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"That's all nonsense," said Demosthenes. "The House Committee had provided enough supper for six hundred people, in anticipation of the appetite of the members on their return from the fight." THAT'S ALL NONSENSE SAID DEMOSTHENES THE HOUSE COMMITTEE HAD PROVIDED ENOUGH SUPPERS FOR SIX HUNDRED PEOPLE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE APPETITE OF THE MEMBERS ON THEIR RETURN FROM THE FIGHT
of a rainbow, and it was patent that his fears for himself were all too well founded. Bonaparte embarked the leaders of the band first, returning subsequently for the others, and repaired with them at once to the _Gehenna_, where they were ushered into the presence of Sherlock Holmes. The first question he asked was as to the whereabouts of the House-boat. “That we do not know,” replied Kidd, mournfully, gazing downward at the wreck of his former self. “We came ashore, sir, early yesterday morning, in search of food. It appears that when—acting in a wholly inexcusable fashion, and influenced, I confess it, by motives of revenge—I made off with your club-house, I neglected to ascertain if it were well stocked with provisions, a fatal error; for when we endeavored to get supper we discovered that the larder contained but half a bottle of farcie olives, two salted almonds, and a soda cracker—not a luxurious feast for sixty-nine pirates and a hundred and eighty-three women to sit down to.” ID HE HAD TAKEN ON THE ASPECT OF A RAINBOW AND IT WAS PATENT THAT HIS FEARS FOR HIMSELF WERE ALL TOO WELL FOUNDED BONAPARTE EMBARKED THE LEADERS OF THE BAND FIRST RETURNING SUBSEQUENTLY FOR THE OTHERS AND REPAIRED WITH THEM AT ONCE TO THE GEHENNA WHERE THEY WERE USHERED INTO THE PRESENCE OF SHERLOT HALL THE FIRST QUESTION HE ASKED WAS AS TO THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE HOUSE BOAT THAT WE DO NOT KNOW REPLIED KID MOURNFULLY GAZING DOWNWARD AT THE WRECK OF HIS FORMER SELF HE CAME ASHORE SIR EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING IN SEARCH OF FOOD IT APPEARS THAT WHEN ACTING IN A WHOLLY INEXCUSABLE FASHION AND INFLUENCED I CONFESSED BY MOTIVES OF REVENGE I MADE OFF WITH YOUR CLUB HOUSE AND NEGLECTED TO ASCERTAIN THAT IT WERE WELL STOCKED WITH PROVISIONS A FATAL ERROR FOR WHEN WE ENDEAVOURED TO GET SUPPER WE DISCOVERED THAT THE LARDER CONTAINED BUT HALF A BOTTLE OF PARSEY OLIVE JUNE SALTED ALMOND AND AS SODA CRACKER NOT A LUXURIOUS FEAST FOR SIXTY NINE PIRATES BUT A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THREE WOMEN TO SIT DOWN TO
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