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"How do you know that?" demanded Raleigh. "And granting the truth of the assertion, what does it prove?" "I will tell you," said the stranger. And he at once proceeded as follows. HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT DEMANDED RALEIGH AND GRANTING THE TRUTH OF THE ASSERTION WHAT DOES IT PROVE I WILL TELL YOU SAID THE STRANGER AND HE AT ONCE PROCEEDED AS FOLLOWS
 wish to ask the stranger who has been good enough to interest himself in our trouble what he proposes to do—how can you establish your course in case a boat were provided?” “Also vot vill be dher gost, if any?” put in Shylock. A murmur of disapprobation greeted this remark. “The cost need not trouble you, sir,” said Sir Walter, indignantly, addressing the stranger; “you will have carte blanche.” “Den ve are ruint!” cried Shylock, displaying his palms, and showing by that act a select assortment of diamond rings. “Oh,” laughed the stranger, “that is a simple matter. Captain Kidd has gone to London.” “To London!” cried several members at once. “How do you know that?” “By this,” said the stranger, holding up the tiny stub end of a cigar. “Tut-tut!” ejaculated Solomon. “What child’s play is this!” “No, your Majesty,” observed the stranger, “it is not child’s play; it is fact. That cigar end was thrown aside here on the wharf by Captain Kidd just before he stepped on board the House-boat.” ISSUE BETWEEN THE TWO GENTLEMEN BUT MERELY FOR THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT I WISH TO ASK THE STRANGER WHO HAS BEEN GOOD ENOUGH TO INTEREST HIMSELF IN OUR TROUBLE WHAT HE PROPOSES TO DO HOW CAN YOU ESTABLISH YOUR COURSE IN CASE A BOAT WERE PROVIDED ALSO WHAT WILL BE DE COST IF ANY PUT IN SHYLOCK A MURMUR OF DISAPPROBATION GREETED THIS REMARK THE COST NEED NOT TROUBLE YOU SIR SAID SIR WALTER INDIGNANTLY ADDRESSING THE STRANGER YOU WILL HAVE CART BLANCHE INDEED RUINT CRIED SHYLOCK DISPLAYING HIS PALMS AND SHOWING BY THAT ACT A SELECT ASSORTMENT OF DIAMOND RINGS OH LAUGHED THE STRANGER THAT IS A SIMPLE MATTER CAPTAIN KIDD HAS GONE TO LONDON TO LONDON CRIED SEVERAL MEMBERS AT ONCE HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT BY THIS SAID THE STRANGER HOLDING UP THE TINY STUB END OF A CIGAR TUT TUT EJACULATED SOLOMON WHAT CHILD'S PLAY IS THIS NO YOUR MAJESTY OBSERVED THE STRANGER IT IS NOT CHILD'S PLAY IT IS FACT THAT CIGAR END WAS THROWN ASIDE HERE ON THE WHARF BY CAPTAIN KID JUST BEFORE HE STEPPED ON BOARD THE HOUSEBOAT
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