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"Ahem! that?" replied Munchausen, trembling, as he reflected upon the Captain's threat. "What? Nobody knows what island that is? AHEM THAT REPLIED MILKAUSEN TREMBLING AS HE REFLECTED UPON THE CAPTAIN'S THREAT WHAT NOBODY KNOWS WHAT ISLAND THAT IS
 Strait of Gibraltar.” “Perhaps it’s Robinson Crusoe’s island,” suggested Doctor Johnson. “Not it,” observed De Foe. “If it is, the rest of you will please keep off. It’s mine, and I may want to use it again. I’ve been having a number of interviews with Crusoe latterly, and he’s given me a lot of new points, which I intend incorporating in a sequel for the Cimmerian Magazine.” “Well, in the name of Atlas, what island is it, then?” roared Holmes, angrily. “What is the matter with all you learned lubbers that I have brought along on this trip? Do you suppose I’ve brought you to whistle up favorable winds? Not by the beard of the Prophet! I brought you to give me information, and now when I ask for the name of a simple little island like that in plain sight there’s not one of you able so much as to guess at it reasonably. The next man I ask for information goes into irons with Judge Blackstone if he doesn’t answer me instantly with the information I want. Munchausen, what island is that?” IT COULDN'T HAVE GOT OUT THROUGH THIS GRATE OF GIBRALTAR PERHAPS IT'S ROBINSON CRUSOE'S ISLAND SUGGESTED DOCTOR JOHNSON NOT IT OBSERVED DEFAU IF IT IS THE REST OF YOU WILL PLEASE KEEP OFF IT'S MINE AND I MAY WANT TO USE IT AGAIN I'VE BEEN HAVING A NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS WITH CRUSOE LATTERLY AND HE'S GIVEN ME A LOT OF NEW POINTS WHICH I INTEND IN CORPORATING IN A SEQUEL FOR THE SUMERIAN MAGAZINE WELL IN THE NAME OF HATLESS FOOT ISLAND IS IT THEN ROARED HOLMES ANGRILY WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH ALL OF YOU LEARNED LOVERS THAT I HAVE BROUGHT ALONG ON THIS TRIP DO YOU SUPPOSE THAT I'VE BROUGHT YOU TO WHISTLE A FAVOURABLE WINDS NOT BY THE BEARD OF THE PROPHET I BROUGHT YOU TO GIVE ME INFORMATION AND NOW WHEN I ASK FOR THE NAME OF A SIMPLE LITTLE ISLAND LIKE THAT IN PLAIN SIGHT THERE'S NOT ONE OF YOU ABLE SO MUCH AS TO GUESS AT IT REASONABLY THE NEXT MAN I ASK FOR INFORMATION GOES INTO IRON JUDGE BLACKSTONE IF HE DOESN'T ANSWER ME INSTANTLY WITH THE INFORMATION I WANT MILKAUSEN WHAT ISLAND IS THAT
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