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"For now," he said, with a chuckle, "I can get back to earth again free of cost on my own hook, whether my eminent inventor wants me there or not. FOR NOW HE SAID WITH A CHUCKLE I CAN GET BACK TO EARTH AGAIN FREE OF CALLS ON MY OWN HOOK WHETHER MY EMINENT INVENTOR WANTS ME THERE OR NOT
ble the Holmes theory is.” “Precisely,” said Holmes. “No woman knows anything about seafaring, but Portia is right. The ship is headed for the Azores, which is the first tack needed in a windward sail for London under the present conditions.” The reply was greeted with cheers, and when they subsided the cry for Shylock’s subscription began again, but he declined. “I had intended to put up a thousand ducats,” he said, defiantly, “but with that woman Portia on board I won’t give a red obolus!” and with that he wrapped his cloak about him and stalked off into the gathering shadows of the wood. And so the funds were raised without the aid of Shylock, and the shapely twin-screw steamer the _Gehenna_ was chartered of Charon, and put under the command of Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who, after he had thanked the company for their confidence, walked abstractedly away, observing in strictest confidence to himself that he had done well to prepare that bottle beforehand and bribe Crusoe’s man to find it. ED HOCKSHAW THAT SHOWS HOW VALUABLE THE HOME THEORY IS PRECISELY SAID HOLMES NO WOMAN KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT SEAFARING BUT PORTIA IS RIGHT THE SHIP IS HEADED FOR THE OZOREZ WHICH IS THE FIRST TACK NEEDED IN A WINDWARD SAIL FOR LONDON UNDER THE PRESENT CONDITIONS THE REPLY WAS GREETED WITH CHEERS AND WHEN THEY SUBSIDED THE CRY FOR SHYLOCK'S SUBSCRIPTION BEGAN AGAIN BUT HE DECLINED I HAD INTENDED TO PUT UP A THOUSAND DUCATS HE SAID DEFIANTLY BUT WITH THAT WOMAN PORTIA ON BOARD I WON'T GIVE A RED OBOLUS AND WITH THAT HE WRAPPED HIS CLOAK ABOUT HIM AND STALKED OFF INTO THE GATHERING SHADOWS OF THE WOOD AND SO THE FUNDS WERE RAISED WITHOUT THE AID OF SHYLOCK AND THE SHAPELY TWIN SCREW STEAMER THE GEHENNO WAS CHARTERED OF CHARON AND PUT UNDER THE COMMAND OF MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES WHO AFTER HE HAD THANKED THE COMPANY FOR THEIR CONFIDENCE WALKED ABSTRACTEDLY AWAY OBSERVING IN STRICTEST CONFIDENCE TO HIMSELF THAT HE HAD DONE WELL TO PREPARE THAT BOTTLE BEFOREHAND AND BRIBE CRUSOE'S MAN TO FIND IT
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