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"That's what I thought," said Morgan. "That is to say, you got your ideas of women twelve hundred years ago, and the ladies have changed somewhat since that time. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT SAID MORGAN THAT IS TO SAY YOU GOT YOUR IDEAS OF WOMEN TWELVE HUNDRED YEARS AGO AND THE LADIES HAVE CHANGED SOMEWHAT SINCE THAT TIME
m to do keeping things tidy; and if we get into a very hard fight, and come out of the mêlée somewhat the worse for wear, it will be a blessing to have ’em along to mend our togas, sew buttons on our uniforms, and darn our hosiery.” Morgan laughed sarcastically. “When did you flourish, if ever, colonel?” he asked. “Do you refer to me?” queried Abeuchapeta, with a frown. “You have guessed correctly,” replied Morgan, icily. “I have quite forgotten your date; were you a success in the year one, or when?” “Admiral Abeuchapeta, Sir Henry,” interposed Kidd, fearing a further outbreak of hostilities—“Admiral Abeuchapeta was the terror of the seas in the seventh century, and what he undertook to do he did, and his piratical enterprises were carried on on a scale of magnificence which is without parallel off the comic-opera stage. He never went forth without at least seventy galleys and a hundred other vessels.” Abeuchapeta drew himself up proudly. “Six-ninety-eight was my great year,” he said. WE CAN SET THEM TO WORK THERE IS PLENTY FOR THEM TO DO KEEPING THINGS TIDY AND IF WE GET INTO A VERY HARD FIGHT AND COME OUT OF THE MELEE SOMEWHAT WORSE FOR THE WEAR IT WILL BE A BLESSING TO HAVE THEM ALONG TO MEND OUR TOGAS SEW BUTTONS ON OUR UNIFORMS AND DARN OUR HOSIREE MORGAN LAUGHED SARCASTICALLY WHEN DID YOU FLOURISH IF EVER COLONEL HE ASKED DO YOU REFER TO ME QUERIED AGUCHAPETA WITH A FROWN YOU'VE GUESSED CORRECTLY REPLIED MORGAN ICILY I HAVE QUITE FORGOTTEN YOUR DATE WERE YOU A SUCCESS IN THE YEAR ONE OR WHEN ADMIRAL ABEUCHAPETA SIR HENRY INTERPOSED KIDD FEARING A FURTHER OUTBREAK OF HOSTILITIES ADMIRAL ABEUCHAPETA WAS THE TERROR OF THE SEAS IN THE SEVENTH CENTURY AND WHAT HE UNDERTOOK TO DO HE DID AND HIS PIRATICAL ENTERPRISES WERE CARRIED OUT ON A SCALE OF MAGNIFICENCE WHICH IS WITHOUT PARALLEL OFF THE COMIC OPERA STAGE HE NEVER WENT FORTH WITHOUT AT LEAST SEVENTY GALLEYS AND A HUNDRED OTHER VESSELS ABUCHAPETA DREW HIMSELF UP PROUDLY SIX NINETY EIGHT WAS MY GREAT YEAR HE SAID
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