(Dear IPOATthe Fourth, that a happy ending is altogether unlikely?

[Hullygully]

Or not?

Mme Paggy - you are incorrigible. You truly have essence of Benny deep within you.

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That's the way Pag, keep on thrusting, we'll soon have the coals glowing. Now the bellows......yes....just there....that's right....

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My hero!

I do indeeed. Dear lamented Benny....

"Ooooooh, Paggy....she rode the fastest milkman in the Wesr"

I really think everyone should calm down. Either that or we shall have to emulate the Sheik with an icy dousing.

I fear I must away on a mission of RL

(DS in little concert singing selection of songs from Annie)

Umami. pray slow downjust a little. Your frenzied thrusting is making me pant. I will have to loosen my stays....

"And the West also."

Anon Madame

Tomorrow...tomorrow..?

Hully. Your morals are admirable but we now lack a fire...

Ah, Lord Byron is returned!

very good, MmePaggy,

Shall we have poetry this afternoon, do you think?

I have always nursed a great fondness for the Wesr.

Godspeed Mimi, let us hope little Defarge sings well. We send our fondness.

Mme D'jibouti knows no restraint, she goes about everything with the most vigorous enthusiasm.

If a Pag's job's worth doing she's it's worth doing well, I always say.

A fire Madame? Methinks thigs are hot and steamy enough. let us have calm and a little wifely tatting.

Mimi's hero looked a little on the young side for my more developed tastes. She may keep him.

no. It is too much. I am too cold. I must away to make myself busy with the household matters or I shall be found here in years to come covered in icicles

Yes, I too must

Anon.

Hullylove!

Am so wrapped in postcoital marital bliss!

But must away now to shower all this maiden juice from my manhood.

Let not this crowd of crones cronies turn your heart from me while I'm away, I beseech you!

Yes, let us sit and tatt, and talk of wifely matters. I am disappointed there is no more MAIDEN JUICE. I was thinking perhaps MAIDEN JUICE might help to remedy the Princesa's deformity.

Fear not I have secreted MAIDEN JUICE in large quantities and stored it in one of the attics in case of dire need.

Could you pass the purple thread?