At a dinner party the guests and their （ ）, were involved in a （） discussion,or rather an （）concerning the question of whetherWomen had as much self-control as men. As they argued, signs appeared to one of the guests that a cobra was present in the room. While his first （） was to jump back, he knew that this would be a mistake; so he urged the other diners in a commanding tone to hold still without telling them why.（）, the cobra （） on the veranda; and the man ran quickly to the door to （） it shut. It was soon discovered that the cobra had （） across the foot of the hostess, who kept clam, not uttering a sound. Thus the conclusion of this （） laid bare the fact women have as much self-control as men.
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