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"But what shall we do with 'em?" pleaded Kidd. "Where can we go without attracting attention? Who's going to feed 'em? Who's going to dress 'em? Who's going to keep 'em in bonnets? You don't know anything about these creatures, my dear Abeuchapeta; and, by the way, can't we arbitrate that name of yours? It would be fearful to remember in the excitement of a fight." BUT WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH EM PLEADED KID WHERE CAN WE GO WITHOUT ATTRACTING ATTENTION WHO'S GOING TO FEED EM WHO'S GOING TO DRESS EM WHO'S GOING TO KEEP EM IN BONNETS YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THESE CREATURES MY DEAR ABEUCHAPETA AND BY THE WAY CAN'T WE ARBITRATE THAT NAME OF YOURS WOULD BE FEARFUL TO REMEMBER IN THE EXCITEMENT OF A FIGHT
 surprise, slammed the door to, and retreated into the darkness of the forward deck to consult with his followers as to “what next.” V A CONFERENCE ON DECK “HERE’S a kettle of fish!” said Kidd, pulling his chin whisker in perplexity as he and his fellow-pirates gathered about the captain to discuss the situation. “I’m blessed if in all my experience I ever sailed athwart anything like it afore! Pirating with a lot of low-down ruffians like you gentlemen is bad enough, but on a craft loaded to the water’s edge with advanced women—I’ve half a mind to turn back.” [Picture: “Here’s a kettle of fish!” said Kidd] “If you do, you swim—we’ll not turn back with you,” retorted Abeuchapeta, whom, in honor of his prowess, Kidd had appointed executive officer of the House-boat. “I have no desire to be mutinous, Captain Kidd, but I have not embarked upon this enterprise for a pleasure sail down the Styx. I am out for business. If you had thirty thousand women on board, still should I not turn back.”  CHAPTER FIVE OF THE PURSUIT OF THE HOUSE BOAT BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS THIS LIVER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN CHAPTER FIVE A CONFERENCE ON DECK HERE'S A KETTLE OF FISH SAID KID PULLING HIS CHIN WHISKER IN PERPLEXITY AS HE AND HIS FELLOW PIRATES GATHERED ABOUT THE CAPTAIN TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION I'M BLESSED IF IN ALL MY EXPERIENCE I EVER SAILED ATHWART ANYTHING LIKE IT AFORE PIRATING WITH A LOT OF LOW DOWN RUFFIANS LIKE YOU GENTLEMEN IS BAD ENOUGH BUT ON A CRAFT LOADED TO THE WATER'S EDGE WITH ADVANCED WOMEN I'VE HALF A MIND TO TURN BACK IF YOU DO YOU SWIM WE'LL NOT TURN BACK WITH YOU RETORTED ABEUCHAPEA WHO IN HONOR OF THIS PROWESS KIDD HAD APPOINTED EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE HOUSE BOAT I HAVE NO DESIRE TO BE MUTINOUS CAPTAIN KIDD BUT I HAVE NOT EMBARKED UPON THIS ENTERPRISE WHERE A PLEASURE SAIL DOWN THE STICKS I AM OUT FOR BUSINESS IF YOU HAD THIRTY THOUSAND WOMEN ON BOARD STILL SHOULD I NOT TURN BACK
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