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`` None that I have any personal knowledge of or feel like treating with respect . There 's no accounting for women 's whims , '' he added , sententiously . `` Jupiter ! Here it is nine o'clock , and nothing done yet . I ca n't telegraph , for they 've cut the wires . I 've sent out scouts , but it may be noon before they 'll get back . Meantime , we have to sit here with our hands tied , and the devil to pay generally in garrison .