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"Let us first consult Sherlock Holmes," suggested Hamlet, and this they proceeded at once to do. "There is but one thing to be done," observed the astute detective after he had heard Sir Walter's statement of the case. "It is an old saying that one should fight fire with fire. LET US FIRST CONSULT SHERLOCK HOLMES SUGGESTED HAMLET AND THIS THEY PROCEEDED AT ONCE TO DO THERE IS BUT ONE THING TO BE DONE OBSERVED THE ASTUTE DETECTIVE AFTER HE HAD HEARD SIR WALTER'S STATEMENT OF THE CASE IT IS AN OLD SAYING THAT ONE SHOULD FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE
nction clapped on you by some unforeseen stockholder who was not satisfied with the terms offered you; nor can I ever let it be said of me that to retain my position as janitor of your organization I sacrificed a trust committed to my charge. I’ll gladly lend you my private launch, though I don’t think it will aid you much, because the naphtha-tank has exploded, and the screw slipped off and went to the bottom two weeks ago. Still, it is at your service, and I’ve no doubt that either Phidias or Benvenuto Cellini will carve out a paddle for you if you ask him to.” “Bah!” retorted Raleigh. “You might as well offer us a pair of skates.” “I would, if I thought the river’d freeze,” retorted Charon, blandly. Raleigh and Hamlet turned away impatiently and left Charon to his own devices, which for the time being consisted largely of winking his other eye quietly and outwardly making a great show of grief. “He’s too canny for us, I am afraid,” said Sir Walter. “We’ll have to pay him his money.” TO START AND THEN HAVE AN INJUNCTION CLAPPED ON YOU BY SOME UNFORESEEN STOCKHOLDER WHO IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE TERMS OFFERED YOU NOR CAN I EVER LET IT BE SAID OF ME THAT TO RETAIN MY POSITION AS JANITOR OF YOUR ORGANIZATION I SACRIFICED A TRUST COMMITTED TO MY CHARGE I'LL GLADLY LEND YOU MY PRIVATE LAUNCH THOUGH I DON'T THINK IT WILL AID YOU MUCH BECAUSE THE NAPHTHA TANK HAS EXPLODED AND THE SCREAM SLIPPED OFF AND WENT TO THE BOTTOM TWO WEEKS AGO STILL IT IS AT YOUR SERVICE AND I'VE NO DOUBT THAT EITHER PHIDIAS OR BENVENUTO CELLINI WILL CARVE OUT A PADDLE FOR YOU IF YOU ASK HIM TO BAH RETORTED RALEIGH YOU MIGHT AS WELL OFFER US A PAIR OF SKATES I WOULD IF I THOUGHT THE RIVER WOULD FREEZE RETORTED CHERON BLANDLY RALEIGH AND HAMLET TURNED AWAY IMPATIENTLY AND LEFT CHERON TO HIS OWN DEVICES WHICH FOR THE TIME BEING CONSISTED LARGELY OF WINKING HIS OTHER EYE QUIETLY AND OUTWARDLY MAKING A GREAT SHOW OF GRIEF HE'S TOO CANNY FOR US I'M AFRAID SAID SIR WALTER WE'LL HAVE TO PAY HIM HIS MONEY
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