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The change of name to the _Gehenna_ was the act of Charon himself, and was prompted, no doubt, by a desire to soften the jealous prejudices of the residents of the Stygian capital against the flourishing and ever growing metropolis of Illinois. THE CHANGE OF NAME TO THE GEHENNA WAS THE ACT OF CHARON HIMSELF AND WAS PROMPTED NO DOUBT BY A DESIRE TO SOFTEN THE JEALOUS PREJUDICES OF THE RESIDENCE OF THE STYGIAN CAPITAL AGAINST THE FLOURISHING AND EVER GROWING METROPOLIS OF ILLINOIS
ugh the window of the bundle of fashion papers was the first. VII THE “GEHENNA” IS CHARTERED IT was about twenty-four hours after the events narrated in the preceding chapters that Mr. Sherlock Holmes assumed command of the _Gehenna_, which was nothing more nor less than the shadow of the ill-starred ocean steamship _City of Chicago_, which tried some years ago to reach Liverpool by taking the overland route through Ireland, fortunately without detriment to her passengers and crew, who had the pleasure of the experience of shipwreck without any of the discomforts of drowning. As will be remembered, the obstructionist nature of the Irish soil prevented the _City of Chicago_ from proceeding farther inland than was necessary to keep her well balanced amidships upon a convenient and not too stony bed; and that after a brief sojourn on the rocks she was finally disposed of to the Styx Navigation Company, under which title Charon had had himself incorporated, is a matter of nautical history. N KENDRICK BANGS THIS LIVERPOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN CHAPTER SEVEN THE GEHENNA IS CHARTERED IT WAS ABOUT TWENTY FOUR HOURS AFTER THE EVENTS NARRATED IN THE PRECEDING CHAPTERS THAT MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE GHEHENNA WHICH WAS NOTHING MORE NOR LESS THAN THE SHADOW OF THE ILL STARRED OCEAN STEAMSHIP CITY OF CHICAGO WHICH TRIED SOME YEARS AGO TO REACH LIVERPOOL BY TAKING THE OVERLAND ROUTE THROUGH IRELAND FORTUNATELY WITHOUT DETRIMENT TO HER PASSENGERS AND CREW WHO HAD THE PLEASURE OF THE EXPERIENCE OF SHIPWRECK WITHOUT ANY OF THE DISCOMFORTS OF DROWNING AS WILL BE REMEMBERED THE OBSTRUCTIONLESS NATURE OF THE IRISH SOIL PREVENTED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FROM PROCEEDING FURTHER INLAND THAN WAS NECESSARY TO KEEP HER WELL BALANCED AMIDSHIPS UPON A CONVENIENT AND NOT TOO STONY BED AND THAT AFTER A BRIEF SOJOURN ON THE ROCKS SHE WAS FINALLY DISPOSED OF TO THE STYX NAVIGATION COMPANY UNDER WHICH TITLE CHARON HAD HAD HIMSELF INCORPORATED IS A MATTER OF NAUTICAL HISTORY
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