he goes on; and everybody else here is the same way. The Erebeans are getting to be a race of shopkeepers.” NE OF CHEARON'S NEW FERRYBOATS I FANCY SAID ELIZABETH CALMLY IT'S DISGUSTING THE WAY THAT OLD FELLOW ALLOWS THESE MODERN INNOVATIONS TO BE BROUGHT IN HERE AS IF THE OLD PADDLE BOATS HE USED TO CARRY SHADES IN WEREN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE IMMIGRANTS OF THIS AGE REALLY THIS DIX RIVER IS LOSING A GREAT DEAL OF ITS CHARM SIR WALTER AND I WERE UPSET WHILE OUT ROWING ONE DAY LAST SUMMER BY THE WAVES KICKED UP BY ONE OF CARROLL'S EXCURSION STEAMERS GOING UP THE RIVER WITH A PARTY OF PICNICKERS FROM THE CITY THE GREATER GHAENNE CHOWDER CLUB I BELIEVE IT WAS ON BOARD OF HER ONE MIGHT JUST AS WELL LIVE IN THE MIDST OF THE TURMOIL OF A GREAT CITY AS TRY TO GET UNINTERRUPTED QUIET HERE IN THE SUBURBS THESE DAYS CHEIRON ISN'T CONTENT TO GET RID SLOWLY HE MUST MAKE MONEY BY THE BARRELFUL IF HE HAS TO SACRIFICE ALL THE COMFORT OF EVERYONE LIVING ON THIS RIVER ANYBODY'D THINK HE WAS AN AMERICAN THE WAY HE GOES ON AND EVERYBODY ELSE HEARS THE SAME WAY THE ARABIANS ARE GETTING TO BE A RACE OF SHOPKEEPERS
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