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The fact that you had anticipated the day, of your own volition, was telephoned by my scouts to me at my headquarters, and that news was by me transmitted by messenger to Sir Walter at Charon's Glen Island, where the long talked of fight between Samson and Goliath was taking place. THE FACT THAT YOU HAD ANTICIPATED THIS DAY OF YOUR OWN VOLITION WAS TELEPHONED BY MY SCOUTS TO ME AT MY HEADQUARTERS AND THAT NEWS WAS BY ME TRANSMITTED BY MESSENGER TO SIR WALTER AT KARAN'S GLEN ISLAND WHERE THE LONG TALKED OF FIGHT BETWEEN SAMSON AND GOLIATH WAS TAKING PLACE
 his wonderful tact had stemmed the tide of suspicion. Elizabeth was satisfied with his explanation, and in the minds of at least three of the most influential ladies on board, Portia, Xanthippe, and Elizabeth, he had become a creature worthy of credence, which meant that he had nothing more to fear. “I am prepared, your Majesty,” said Elizabeth, addressing Cleopatra, “to accept from this time on the gentleman’s word. The little that he has already told us is hall-marked with truth. I should like to ask, however, one more question, and that is how our gentleman friends expected to embark us upon this voyage without letting us into the secret?” “Oh, as for that,” replied Kidd, with a deep-drawn sigh of relief, for he too had noticed the gradual evaporation of his arm and the incipient etherization of his cranium—“as for that, it was simple enough. There was to have been a day set apart for ladies’ day at the club, and when you were all on board we were quietly to weigh anchor and start. ION FORTUNATELY FOR KIDD HOWEVER HIS WONDERFUL TACT HAD STEMMED THE TIDE OF SUSPICION ELIZABETH WAS SATISFIED WITH HIS EXPLANATION AND IN THE MINDS OF AT LEAST THREE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL LADIES ON BOARD PORCIA'S ANTHEPY AND ELIZABETH HE HAD BECOME A CREATURE WORTHY OF CREDENCE WHICH MEANT THAT HE HAD NOTHING MORE TO FEAR I AM PREPARED YOUR MAJESTY SAID ELIZABETH ADDRESSING CLEOPATRA TO ACCEPT FROM THIS TIME ON THE GENTLEMAN'S WORD THE LITTLE THAT HE HAS ALREADY TOLD US IS ALL MARKED WITH TRUTH I SHOULD LIKE TO ASK HOWEVER ONE MORE QUESTION AND THAT IS HOW OUR GENTLEMEN FRIENDS EXPECTED TO EMBARK US UPON THIS VOYAGE WITHOUT LETTING US INTO THE SECRET OH AS FOR THAT REPLIED KID WITH A DEEP DRAWN SIGH OF RELIEF FOR HE TOO HAD NOTICED THE GRADUAL EVAPORATION OF HIS ARM AND THE INCIPIENT ETHERIZATION OF HIS CRANIUM AS FOR THAT IT WAS SIMPLE ENOUGH THERE WAS TO HAVE BEEN A DAY SET APART FOR THE LADIES DAY AT THE CLUB AND WHEN YOU WERE ALL ON BOARD WE WERE TO QUIETLY WEIGH ANCHOR AND START
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