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"Yours respectfully, "HENRY MORGAN, Bart.; First Mate." "Hurrah!" cried Cleopatra, as she read this communication. "I have an idea. Tell the Committee on Treachery to appear before the full meeting at once." YOURS RESPECTFULLY HENRY MORGAN BARONET FIRST MATE HURRAH CRIED CLEOPATRA AS SHE READ THIS COMMUNICATION I HAVE AN IDEA TELL THE COMMITTEE ON TREACHERY TO APPEAR BEFORE THE FULL MEETING AT ONCE
tors. We must be rid of them. Let the Committee on Treachery say how.” “Second the motion,” said Mrs. Noah. “You are a very clear-headed young woman, Lizzie, and your grandmother is proud of you.” [Picture: “You are a very clear-headed young woman, Lizzie,” said Mrs. Noah] The Committee on Treachery were about to protest, but the chair refused to entertain any debate upon the question, which was put and carried with a storm of approval. Five minutes later a note was handed through the port, addressed to Cleopatra, which read as follows: “DEAR MADAME,—Six bells has just struck, and the officers and crew are hungry. Will you and your fair companions co-operate with us in our enterprise by having a hearty dinner ready within two hours? A speck has appeared on the horizon which betokens a coming storm, else we would prepare our supper ourselves. As it is, we feel that your safety depends on our remaining on deck. If there is any beer on the ice, we prefer it to tea. Two cases will suffice. N WITH ORDERS NOT TO COME OUT OF IT UNTIL THEY HAVE SUGGESTED A PLAUSIBLE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN AGAINST OUR ABDUCTORS WE MUST BE RID OF THEM LET THE COMMITTEE ON TREACHERY SAY HOW SECOND EMOTION SAID MISSUS NOAH YOU ARE A VERY CLEAR HEADED YOUNG WOMAN LIZZIE AND YOUR GRANDMOTHER IS PROUD OF YOU THE COMMITTEE ON TREACHERY WERE ABOUT TO PROTEST BUT THE CHAIR REFUSED TO ENTERTAIN ANY DEBATE UPON THE QUESTION WHICH WAS PUT AND CARRIED WITH A STORM OF APPROVAL FIVE MINUTES LATER A NOTE WAS HANDED THROUGH THE PORT ADDRESSED TO CLEOPATRA WHICH READ AS FOLLOWS DEAR MADAM SIX BELLS HAS JUST STRUCK AND THE OFFICERS AND CREW ARE HUNGRY WILL YOU AND YOUR FAIR COMPANIONS CO OPERATE WITH US IN OUR ENTERPRISE BY HAVING A HEARTY DINNER READY WITHIN TWO HOURS A SPECK HAS APPEARED ON THE HORIZON WHICH BETOKENS A COMING STORM ELSE WE WOULD PREPARE OUR SUPPER OURSELVES AS IT IS WE FEEL THAT YOUR SAFETY DEPENDS UPON OUR REMAINING ON DECK IF THERE IS ANY BEER ON THE ICE WE PREFER IT TO TEA TWO CASES WILL SUFFICE
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