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"Take a more cheerful view of it, dear lady," he mockingly invited me.

"Captain," says I, "do you know that you most remind me of an angry wasp? You are prepared to destroy yourself to gratify the lust of your revenge."

Thus with these sweet speeches was our wooing done!