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"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." 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
ing iridescent with anxiety, and unless I get off this infernal furnace I’ll disappear like a soap-bubble. For Heaven’s sake, then, General, take us off, on your own terms. We’ll accept anything.” As if in confirmation of Kidd’s words, six of the pirate crew collapsed and disappeared into thin air, and a glance at Abeuchapeta was proof enough of his condition. He had become as clear as crystal, and had it not been for his rugged outlines he would hardly have been visible even to his fellow-spirits. As for Kidd, 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 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.  CAN SEE THROUGH HIM AS FOR MYSELF I AM GROWING IRIDESCENT WITH ANXIETY UNLESS I GET OFF THIS INFERTILE FURNACE I'LL DISAPPEAR LIKE A SCOPE FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE THEN GENERAL TAKE US OFF ON YOUR OWN TERMS YOU'LL ACCEPT ANYTHING AS IF IN CONFIRMATION OF KIDD'S WORDS FITS OF THE PIRATE CREW COLLAPSED AND DISAPPEARED INTO THIN AIR AND A GLANCE AT ABEUCHAPETA WAS PROOF ENOUGH OF HIS CONDITION HE HAD BECOME AS CLEAR AS CRYSTAL AND HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR HIS RUGGED OUTLINE HE WOULD HARDLY HAVE BEEN VISIBLE EVEN TO HIS FELLOW SPIRIT AS FOR KID 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
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