求翻译：At a dinner party the guests and their _____ were involved in a _____ discussion. Or rather an _____ concerning the question of whether woman had as much self-control as man. As they argued, signs appeared to one of the guests that a cobra was present in the room. While his first ____ was to jump away, he knew that this would be a mistake; so he urged the other diners in a commanding _____ 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 calm, not uttering a sound. Thus the conclusion of this ____ laid bare the fact that women had as much self-control as men.是什么意思？

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