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"All of which interesting tale proves what?" ALL OF WHICH INTERESTING TALE PROVES WHAT
n. “But they was like all other prima donna’s jewels—for advertisin’ purposes only, an’ made o’ gum-arabic!” “Horrible!” said Abeuchapeta. “And the crew, what did they say?” “They was a crew of a few words,” sighed Hawkins. “Werry few words, an’ not a civil word in the lot—mostly adjectives of a profane kind. When I told ’em what had happened, they got mad at Fortune for a-jiltin’ of ’em, an’—well, I came here. I was ’sas’inated that werry night!” “They killed you?” cried Morgan. “A dozen times,” nodded Hawkins. “They always was a lavish lot. I met death in all its most horrid forms. First they stabbed me, then they shot me, then they clubbed me, and so on, endin’ up with a lynchin’—but I didn’t mind much after the first, which hurt a bit. But now that I’m here I’m glad it happened. This life is sort of less responsible than that other. You can’t hurt a ghost by shooting him, because there ain’t nothing to hurt, an’ I must say I like bein’ a mere vision what everybody can see through.” HAD THE PRIMA DONNA'S JEWELS YES SAID HAWKINS WITH A MOAN BUT THEY WAS LIKE ALL OTHER PRIMA DONNA'S JEWELS FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES ONLY AND MADE A GUM ARABIC HORRIBLE SAID ABEUCHAPETA AND THE CREW WHAT DID THEY SAY THEY WAS A CREW OF FEW WORDS SIGHED HAWKINS VERY FEW WORDS AND NOT A CIVIL WORD IN THE LOT MOSTLY ADJECTIVES OF A PROFANE KIND WHEN I TOLD EM WHAT HAD HAPPENED THEY GOT MAD AT FORTUNE FOR A JILIN OF EM AND WELL I CAME HERE I WAS ASSASSINATED THAT VERY NIGHT THEY'D KILLED YOU CRIED MORGAN A DOZEN TIMES NODDED HAWKINS THEY WAS ALWAYS A LAVISH LOT I MET DEATH IN ALL ITS MOST HORRID FORMS FIRST THEY STABBED ME THEN THEY SHOT ME THEN THEY CLUBBED ME AND SO ON ENDING UP WITH A LYNCHEON BUT I DIDN'T MIND MUCH AFTER THE FIRST WHICH HEARD A BIT BUT NOW THAT I'M HERE I'M GLAD IT ALL HAPPENED THIS LIFE IS SORT O LESS RESPONSIBLE THAN THAT OTHER IT CAN'T HURT A GHOST BY SHOOTIN HIM CAUSE THERE AIN'T NOTHING TO HURT AND I MUST SAY I LIKE BEIN A MERE VISION WHAT EVERY ONE CAN SEE THROUGH
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