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It would be mine either positively or negatively—that is to say, either the person robbed would employ me to ferret out the mystery and recover the diamonds, or the robber himself, actuated by motives of self preservation, would endeavor to direct my energies into other channels until he should have the time to dispose of his ill gotten booty. IT WOULD BE MINE EITHER POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY THAT IS TO SAY EITHER THE PERSON ROBBED WOULD EMPLOY ME TO FERRET OUT THE MYSTERY AND RECOVER THE DIAMONDS OR THE ROBBER HIMSELF ACTUATED BY MOTIVES OF SELF PRESERVATION WOULD ENDEAVOUR TO DIRECT MY ENERGIES INTO OTHER CHANNELS UNTIL HE SHOULD HAVE THE TIME TO DISPOSE OF HIS ILL GOTTEN BOOTY
es,” said Adam. “They were great honey-gatherers, those elephants—far better than the bees, because they could make so much more of it in a given time.” Munchausen shook his head sadly. “I’m afraid I’m outclassed by these antediluvians,” he said. “Gentlemen! gentlemen!” cried Sir Walter. “These interruptions are inexcusable!” “That’s what I think,” said the stranger, with some asperity. “I’m having about as hard a time getting this story out as I would if it were a serial. Of course, if you gentlemen do not wish to hear it, I can stop; but it must be understood that when I do stop I stop finally, once and for all, because the tale has not a sufficiency of dramatic climaxes to warrant its prolongation over the usual magazine period of twelve months.” “Go on! go on!” cried some. “Shut up!” cried others—addressing the interrupting members, of course. “As I was saying,” resumed the stranger, “I felt confident that within an hour, in some way or other, that case would be placed in my hands. EAN SUGGESTED JOHNSON YES THAT WAS IT THEY'RE PREVOSKYS SAID ADAM THEY WERE GREAT HONEY GATHERERS THOSE ELEPHANTS FAR BETTER THAN THE BEES BECAUSE THEY COULD MAKE SO MUCH MORE OF IT IN A GIVEN TIME MUKHOUSEN SHOOK HIS HEAD SADLY I AM AFRAID I'M OUTCLASSED BY THESE ANTEDILUVIANS HE SAID GENTLEMEN GENTLEMEN CRIED SIR WALTER THESE INTERRUPTIONS ARE INEXCUSABLE THAT'S WHAT I THINK SAID THE STRANGER WITH SOME ASPERITY I'M HAVING ABOUT AS HARD A TIME GETTING THIS STORY OUT AS I WOULD IF IT WERE A SERIAL OF COURSE IF YOU GENTLEMEN DO NOT WISH TO HEAR IT I CAN STOP BUT IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THAT WHEN I DO STOP I STOP FINALLY ONCE AND FOR ALL BECAUSE THE TALE HAS NOT A SUFFICIENCY OF DRAMATIC CLIMAXES TO WARRANT ITS PROLONGATION OVER THE USUAL MAGAZINE PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS GO ON GO ON CRIED SOME SHUT UP CRIED OTHERS ADDRESSING THE INTERRUPTING MEMBERS OF COURSE AS I WAS SAYING RESUMED THE STRANGER I FELT CONFIDENT THAT WITHIN AN HOUR IN SOME WAY OR OTHER THAT CASE WOULD BE PLACED IN MY HANDS
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