expostulate – v - To reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate.
Today's "beauty" is Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), shown here at age 28. I have always been amazed that many people consider here one of the great beauties of all time. She's not unattractive by any means, but she's not exactly in the Helen of Troy class either.
