so you have emerged victorious, my friend, from your struggle with your longtime adversary. the khan observed with a cultivated smile which fooled no one.
i took advantage of his ill-advised impetuosity, omar responded with a humble, yet slightly frosty air.
what futile exercises in sophistry they are both indulging in, margaret reflected with her face a mask of hauteur.
a turtle crawled across the ballroom floor toward the assembled group.
outside on the savanna an elephant brayed loudly, causing penelope to shudder theatrically, but nobody paid her any mind.
the hacienda had been under siege for quite some time, the turtle reflected absently.
johnny walker, uncomfortable in his tight fitting waiter’s uniform, wished he were back in pocatello idaho..
a gorilla stepped up to the microphone on the podium and asked for quiet, as he had an important announcement to make.
but as the announcement was only about the zoning regulations, the assembled guests quickly tuned him out.
no one wins in these encounters, as we have seen so often before in the history of civilization.
just ask constable o’rourke, the next time you see him sampling an apple from the gypsy’s stall.
or sometimes it might be a banana, if the mood strikes him.
the orchestra kept up a steady flow of soothing music, but few of the guests seemed inclined to dance.
mulligan, seated in the corner to the left of the front door facing the bandstand, kept his own counsel, as always.
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