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Good thing _ one _ of us has _ got _ something to sacrifice , if anybody asked me . But here 's your coffee ... . Do n't make such a horrid noise with it , Theodore . '' * * * * * At noon , he telephoned her two pieces of news . The Council , fairly swamped with hundreds of outraged voters , had promptly modified the existing ordinance , and rejected -- unanimously -- the Mix amendment . And Mr. Mix , who had spent three hours in conference , and in battle , had emerged victorious . `` Thank Heaven , we 're safe !